Saudi Arabia won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games during the meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly. The games will take place at Trojena, the Gulf’s first outdoor ski resort which is yet to be constructed but is expected to be completed by 2026. Trojena forms a part...
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Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM
A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 20, 2018.— Reuters Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games. TROJENA development expected to be completed in 2026. NEOM is Mohammed bin Salman’s most ambitious project. Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029...
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Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state’s $500 billion flagship NEOM project. The TROJAN development is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater lake and a nature reserve,...
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Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state’s $500 billion flagship NEOM project. The TROJENA development is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater lake and a nature...
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Oil prices rise in international market
Oil prices witnessed an increase in the international market just a day after news that quoted OPEC sources saying that OPEC+ would consider an oil output cut of more than a million barrels per day (bpd) next week. At around 05:40 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.46%, to $89.27 per barrel after...
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Rupee extends gain against dollar – Daily Times
Pakistani rupee on Monday gained Rs 1.17 against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 227.28 against Rs 228.45 the previous day. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs 228.5 and Rs 230.5 respectively. The...
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OPEC+ tipped to make big cut in oil output – Daily Times
Major oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to make this week their biggest output cut since the start of the Covid pandemic in efforts to buttress prices. Energy prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, pushing inflation to decades-high levels that have put pressure on economies across the world....
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Saudi Arabia Extends Umrah Visa to Three Months
Saudi Arabia has announced an extension in the Umrah visa for three months for pilgrims of all nationalities. The announcement was made by Saudi Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah during his two-day official visit to Uzbekistan. According to Saudi Gazette, the pilgrims can now stay in the middle eastern country from one...
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UN chief urges Yemen rivals to avoid new violence and renew ceasefire
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire and to engage with each other to renew the truce. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the internationally recognised government...
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Three months extension in Umrah visa for all nationalities
TASHKENT: Saudi Arabia on Monday announced an extension in the Umrah visa for three months for pilgrims of all nationalities. The announcement was made by Saudi Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah during his two-day official visit to Uzbekistan. According to Saudi Gazette, the pilgrims can now stay in the middle eastern country from...
