Djokovic and Nadal to play 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will headline a new exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, organizers said.The Serb...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
25,000 fragments of early Islamic era artifacts discovered in Saudi
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating from the early Islamic era, the first two...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Saudi girls dream big with launch of soccer league
A women’s football league in Saudi Arabia is set to launch on Monday.Saudi Arabia's first women football club King's United was founded in 2006
A total of 16 teams will take part in first edition of women football league in Saudi Arabia
Qatar World Cup ‘unfairly treated’ on rights
There had been 'extraordinary' progress, including the introduction of a minimum wage and improvements to working conditions and accommodation, says...There has been 'extraordinary' progress, including the introduction of a minimum wage and improvements to working conditions and accommodation, says Khater
Qatar will hold the first World Cup in the Middle East a year from now, in eight stadiums in and around the capital Doha
Syria Kurds revive ancient rain ritual as drought bites
The "Bride of the Rain" ritual, practised for centuries by the region's Kurdish community, is traditionally performed during winter to...The "Bride of the Rain" ritual, practised for centuries by the region's Kurdish community, is traditionally performed during winter to ward off drought
Doll made of wood and colourful fabric is paraded through the street and sprayed with water while people recite special prayers
Turkey frees celebrated Syrian singer Souleyman
Police questioned Souleyman over reported claims he had ties to the People's Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey says is the...Souleyman was detained on Wednesday in Sanliurfa, where he has been running a bakery after escaping Syria's civil war which began in 2011
Souleyman was accused of "terrorist propaganda" but it was not immediately clear whether any formal charges were brought against him despite his release
Qatar academy fuels World Cup dream
Qatar are the first hosts never to have qualified for a World Cup by right.The Qatar team is coached by Felix Sanchez, who was lured from Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, alma mater of Lionel Messi
Under him, the team has notched several wins, including the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Turkish band recycles rubbish into sounds
A percussionist who specialises in Latin jazz, Artuc bangs on discarded plastic mannequins to produce various sounds for Fungistanbul.A percussionist who specialises in Latin jazz, Artuc bangs on discarded plastic mannequins to produce various thumping sounds for Fungistanbul
The focus on garbage is especially poignant in a city that last summer saw a thick layer of muck cover patches of the Sea of Marmara
UAE launches The Global Tolerance Alliance at Interfaith Summit at Dubai Expo
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, expressed his faith that the Interfaith Summit will enable...Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, expressed his faith that the Interfaith Summit will enable efforts for a world of tolerance and peace.
The festival also featured the "Tolerance and Inclusivity" session, presenting a humanitarian vision to promote the values of tolerance and coexistence
Saudi Arabia launches its first women’s football league
The league is a part of the federation’s 2017 program to support women's football.The Saudi football federation has launched the first edition of a women's football league
This tournament will be held on November 22 this year, in two phases
Iran football team cries foul over facilities
Iran's footballers feel they are being taken for granted by their national federation. They have complained that they have not...Iranian footballers have said they feel their federation is taking them for granted
They have complained that they have not received new shirts for a year now
UNESCO honors Omani navigator Amhed Bin Majid
Omani sailor Ahmed bin Majid has been added to the list of world’s influential personalities on his 600th birth anniversary...UNESCO Lists Omani navigator Ahmed Bin Majid among influential world personalities
The sailor is the sixth Omani figure to be included in this international list
