Ghaznawi: 1,800 hotel rooms and 9,000 housing units to be made available in Historic Jeddah    Month-long "Wonderland" festival to begin in Jeddah on Monday    Saudi Security forces arrest 20,778 illegal residents in a week    Philippine President signs laws reaffirming maritime rights in South China Sea    Suicide bombing at Pakistan train station kills at least 26, including soldiers and railway staff    Federal and state agencies investigate racist mass text messages targeting Black Americans    Iran denies involvement in assassination plot against US officials, including Trump    Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to global cultural collaboration at G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting in Brazil    Riyadh Season 2024 draws 4 million visitors in less than a month    Al Nassr edges past Al Riyadh with Mane's goal to move up to third    Al Ahli continues strong form with 2-0 win over Al Raed in Saudi Pro League    Saudi Pro League: Al Qadsiah extend positive run with 2-0 win over Al Fayha    Al Ittihad defeats Al Orobah 2-0 in Saudi Pro League    Piercing Arrow 2024: Saudi Armed Forces participate in joint exercise in Egypt    Royal Commission lifts restrictions on land transactions in northern Riyadh    Three charged in connection with Liam Payne's death    Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue    Dubai Design Week launches its 10th edition, celebrating creativity and innovation    HRT does not impact life expectancy — UK health body    Liam Payne's body to be flown back to the UK    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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UN chief calls on more countries to fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds — the equivalent of the total spent on cigarettes worldwide every two weeks — on behalf of global COVID-19 vaccine efforts to ensure (...)

30 - 09 - 2020
Cards 1-hit Cubs, lead NL Central by 1
Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowed one hit in seven outstanding innings and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals continued their surge with an 8-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on (...)

02 - 08 - 2019
Rangers buy out Shattenkirk's contract
The New York Rangers made a big salary-shedding move Wednesday by buying out defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk's contract, multiple outlets reported. The 30-year-old had two years remaining on a four-year, $26.6 million extension he signed in July (...)

01 - 08 - 2019
New Zealand dethrones Australia for first World Cup in 16 years
New Zealand stunned Australia 52-51 in an exhilarating final on Sunday to dethrone the champions and claim their first netball World Cup title in 16 years. The Silver Ferns were runners-up in the last three editions that Australia won but were (...)

22 - 07 - 2019
76ers offer Simmons 5-year, $168m max deal
The Philadelphia 76ers offered a five-year, $168 million maximum contract extension to point guard Ben Simmons, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday. The team and agent Rich Paul are expected to iron out the details and reach an agreement, (...)

02 - 07 - 2019
Chirinos delivers as Astros walk off O's in 11
Robinson Chirinos delivered a walk-off double with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of this three-game series Friday at Minute Maid Park. Chirinos drilled a 3-2 (...)

08 - 06 - 2019
Iron Man Favre almost flunked out by physical
Brett Favre, who will be inducted as a first ballot Hall of Famer at the Canton, Ohio shrine next month, set scores of NFL records during his 20-year career at quarterback, including a seemingly unbreakable Iron Man mark. Yet the man who ended up (...)

21 - 07 - 2016
Kennedy family member acquitted of drugged driving in NY
Kerry Kennedy was acquitted Friday of drugged driving after she accidentally took a sleeping pill and then sideswiped a truck in a wild highway drive she said she didn't remember, AP reported. Kennedy hugged and clasped hands with her lawyers as a (...)

12 - 03 - 2014
Jamaicans clinch 100m titles
Reigning world champion Yohan Blake and 2008 Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, both of Jamaica, won 100-meter titles Saturday at the Diamond League Athletics Meet here. The day also saw the triumphant return of Tyson Gay in a B-level 100 (...)

11 - 06 - 2012
Eating fish may lower the risk of Alzheimer's
Eating fish, chicken and nuts may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say. These foods, and others such as salad dressings, contain omega-3 fatty acids which may guard against a protein causing memory problems. A study found that (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Syrian government accepts Annan peace plan on Syria
An official spokeswoman of the UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Kofi Annan confirmed that Annan has received an official acceptance of his six-point peace plan in Syria. Korean Mumal said the international envoy demanded Syria to act (...)

27 - 03 - 2012
Dollar Rises After Kobs Data, Greek Downgrade
The dollar rose against the euro Friday and hit a 10-month high against the Japanese yen on a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report. Traders also bought dollars after the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Greece even though enough private investors (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
Euro-zone bank failures could cause US credit squeeze-Kaufman
Euro-zone bank failures could lead to a credit squeeze in the United States, hurting an already subpar U.S. economic recovery, Reuters quoted the well-known Wall Street economist Henry Kaufman as warning. A deterioration in the European financial (...)

18 - 12 - 2011
Two Asia students, 2 others killed in US car crash
Authorities said two exchange students from Asia and two local teenagers have been killed in a fiery crash on a northern New York road, as AP reported. State police said Wednesday that two teens were in a car that hit the students as they walked (...)

16 - 11 - 2011
UN Targets 15 Million People for HIV Treatment by 2015
The UN General Assembly adopted on Friday an ambitious declaration with the goal of treating 15 million HIV-infected people with anti-retroviral drugs and eliminating mother-to-child transmissions of the virus by 2015. The 192-nation assembly's (...)

11 - 06 - 2011
Goldman Sachs subpoenaed
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was subpoenaed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office over the investment bank's activities leading up to the financial crisis, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. A spokeswoman for Manhattan (...)

03 - 06 - 2011
Stocks fall as European financial crisis expands
Signs that European bailouts will be larger than originally forecast upended financial markets Friday, sending the dollar up nearly 1 percent and erasing the week's gains in the stock market, according to AP. Stocks in countries that use the euro (...)

14 - 05 - 2011
UN Secretary General Expresses Concern Over Escalating Situation in Gaza
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over the escalating violence in Gaza.He made this remark during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Friday during which they discussed the 'worrying impasse' and (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
Saudi Delegate Commends Outcome of Meeting of Council for Peace and Dialogue
he Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Dr. Ziad Al-Drees commended the results of a high-level meeting of the Council for Peace and Dialogue among (...)

13 - 03 - 2011
Prince Turki Al-Faisal Addresses High Panel Meeting on Peace and Dialogue Among Cultures
The High Panel on Peace and Dialogue Among Cultures held a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York last night under the chairmanship of UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, and with the participation of the members of the (...)

13 - 03 - 2011
Study: Mom's blood test can reveal Down syndrome
Scientists in Europe report they were able to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally by giving a simple blood test to pregnant women, an approach that might one day help them avoid the more extensive procedure used now to detect the condition, according (...)

07 - 03 - 2011
Dollar retakes some ground as oil prices retreat
The dollar rose from recent lows against the euro, pound and other currencies Friday as oil prices retreated below $100 a barrel, according to AP.The surge in oil prices has weighed on the dollar. Higher commodity prices hurt the U.S. economy, but (...)

26 - 02 - 2011
Oil up 3% as US economy turns bright
Oil jumped more than 3 percent to top $71 a barrel on Tuesday after data showing gains in US retail sales and producer prices outweighed concerns about growing US distillate inventories. US retail sales rose at the fastest pace in 3-1/2 years in (...)

16 - 09 - 2009
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques arrives in London 2 London
Kabeer; Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland; Prince Col. Turki bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman; Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman; Prince Mansour bin (...)

31 - 03 - 2009
Arab foreign ministers hold meeting
Arab foreign ministers held a coordination meeting here on Wednesday in the presence of Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Foreign Minster and Head of the Saudi delegation to the meetings of the UN's general assembly, and Arab League's Secretary General Amr (...)

25 - 09 - 2008
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