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Saudi, Turkish FMs discuss Israeli strikes on Syria
Saudi Gazette
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July 16, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a telephone call on Wednesday with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan to discuss escalating regional security concerns, including the latest Israeli airstrikes on...
Saudi minister holds strategic AI and tech talks with French institutions in Paris
Saudi Gazette
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July 16, 2025
Saudi Gazette report PARIS — As part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held a series of...
Russia Finds Oil Jackpot in Antarctica – Is This The End of Saudi’s Throne?
Zee News
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Moscow/New Delhi: A startling discovery beneath the frozen edges of the planet has set off waves of concern, awe and speculation. Russian scientists claim to have found one of the world’s largest reserves of crude oil (an estimated 511 billion...
Saudi Arabia steps in to combat Syria’s forest fires with emergency aid, equipment
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - By Rehan Khan KASSAB, SYRIA, July 16 (APP): The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KS relief) has signed a cooperation agreement to supply essential firefighting equipment, tools,...
The Creeping Reach of International Law
Quadrant
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July 16, 2025
If national democracy is to be maintained in any recognisable form within self-sustaining states, the power and claims of international rule-making will have to decline. —Harry Gelber, Quadrant, October 2015 … since the end of the Cold War the...
Goaso Astroturf cost government GH¢4.2m, Mim facility privately funded – Kofi Adams
GhanaWeb
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July 16, 2025
Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed that while the Goaso Astroturf was constructed at a cost of GH¢4,240,337, the Mim Astroturf was fully sponsored and built by a private entity, without any government funding. Speaking on...
Is Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Going To Be The ‘Super Hub Of The Future’?
Gulf Insider
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July 16, 2025
Riyadh as a ‘super hub of the future’? That’s what the real estate consultancy Knight Frank is projecting as the Saudi city oversees one of the most ambitious and fast-track developments, whether it’s infrastructure, housing, office towers, or...
Kano man jailed for failing to declare ₦653m from Saudi Arabia
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a man, Salisu Ahmad, to prison for failing to declare large sums of foreign currency upon entering Nigeria through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. Ahmad was...
A guide to the Esports World Cup’s Festival: Celebration of gaming and culture in Riyadh
The National News
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As esports takes centre stage in Saudi Arabia this summer, Boulevard Riyadh City is hosting one of the most ambitious gaming and culture events the world has seen. Spanning more than 50,000 square metres, the Esports World Cup Festival is more...
Netanyahu leading minority government after losing another ultra-Orthodox party
Washington Examiner
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July 16, 2025
Shas, a Sephardic-haredi political party, announced its decision to exit the ruling coalition on Wednesday in protest of the government’s inaction to restore exemptions from military service for ultra-Orthodox believers. “In this current...
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Laid to Rest in Daura Amid Tears, Tributes & Military Honours
Kpomkwem News
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria stood still on July 15, 2025, as the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. An emotional farewell that drew leaders from across the nation and beyond. Muhammadu Buhari, who...
Saudi law allowing foreigners to buy homes sparks price fears
The New Arab
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July 16, 2025
Saudi Arabia's decision to allow foreign ownership of real estate in designated areas, set to take effect in January 2026, is reshaping the country's property landscape but not without fears of inflated house prices and affordability challenges...
Howe’s dilemma as Newcastle’s Saudi owners can’t ignore case to sell Isak
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
Amid the jungle of super-skyscrapers dominating Riyadh’s financial district, one building soars above the rest. From the higher floors of the 385-metre PIF Tower, employees can plot their next deal while gazing down on a glass-curtained canopy of...
Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers: Israeli attacks undermine efforts to establish stability in Syria
SANA
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July 16, 2025
Ankara, SANA-Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan affirmed that the Israeli attacks targeting Syria are likely to undermine the steps taken to establish stability there. A source in the Turkish Foreign...
Fenerbahce prepared 'to meet' Aston Villa star’s salary demands as interest intensifies in 39-time international
BirminghamWorld
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July 16, 2025
Aston Villa are expected to sell one of their top performing players from the 2023/24 season Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce are expected to step up their attempts to sign out-of-favour Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey this summer. Jose Mourinho’s...
Frank Aukofer, who covered D.C. politics for Journal, enjoyed storied career
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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Frank A. Aukofer, who transformed an apprenticeship in the printing trade into a 40-year career as an award-winning journalist in Washington and Milwaukee, has died at the age of 90. Aukofer passed away peacefully the morning of July 14,...
Musk's xAI in talks with Saudi's Humain on data center deal
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI (XAAI.PVT), is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter, part of an effort to expand its infrastructure in regions...
Energy minister, IAEA chief discuss Saudi nuclear energy program progress
Saudi Gazette
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July 16, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, received Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss ongoing cooperation and...
ASICS and Saudi Sports for All launch startup pitch to boost sports innovation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette
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July 16, 2025
RIYADH — ASICS, the global athletic footwear and apparel brand, has teamed up with the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) to launch the ASICS Innovation Pitch 2025 — a nationwide startup competition aimed at accelerating digital innovation in...
Musk’s xAI in talks with Saudi firm Humain on data center deal
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter, part of an effort to expand its infrastructure in regions offering cheap energy and...