Danielle Darrieux

The big plan: Learning from loaning Saudi

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

News broke on Sunday about a major plan by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) to send national team players to spend the second half of the season on loan at various European clubs ahead of the Green Falcons’ participation in next year’s World Cup in Russia. The fine print reveals that the federation along with its government umbrella, theRead more

Bakri Affirms state support and sponsorship of Sudanese camel union activities

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

The First Vice-President and the National Prime Minister, General, Bakri Hassan Saleh, has affirmed the State's support and sponsorship to the activities of the Sudanese camel Federation . This came when the FVP received, Sunday, a delegation from the UAE Camel Racing Federation, headed by Nasser Al Ameri, in the presence of Dr. Abdul Karim Musa, Minister of Youth andRead more

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Meets Russia s Federation Council Speaker

Riyadh - Arab Today

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met here Sunday with Russia’s Federation Council Speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, who is currently visiting the Kingdom. Talks during the meeting dealt with the Saudi-Russian relations and prospects for bilateral cooperation. Source: QNARead more

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Meets Russia s Federation Council Speaker

Riyadh - Arab Today

'HM the King keen to ensure social welfare'

Manama - Arab Today

The Bahrain Free Labour Unions Federation (Al-Hurr) has called for the need to devise a comprehensive unified vision on human resources development across Arab countries which are suffering from poverty. unemployment, wars and terrorism, which are the main factors that lead to depression and its negative impacts on production sectors. In a statement marking the World Health Day 2017, observedRead more

HH the Deputy Emir Sends Cable of Condolences to Russian President

Doha - Arab Today

HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent today a cable of condolences to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the victims of the explosion on St. Petersburg Metro in Russia, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured. Source: QNARead more

FIDH: Five French Financial Institutions Are Financing Israeli Settlements

Paris - QNA

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), a non-governmental federation for human rights, confirmed that five French financial institutions are financing the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian lands. In a report issued Wednesday, FIDH said explained that four French banks and an insurance company are directly contributing to the survival of the illegal settlements through the continued support forRead more

FIDH: Five French Financial Institutions Are Financing Israeli Settlements

Paris - Arab Today

Liverpool ready to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

London - Arab Today

Liverpool is ready to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games if Durban withdraws because of financial pressures. South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula said Tuesday that the government might scrap Durban 2022 due to the cost of staging the multi-sport event. That prompted Joe Anderson, the mayor of northwest English city Liverpool, to tweet: "Happy to confirm I've told government ofRead more

Aluminum industry cooperation protocol sealed

Manama - BNA

Chaired by Industry, Commerce and Tourism Undersecretary for Industry Affairs, Osama Mohammed Al- Alarrayedh, and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Sergey Tsyb, the team of the Bahraini-Russian aluminum industry cooperation in the field of Aluminum today held its third meeting. The two sides signed a cooperation protocol in the aluminum industry field. The stressed theRead more