LONDON: On Oct. 6, 1973, Israel was taken completely unawares by an attack by a coalition of Middle East states, led by Egypt, that came very close to wiping it off the map. In the end Israel, backed by a massive airlift of advanced weaponry and other support from the US, survived the Yom Kippur War, … Read more
Since Zach Wilson’s rookie season, Jets head coach Robert Saleh has repeated a phrase in some form in regard to the quarterback’s play: “Sometimes it’s OK to be boring.” Too often during Wilson’s NFL career, now in its third year, he’s been the opposite of boring — and not with good results. As Wilson readies … Read more
RIYADH: A Bahraini falconer family has praised the King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival in Saudi Arabia as a “beloved” event in the sport’s calendar. The festival is organized by the Saudi Falcons Club at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, until Dec. 14, with elite falconers joining from the Kingdom, Gulf and around the world. … Read more
GAZA/WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there was a gap between the government’s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties. “As we stand here almost a week into this campaign into the south… it remains imperative … Read more
RIYADH: The 15th edition of the international conference of ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2023) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded its activities in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Thursday (December 7, 2023). The conference witnessed the participation of aviation industry leaders from 97 countries, with the presence of a number of ministers and … Read more
GAZA/WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there was a gap between the government’s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties. “As we stand here almost a week into this campaign into the south… it remains imperative … Read more
God Shammgod is a hoops legend from Harlem whose devilish, distinctive crossover move bears his name. (Kobe Bryant’s father famously asked Shammgod to teach “the Shammgod” to Kobe.) He is a man of serious reputation. And yet there he was, a few weeks ago, at a Dallas Mavericks practice—Shammgod is now a player-development coach for … Read more
TORONTO – Otto Porter Jr. smiled when he heard that Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic had called him a calming influence. “That’s my job,” said Porter. Porter played 14 minutes in Toronto’s disappointing 112-103 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, earning a team-best plus-14 defensive rating with two rebounds and an assist off … Read more
How Saudi Arabia’s green initiatives seek to advance sustainability goals of water-starved Middle East DUBAI: The global research nonprofit World Resources Institute says approximately 83 percent of the population in the Middle East and North Africa region faces water stress owing to the impact of climate change. Despite being judged the globe’s richest country in … Read more
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just … Read more
