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Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool’s Egyptian King

Salah's tally of 185 goals in the English top flight is the joint fifth highest in Premier League history and...

Business

Qatar’s ‘Hit Show’ wins $12 million Dubai World Cup

Dubai, UAE --  Qatar's 'Hit Show' triumphed in the 2025 Dubai World Cup's main event at Meydan, the pinnacle of...

Arts & Culture
Business

Sports become money-spinning enterprise for GCC

From Formula One racing to the football World Cup, the top-notch global sporting events are coming to Middle East, bringing...
  • According to the World Trade Organization, the Middle East has the fastest-growing sports tourism market globally, currently worth an estimated US$600 billion
  • Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki, Saudi minister of sports, stated last year that the sector's contribution to the GDP grew almost 160 percent in 2 years
Arts & Culture

Qatar wants mascot of headdress to symbolize WC

A flying keffiyah headdress named La'eeb, meaning super skilful player in Arabic, is the official World Cup mascot and is...
  • La'eeb has been adopted by some internet blockchain communities in China which have issued tokens bearing the mascot's likeness.
  • The keffiyeh headdress, also known as a shemagh or a ghutra, is designed to protect against the sun, sand and dust.
Business

For Saudi fan, road to World Cup is a desert trek

Wearing a wide-brim hat and a backpack to which Abdullah Alsulmi'd affixed Saudi and Qatari flags, he said: "I consider...
  • To keep his load light, Alsulmi subsists on food he can buy at petrol stations, often chicken and rice, while showering and washing his clothes at mosques
  • Alsulmi sets out at sunrise and walks until 10 or 10:30 am, but then the heat forces him to break for a few hours before resuming in the afternoon and continuing until sundown
Economy

Saudi Winter Games: Gulf is new hub for global sports competitions

In 2021, Dubai hosted qualifying slaloms for the Beijing Winter Olympics in the refrigerated dome of a huge shopping mall...
  • Saudi investors have bought English football club Newcastle and are financing the breakaway LIV golf tour
  • The rivalry with the Qatari and Emirati neighbours, regional pioneers in sports diplomacy, remains constantly in the background

Tennis sensation Ons Jabeur enters second round at home

The 28-year-old, whose ambition is "to be a good example for all the young people who follow her" has won...
  • The Monastir tournament, staged on the central coast of Tunisia, is just the second women's professional circuit organized in Africa
  • The world number two took 73 minutes to dispatch her 67th ranked opponent in their first meeting
Investigation

Exclusive: ‘Cheerleaders’ hired to clap during FIFA Cup

Young Arab boys and girls from countries such as Lebanon are being flown to Qatar and paid $800 to cheer...
  • Young Arab boys and girls from countries such as Lebanon are being flown to Qatar and paid $800 to cheer during the upcoming World Cup, TRENDS Investigation reveals
  • Whoever had a valid passport and got three doses of Covid-19 vaccination jumped on the ‘clapping’ bandwagon, one of the clappers flying to Qatar tells TRENDS
Business

India to host MotoGP for first time in 2023: organisers

India represents a key market to expand the sport, organizers said, citing a population of 1.4 billion people and more...
  • The race is scheduled to take place at Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, to the south of New Delhi
  • The track has already played host to Formula One, staging three F1 grands prix between 2011 and 2013
Business

Middle East plays well to become sports tourism hub

Major events such as Qatar World Cup 2022, Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, etc. will give Gulf tourism a...
  • Major events such as Qatar World Cup 2022, Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, etc. will give Gulf tourism a boost in the last quarter of this year, according to a latest report
  • Amongst the GCC countries, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar will see the majority arrival of travelers mainly from Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the UK, the report added
Geostrategy

Qatar allows non vaccinated fans at FIFA World Cup

But players and match officials may be forced into a secure "bio-bubble" if Covid-19 cases take off again, with the...
  • The 29-day tournament will be the first major global sporting event with fans since the eruption in December 2019 of the Covid pandemic.
  • All visitors aged over six will have to produce negative Covid-19 tests before taking flights to Qatar for the tournament that starts November 20.
Business

Qatar set to handle 1.5m FIFA Cup fans, challenges

Hotels, condominiums, cruise ship cabins, and even desert camps have all stepped up to accommodate the overflow of tourists as...
  • Hotels, condominiums, cruise ship cabins, and even desert camps have all stepped up to accommodate the overflow of tourists as the Gulf country is getting ready for the event
  • The event is likely to contribute more than US$ 19.5 bn, which will be around 11 percent of Qatar's GDP in 2019, says Paulina Zalewska Dzieciuchowicz of PRO Partner Group

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool’s Egyptian King

Salah's tally of 185 goals in the English top flight is the joint fifth highest in Premier League history and...
Business

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Messi’s World Cup jerseys up for $10m auction

If the jerseys sell for above $10m, that could make the sale the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever...
Business

Head breaks India hearts as Australia win sixth World Cup title

Ahmedabad, India -- Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with...
Arts & Culture

Argentine Marcelo Gallardo to coach Saudi club Al Ittihad

The Argentine replaces Nuno Espirito Santo who took Al Ittihad to the Saudi title last season. The Portuguese former Tottenham...
Economy
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Talisca lifts Al Nassr with Ronaldo away

The Saudi Pro League side, who chose to rest in-form captain Ronaldo, rebounded from Philippe Coutinho’s early opener at the...
  • Taslica completed his hat-trick on 65 minutes, sweeping home a fine move after another one-two with Ghareeb
  • Al Ain became the first western Asian club to qualify for this year’s knockout stages, courtesy of a 3-2 win at Al Fayha in Riyadh

Ex-Tottenham boss Nuno sacked by Saudi club Al Ittihad

Nuno was under pressure because of their struggles in the Saudi Pro League, and the club brought down the axe...
  • Nuno, who enjoyed a successful spell as Wolverhampton Wanderers boss from 2017-2021, had been in charge of Jeddah-based Al Ittihad since July last year
  • Assistant coach Hassan Khalifa will take temporary charge while the club finalize a replacement for Nuno, Al Ittihad said in a statement posted on X
Arts & Culture

Saudi set to host FIFA World Cup 2034 in either summer or winter

Despite summer temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the major cities, Saudi Arabian Football Federation president Yasser al-Misehal...
  • Misehal also indicated that Saudi Arabia intends to push ahead and host the tournament alone, without asking its neighbors to hold any games.
  • That would make Saudi the first country to organize the newly expanded, 48-team World Cup on its own, after the joint hostings in 2026 and 2030.