By Aboo Kattuppara
JEDDAH — The second Elite Blasters Soccer League 2019, organized by Blasters FC Jeddah, got off to a flying but stunning start at the Jeddah Hilal Shyam Stadium here Friday.
The Super League match produced the stunner as Printechs (...)
Two men, ages 24 and 21, were found dead Saturday in a garage in the 1000 block of McKnight Circle.
Mohammed Mufti and Amjad Balkhair, both of Saudi Arabia, were first-year Rockford University students, said RU Communications Director Rita Elliott. (...)
The central bank has given permissions to three commercial banks to operate in Saudi Arabia, the biggest destination of Bangladeshi migrants, to help workers send their money home easily through the banking channel.
The Saudi government recently (...)
The new hotels that are opening in Dhaka and Chittagong are helping Bangladesh emerge in the international market, says top hotel executive
Bangladesh has huge potential in the hospitality industry as the sector has started to follow international (...)
And the most-celebrated closing night in NBA regular-season history not only lived up to expectations, it might have exceeded them with a pair of performances that will be talked about for years to come.
Golden State became the first team to win 73 (...)
MADINAH — The SCC T20 Tournament saw thrilling matches here last week. The event is being played under the patronage of Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) and organized by Madinah Cricket Association (MCA).
The first encounter saw Sarendeb Sports take on (...)
Johnny Depp's “Rango,” Anne Hathaway's “Rio,” Antonio Banderas' “Puss in Boots” and Steven Spielberg's “The Adventures of Tintin” are among films competing for best-animated film at the Annie Awards.
The 10 nominees announced Monday also include (...)
profile figures will try to turn the tables on Britain's celebrity-obsessed press this week when they put newspapers under the spotlight at a public inquiry into media standards.
The likes of “Notting Hill” actor Hugh Grant will join parents of (...)
Pitching, speed and a little bit of power – the same formula that worked for the National League for so long – all played their part in giving the NL a 5-1 win over the American League in Major League Baseball's All-Star game Tuesday.
Prince (...)
studded propaganda epic that marks the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party is facing claims that its box office numbers are being inflated by movie theaters. Reports have surfaced of a multiplex chain printing tickets for “Beginning of (...)
أظهرت أرقام احصاء سكاني نشرت اليوم أن عدد سكان الصين زاد إلى 1.339 مليار نسمة بحلول 2010 مرتفعا 5.9 بالمئة من 1.265 مليار في الاحصاء السابق الذي اجري في عام 2000 لكنه أقل من متوسط توقعات بعض الخبراء في علم السكان والبالغ 1.4 مليار نسمة.
وتظهر (...)
cultural Development Plc, a food company owned by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi, said it plans to invest $2.5 billion by 2020 developing a rice-farming project in Ethiopia.
The company, based in Addis Ababa, leased 10,000 hectares (24,711 acres) in (...)
point shot
BOSTON: Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half to power the Lakers to a come-from-behind 92-86 win over the Boston Celtics in Thursday's rematch of the NBA Finals.
Pau Gasol added 20 points and 10 (...)
studded Sultan Al-Abideen-XI, which had emerged champion in the recently concluded tournament by 19 runs while JCA Premier champion team Hijaz-XI downed an emerging Saudi German Hospital team by 4 wickets in the semifinal matches of the JCA Premier (...)
running Saudi television comedy Tash Ma Tash have been ordered to pay SR1.3 million in compensation to former colleague Amer Al-Hamoud in an intellectual property rights dispute over the name of the series, Al-Hayat daily reported Tuesday.
The (...)
اعتقلت الشرطة المصرية 11 مشجعا تونسيا بعد اصابة 10 من عناصرها مساء الأحد خلال مباراة الاهلي المصري مع ضيفه الترجي التونسي (2-1) في ذهاب الدور نصف النهائي لمسابقة دوري أبطال افريقيا.
وذكر مسؤول في وزارة الداخلية المصرية "أن المشجعين التونسيين (...)
winning documentary about a Japanese town that slaughters dolphins delivered a petition to the US Embassy in Tokyo Thursday demanding an end to the hunt.
“The Cove” star Ric O'Barry handed the petition, signed by 1.7 million people from 155 (...)
Twelve years is an eternity is the video-game business. In 1998, the Microsoft Xbox didn't even exist, and games for the top consoles — Sony's PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 — were still regarded as kids' stuff in comparison with the more demanding (...)
pirated film of 2009
LOS ANGELES – Paramount's worst fears are confirmed: “Star Trek” was the most pirated film of 2009, according to a new report.
In October, the studio told the Federal Communications Commission that “Star Trek” had become a (...)
struck.
It happened Monday to Zoe Saldana, Katie Holmes and Renee Zellweger at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood tribute, where they were honored alongside legendary actress Julie Andrews.
Saldana burst into song - “A Spoonful of Sugar” - at the (...)
Businesses in normal countries take getting around for granted. They can distribute, export and attract workers and customers from wide areas.
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, access to more than half of the land is restricted. Israel has (...)
Michael Jackson's family wants a judge to delay designating two men listed in the pop superstar's will as temporary administrators of his estate so that they can look deeper into his affairs, a person close to the family said Sunday.
The family (...)
A film based on Pacquiao's life, Pacquiao: The Movie, was released on June 21, 2006, featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and was directed by Joel Lamangan. The film flopped at the box office. Sylvester Stallone, being a (...)
I AM a Muslim woman who, like millions of other Muslim women across the globe, wears the Hijab. And the concept of the Hijab, contrary to popular opinion, is actually one of the most fundamental aspects of female empowerment.
When I cover myself, I (...)
The awards are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 reporters covering show business for overseas outlets, and serve as a barometer for potential Oscar contenders, often singling out deserving newcomers who might (...)