year-old boy, Ibrahim Mahmoud fled his hometown of Haifa on the back of a truck during the 1948 war that attended the creation of Israel. Now, as a hunched old man, he is once again encamped far from home, having fled the Daesh (the so-called IS) (...)
man Genoa 2-0 to move into the Champions League playoff place while Napoli's chances were dealt a potentially mortal blow with a 2-0 defeat at Bologna in Serie A Sunday.
Lazio stayed in the hunt by winning 2-0 at Atalanta and Fabrizio Miccoli (...)
day Al-Jouf Olive Festival came to an end with immense glory. The annual festival proved to be a profitable platform for local farmers and business entities, and an interesting and fun-filled event for visitors and residents.
The festival (...)
man Espanyol 3-1 Sunday to go third in La Liga, a third win in three matches to illustrate their victory over Real Madrid last weekend was no fluke.
The modest Valencia-based club has 11 points, the same as second-placed Barcelona, and trails the (...)
US world 100m silver medalist Tyson Gay had an arthroscopic procedure on his injured right hip and will not run again this year, his manager said Thursday.
Gay, the world's second fastest man behind Usain Bolt, had the surgery Tuesday in Vail, (...)
old Bobby Bradley floated into history early Saturday, taking off solo in a hot air balloon and landing perfectly about a half-hour later to become the youngest trained pilot to accomplish such a feat.
As the morning sun rose in the remote New (...)
time Gold Glover Torri Hunter lost Carlos Peguero's fly ball with two outs in the ninth inning in the sun, allowing Jack Cust to score and give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the American League Thursday.
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hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 Friday night despite Cliff Lee's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies.
Shane Victorino singled to start the seventh for the first hit off Lowe, (...)
month-old infant, Chania Frost tried to pinpoint her earliest memories of Saudi Arabia: “Snorkeling in the Red Sea is one of them, and playing a made-up game called ‘Shapes' in the compound's swimming pools is another. Then we would have roller (...)
year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a car as he tried to cross the main Bahra Road Tuesday.
Witnesses said the boy was struck by a fast-traveling vehicle and thrown onto the opposite lane in the path of oncoming traffic.
The child's death (...)
time winner Real Madrid took control of its Champions League group with a 1-0 victory over Auxerre Tuesday as AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Ajax.
Substitute Angel Di Maria scored in the 81st minute to clinch Madrid's second straight win in (...)
time champion France eased into the Davis Cup final Saturday, but Serbia's decision to throw unfit world No. 2 Novak Djokovic into doubles action backfired against the Czech Republic.
France opened up an unassailable 3-0 lead in their semifinal (...)
year war in Afghanistan has reached a critical stage, US General David Petraeus said on Sunday, as he formally took command of the 150,000-strong NATO-led force fighting a growing Taliban insurgency.
“We are engaged in a tough fight. After years of (...)
year-old child is in intensive care after suffering an electric shock from a cable on the roof of the family home Monday. The child reportedly suffered 45 degree burns after touching what his family describes as “unsafe electrical fittings” which (...)
year-old Sudanese boy was killed on Thursday when he was hit by a pick-up vehicle driven by a child of a similar age, according to police in Al-Quthma in the north of Taif. The boy was reportedly crossing the road when he was hit by the underage (...)
meter-high factory walls with the only exit leading to a polluted industrial area, the residents of Al-Faisaliya District here are isolated from the outside world and are no better off than prisoners in the opinion of Dr. Akram Al-Hussayen, (...)
The Boston Celtics stormed over the top of the Orlando Magic to win 92-88 on Tuesday and take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.
Ray Allen's 3-pointer with 1:20 left gave Boston its first lead since the opening minutes.
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Afghanistan beat Bermuda by 60 runs Thursday to win its second straight match in qualifying for the 2011 World Cup.
Karim Khan hit 83 and Nowroz Mangal 71 in 77 balls to steer Afghanistan to 239-9 at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.
Karim started (...)
year-old Pakistani girl Elaf who survived a fall from a 14th floor balcony here Friday, said the few terrifying seconds it took for her to plunge to the ground felt like a lifetime.
“Windows flew by me and I started screaming. I thought I was going (...)
year-old girl fell from a 14th floor balcony here Friday night – but incredibly survived.
Pakistani girl Elaf not only survived but seemed uninjured after she hit the roof of a parked car, jumped off and walked away to the building's entrance where (...)
year-old boy who died last week of food poisoning allegedly due to medical negligence in a reputed hospital is reluctant to lodge a complaint with the authorities.
The paternal uncle ‘A' of the deceased boy said his young brother and his entire (...)
Afghanistan ended Papua New Guinea's 100 percent record in their cricket World Cup qualifying group with an impressive eight-wicket win on Wednesday.
Uganda pulled off a sensational one-run victory over Hong Kong, leaving itself, Afghanistan and (...)
year-old girl drowned in the sea off Al-Nozhah, south of Al-Wajh, after she and her 13-year-old sister went missing, authorities said. The elder sister was rescued shortly after her parents reported the two missing to Tabuk Border Guards who (...)
year-old son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is competing in a karting championship in Spain, a Spanish newspaper said Monday.
Schumacher enrolled his son, Mick, in the RACC Open in the northeastern region of Catalonia, (...)
related establishments. The Saudi Industrial Development Fund established a program to finance small and medium projects with a capital of 200 million Saudi Riyals. It also established a human resources development fund to support employment in (...)