The Kuwait Football Association has revised the dates for the 26th Gulf Cup Championship, announcing it will now be held from December 21, 2024, to January 3, 2025, however, no specific reason was provided for the change. Kuwait will host the Gulf Cup for the fifth time, following 1974, 1990, 2003, and 2017. A country with a…
Qatar’s business sector will see a series of events kick off this year organised by IFP Qatar that aims to promote trade relations within the Gulf state. The series of events set to be hosted are the Qatar CSR Summit, which will open its doors on April 30, followed by Project Qatar on May 27,…
The Bahrain based investment firm GFH is distributing a 6.2 per cent cash dividend for 2023, a period in which profit totalled $105.22 million from total income of $369.5 million. (The dividend works out to Dh0.06 a share.) The GFH stock – listed on four GCE exchanges, including DFM and ADX – has been on…
Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemned the attack. Qatar condemned the attack on Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, describing it as “a flagrant violation of international law.” “It also considers the attack a flagrant violation of international agreements and conventions and diplomatic norms that criminalise attacks…
Comoros President Azali Assoumani arrived in Madinah on Wednesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The president will pray at the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city and pay his respects to him. Assoumani was greeted on arrival in the city by its governor Prince Salman bin Sultan.
Prince Faisal bin Bandar, the governor of Riyadh, acting on behalf of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday received a visit from the Djibouti’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, and the leaders of several regional organizations based in the Kingdom. The visitors offered Ramadan greetings to the Saudi leadership,…
Cristiano Ronaldo notched his second hat trick in the space of 72 hours as Al-Nassr routed Abha 8-0 in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday. The five-time Ballon D’Or winner scored three goals and recorded two assists in the first half for the nine-time Saudi Arabian champions. The hat trick was his third of the…
Al-Hilal striker Aleksandar Mitrovic will miss six-weeks of action due to injury, the club confirm on Monday. He sustained a hamstring injury during the Blues 4-3 win over Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. The Serbian striker was substituted in the first half after sharply pulling up while running with the ball. “Following…
Sweden’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander has highlighted the significance of the traditional Swedish dress she wore while presenting her credentials to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Underlining the cultural similarities between the two Kingdoms, she told Arab News: “I feel at home because I really connect with people; I think we all build a…
The Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology and messaging platform Telegram removed more than 16 million online items of extremist content and closed down 445 channels in the first quarter of 2024. The center, also known as Etidal, said that the deleted channels belonged to three terrorist organizations: Daesh, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and Al-Qaeda. The…
