After PIF takeover, Newscastle gains new motivated fan community in Saudi Arabia

And customers now prefer to watch Newcastle matches on big-screen televisions in the city's cafes, even though the club does not boast any of the sport's top stars.

"There is a greater patriotic motive than an athletic one, because Newcastle has become a Saudi club," said Ibrahim al-Habjar, who runs one such cafe in Riyadh.

Qatar authorities seize 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies

The Qatari ministry has released a photo showing the 144 life-sized trophies laid out across a floor and stated that "further legal procedures will be followed".

In June, Qatar warned drivers for having illegal World Cup logo on car number plates, after special plates were sold in online auctions.

The eight stadiums that will host World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar

Al Khor, Al Bayt Stadium, the second biggest, is constructed in the form of a Bedouin tent although there are plans for the upper tier to be removed after the competition.

Excavators uncover artifacts at site of last Mayan stronghold in Guatemala

The excavation project began in June 2021 in an effort to understand more about the Tayasal outpost where Mayan inhabitants first settled in 900 BC.

Tayasal was the last Mayan city to fall to the Spanish conquest in 1697, a century after Europeans entered the western highlands of what is now Guatemala.

Saudi culture ministry provides training in UNESCO program

MAB is an intergovernmental scientific program that seeks to enhance the relationship between people and their environments through natural and social sciences.

Delivered in partnership with the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States, the course brought together 17 local and international participants.

Israel to shell out millions of dollars on Einstein museum

The new museum will house the entire Einstein archive, and serve as an innovative space for scientific and technological education.

Einstein's theories of relativity revolutionized the field by introducing new ways of looking at the movement of objects in space and time.

Literature finds unlikely social media partner in TikTok

To some, it seems counter-intuitive -- a platform known for short and often light-hearted videos is not the obvious place to encourage a contemplative activity like reading.

But videos with the hashtag have racked up billions of views, while bookshops are rushing to set up stands where creators can film videos.

Global players steer towards UAE as Abu Dhabi sails well to become ‘best’ superyacht destination

The UAE capital -- which now boasts 5,325 registered vessels -- is well on its way to become a key hub for the international superyacht industry, says a report

The completion of more than 150 new superyachts worth US$3.9bn in 2022 points to Abu Dhabi's entry into this premium industry, which may benefit UAE's economy

Five centuries old Swiss graffiti found in Jerusalem

"The building served as a monastery and a hostel for the Western pilgrims, who left their mark on the walls," said the leaders of the research, Michael Chernin and Shai Halevi.

The team has uncovered more than 40 inscriptions on Mount Zion, adjacent to the Old City, which they attributed to Christian and Muslim pilgrims.

Egypt temporarily bans hugely popular ‘mahraganat’ singers

The suspension came as Egyptian singer Mustafa Kamel became the union's chief

His predecessor, Hani Shaker, had led a campaign against what he called an "unacceptable" genre