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Somalia – Somaliland ‘meeting’ in Saudi gets Twitter buzzing – Africanews English

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Somalia Somalia – Somaliland relations have gained traction on social media with the current buzz centering around a photo. Top cabinet ministers of Somalia including the Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers met and took a photo with a Somaliland delegation – led by its president Muse Bihi – in Saudi Arabia’s city of Mina. The respective delegations were in Saudi in connection with the 2019 edition of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Somalia – Somaliland meeting in Saudi, zero politics discussed – Minister Awad For some people, the meeting was a good sign given ever rising tensions between Mogadishu and Hargeisa. Others slammed th...

7 killed in road crash in Saudi Arabia – Gulf News

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A private vehicle and a tank truck had collided in the south-western Saudi region of Asir, killing seven people, a rescue official has said. Image Credit: Riyadh: A private vehicle and a tank truck had collided in the south-western Saudi region of Asir, killing seven people, a rescue official has said. Nine others were injured in the accident that occurred on Tuesday in the area of Bahr Abu Sakina, west of Asir, spokesman for the Red Crescent in Asir Mohammad Bin Hassan, told Saudi online newspaper Sabq said. Nine teams of medics were sent to the scene of the collision between a Land Cruiser Toyota and a water tank truck, according to the official. Those injured included two in serious condition while the rest of injuries ranged from medium to minor, he said. The cause of the accident has yet to be clear. Road crashes in Saudi Arabia Road crashes resulted in 10,961 deaths in Saudi Arabia in 2017, according to official figures. The...

India deepens energy partnership with Saudi Arabia – ZAWYA

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Home Business Energy Article #investment | 13 August, 2019 Reliance will buy about 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Saudi Aramco to be refined at RIL’s giant refinery By  Krishnan Nayar , WAM (Emirates News Agency) NEW DELHI – In a major effort to deepen India’s energy relationship with oil producers in the Gulf, the country’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is to sell 20 percent of the ownership of its refining and petrochemical business to Saudi Aramco for $15 billion. This was announced by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Mumbai. Under the deal, Reliance will buy about 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Saudi Aramco to be refined at RIL’s giant refinery in Jamnagar in India’s west coast. “This signifies perfect synergy between the world’s largest oil producer and the world’s largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex,” Mukesh Ambani told the shareholders’ meeting...

Saudi Arabia’s Jubail dominate in annual table tennis event – Gulf News

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Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Jubail Table Tennis Association (JTTA) from Saudi Arabia dominated at the Fourth GCC All Filipino Table Tennis Tournament 2019 that concluded at Al Nasr Club’s indoor hall, over the weekend. More than 200 table tennis players from across the Gulf region participated in the annual competition that was contested in three separate categories in the individual and teams categories. Players representing JTTA won the teams’ titles in the Class A and Class C and ended second in the Class B category. The team from Saudi Arabia tasted further success when Jima Navarro won the individual honours in Class A, while Jayco Navarro won the Class B crown and Sol Arroyo completed a clean sweep for JTTA from Class C. The Morning and Evening Brief A daily brief with the biggest stories of the day Please enter your email address ...

Boxing news: Andy Ruiz Jr not happy with Saudi Arabia for Anthony Joshua rematch, Canelo vs Billy Joe – talkSPORT.com

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Here is a round-up of the best of today’s boxing news… Rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will take place in November or December Andy Ruiz Jr says Anthony Joshua rematch WON’T be in Saudi Arabia Ruiz has finally broken his silence after his rematch with Joshua was announced for December 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Mexico’s heavyweight champion produced a deafening silence after Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn revealed the second fight’s location, but has now declared that he has no intention of going to the Middle East. Andy Ruiz Jr finally breaks his silence on the Anthony Joshua rematch being announced for Saudi Arabia. He insists the fight will be on his terms and take place in the United States of America, not Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/oGfGMbNWtb — Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 14, 2019 Billy Joe Saunders reportedly approved for Canelo Alvarez’s next fight as one of three new possible opponents Saunders has joined the list of poten...

Who’s Who: Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Saudi minister of health – Arabnews

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JEDDAH: The General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) is presenting the Marathon of Color event at the Taif Season. The event, held between Aug. 15 and 17 on Al-Hada-Taif Road, is a sporting and artistic celebration full of diversity, competitive running races and color. The marathon starts at 4 p.m. each day with several tracks. The first day starts with the family path, which extends for 4 km for 4 hours; the second day hosts the amateur path, which goes for 8 km for 2 hours, and the third and final day witnesses the path of professionals, which runs for 21 km for 6 hours. Participants on the tracks are divided according to different age groups. Racers in the professional category must be at least 17, in the amateur category they need to be 15 and above, while the children must be accompanied by their parents to participate in the family race. People with special needs can participate in wheelchairs on the 4-km path. The events will be accompanied by drumming and musical per...

Edmonton pediatrician Ghassan Al-Naami charged with child porn offences – Global News

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Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’  Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has arrested and charged an Edmonton pediatrician with child pornography offences. Ghassan Al-Naami, 47, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 11 with the assistance of Leduc and Edmonton International Airport RCMP. Al-Naami is charged with possession and transmission of child pornography. ALERT said Al-Naami is a pediatrician in Edmonton but that investigators don’t have any evidence suggesting offences were committed against children under his care. Al-Naami is listed as a pediatrician at the Bright Futures Clinic in Edmonton’s Norwood area. His biography on the clinic’s website says he received his medical degree from the University of Jordan in 1996 and has worked in Saudi Arabia and the United States. It also says he was trained in pediatric cardiology and cardiac imaging at the University of Alberta and in Denver, Colo. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta was alerted after Al-Naami was a...