At least 51 people have been killed in Chile as forest fires rage throughout the country — and authorities warn the death toll is likely to rise.
A state of emergency has been declared as coastal cities are choked in smoke and people living in (...)
Dr. Ibrahim bin Mahmoud Al-Nahas, Chairman of the Saudi Chilian Parliamentary Friendship Committee, affiliated to the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, paid an official visit to Chile at an invitation of the Chilian parliament.
During (...)
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Engineer Waleed bin Abdul Karim Al-Khuraiji, participated yesterday in the inauguration ceremony of Gabriel Borek as President of (...)
اكتشف علماء الفلك مؤخرا مجموعة ضخمة من النجوم في مجرة درب التبانة، وعلى بعد مسافة قصيرة نسبيا من نظامنا الشمسي.
وأطلق العلماء على مجموعة النجوم التي أخذت شكلا عنقوديا اسم Valparaíso 1، وقدّر عمرها بحوالي 75 مليون سنة، علما أنها تضم ما يقارب 10 آلاف (...)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the west coast of Chile on Monday, rocking the capital Santiago and briefly causing alarm along the Pacific Coast but sparing the quake-prone nation of any serious damage.
The quake was centered about (...)
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked central Chile late Saturday, monitors said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The tremor took place at 11.36 pm (0236 GMT), centered off the coast at 42 kilometers (26 miles) west of (...)
There are 67 games to be played over the next three weeks to determine the next national champion, a magical time known as the NCAA Tournament.
So what's in store in 2017? Is there any way to top the madness of last year's tournament filled with (...)
Around 130,000 hectares of forest and grasslands in Chile have been struck by wildfires, with the country's National Forest Corporation (CONAF) reporting 46 active fires as of Monday.
Fires are raging in central and southern Chile, including the (...)
A wildfire ravaged woods and burned 100 homes in the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people.
At least 19 people were reported hurt after the fire broke out on the outskirts of the historic (...)
More than 100,000 people fled to the hills
surrounding the Chilean coastal city of Valparaiso on Thursday, in an
evacuation drill meant as practice for a tsunami, the country's emergency authorities said, according to dpa.
The disaster simulation (...)
The Chilean Navy is working to rescue 14 crewmembers aboard two balsa rafts that were swept up in strong currents hundreds of kilometers (miles) off the coast, according to AP.
The Kon-Tiki 1 and 2 rafts set sail in early January from Chile's Easter (...)
AlHijjah 21, 1436, Oct 5, 2015, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama Monday declared new marine sanctuaries in Lake Michigan and the tidal waters of Maryland, while Chile blocked off more than 517,997 square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean near Easter (...)
VALPARAISO, Chile — A 72nd-minute goal by veteran striker Claudio Pizarro gave Peru a 1-0 victory over 10-man Venezuela Thursday, leaving the four teams of Group C in the Copa America exactly even going into the last games of the round-robin (...)
Claudio Pizarro scored in the 72nd minute to lift Peru to a 1-0 victory Thursday over 10-man Venezuela in a Copa America Group C match.
Bayern Munich's Pizarro scored on a left-footed shot that was tipped by Venezuela goalkeeper Alain Baroja but (...)
SANTIAGO — Mexico snatched a pulsating 3-3 draw with Chile while Bolivia downed Ecuador in a five-goal thriller as the Copa America laid on a feast of attacking football Monday.
A dramatic day of action in Group A saw Bolivia secure its first win in (...)
SANTIAGO — Mexico and Bolivia were booed off the pitch after playing out a drab goalless draw in their opening match of the Copa America Friday, leaving host Chile top of Group A after the first round of matches.
Bolivia hit the post through Ricardo (...)
Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan
Islamophobia is big business in the United States and Europe. But in Canada, where the majority of people are fair-minded, Islamophobes, racists and bigots constitute a minority. Still, some persist in maligning Muslims and (...)
Police in Chile are launching water cannons and tear gas to repel protesters trying to get past a barrier as President Michelle Bachelet speaks to the nation, AP reported.
Officers halted marchers several blocks from the Congress building in the (...)
Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning on Wednesday, is still puffing out ash and smoke on Friday, prompting new evacuations and leading airlines to cancel flights to Argentine capital Buenos Aires, some 1,400 kilometers east, (...)
Firefighters in Chile gained the upper hand Sunday on a coastal blaze that had gotten close to the neighboring cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, but officials said strong winds could still pose a threat.
The fire had been "pretty well (...)
Wildfires threatening two of Chile's largest coastal cities prompted authorities to order the evacuation of some urban areas Friday. Hundreds of hectares had been burned by brush fires in the Valparaiso region.
"The most important thing is to save (...)
Selma Roth
Saudi Gazette
There is no mystery as to why the Alhambra has been enchanting visitors ever since the Nasrid emirs of Granada, the last Muslim rulers of Spain, made it their residence in the 13th century A.D.
The complex, a fortress, (...)
كما عودتنا أمريكا دائماً , فالعالم كله يفعل الشيء , وهي تفعله بطريقة أخرى ومختلفة تماماً, تثير الدهشة والريبة والتساؤل, ثم ترى النتائج فتزداد عجباً!
التسويق الرياضي في العالم كله يعتمد بنسبة تقارب ال 90% على كرة القدم كأولى المجالات الرياضية التي (...)
Chile's president is announcing a $4.2 billion investment plan for transportation projects.
Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that the program includes a $1.4 billion extension of the Santiago subway, AP reported.
It also would involve reconstruction (...)
A strong, magnitude 6.6 quake hit central Chile on Saturday, shaking buildings and prompting power outages in the capital, Santiago, but not causing any major damage, according to Reuters.
The epicenter was 31 miles (50 km) north-northeast of the (...)
