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  • Rub Al-Khali
    Explorer saw nature’s sheer beauty and power in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter

    He was mentally prepared for encounters with dangerous creatures ranging from wild cats to deadly scorpions. But what turned out to be the biggest danger was the desert itself, Calderan said, recalling a moment when he stood before a “mountain of dunes” as high as 300 meters. “It was as if I had travelled to hell — and it was the first time in my life I started to pray in order to come out,” he said.

  • Iran
    Europe to avoid taking Iran nuclear dispute to U.N., EU’s top diplomat says

    The European Union will extend indefinitely the time limit to resolve disputes in the Iran 2015 nuclear accord to avoid having to go to the U.N. Security Council or triggering new sanctions, the EU’s top diplomat said during a visit to Tehran.

  • Saudi Tour
    Costa takes opening stage of Saudi Tour with uphill sprint

    The stage into Jaww was sparked into life by fierce crosswinds and a late breakaway, but the result came down to a mass uphill sprint that saw Costa power to victory, with Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-McLaren) second and Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) third.

  • Turkey
    Dozens of rescue workers killed in Turkish avalanche

    At least 23 rescue workers have been killed on a mountain road in eastern Turkey after they were hit by an avalanche while searching for two people missing in an earlier snowslide. Authorities said 300 emergency service workers were called to the road near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahçesaray in Van province, which borders Iran, after the first avalanche struck late on Tuesday, killing five people. Around midday on Wednesday, the team was struck by the second avalanche.

  • Power Businesswomen
    Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020

    In the 2020 list, there are 22 new entries and 23 nationalities represented across 28 sectors. Emiratis are the most prevalent nationality with 23 entries. There are also nine Egyptians, eight Lebanese and eight Omani women. British women have the highest representation among non-Arabs, with seven entries. The top 10 is dominated by Saudis, with three of the country’s biggest names in the top five: Samba Financial Group’s Rania Nashar, Tadawul’s Sarah Al Suhaimi and Saudi British Bank’s Lubna Olayan.

  • Turkey-Russia
    Turkey, Russia can tackle Syria escalation ‘without anger’: Erdogan

    An attack by Russian-backed Syrian government forces that killed eight Turkish military personnel on Monday posed the biggest challenge to Russian-Turkish ties since their 2018 deal to stem fighting in Syria’s northwest Idlib region.

  • Yemen
    The Yemeni E-rial: A Digital Projection of Monetary Authority

    Rather than streamline and improve access to the country’s financial system, the e-rial adds new layers of complexity to the country’s financial market and increases opportunities for intermediaries to exploit distortions in the economy. Yemenis are flocking toward hard currencies, such as Saudi riyals and U.S. dollars, as the Yemeni rial continues to depreciate.

  • Art and Culture
    The first bespoke home for culture and creativity in Saudi Arabia

    Art Jameel, an independent organisation supporting arts, education and heritage both in the Middle East and globally, has announced Bricklab as the winner of its international design competition for Hayy:Cinema, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The first non-commercial picture house to be designed and built since Saudi Arabia announced in 2018 that it was reopening cinemas, Hayy:Cinema is set to be a home for local film community, and a stage for high quality regional and international independent film.

  • Airbus
    Throughout Boeing’s troubles, Airbus is struggling to shine

    While its 2019 orders far outstripped Boeing’s, sales were still down from a year earlier. A combination of slowing economic growth, rising trade tensions, and self-inflicted problems that have prevented Airbus from capitalizing on its spot at the top.

  • Dubai International Airport
    Dubai airport passenger traffic drops in 2019, first time ever

    The world’s busiest airport for international travelers since 2014 blamed 3.1% drop on a temporary runway closure, the collapse of India’s Jet Airways (JET.NS), and the worldwide grounding of the Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX.