RIYADH: Saleh Kamel, the Saudi billionaire who rose from humble beginnings to achieve great success as a businessman, media tycoon and philanthropist, died on Monday and has been buried in Makkah — but his legacy is sure to endure.Even at the age of 79, despite suffering from age-related health issues, Kamel remained active and busy.…
NEW YORK: Rory McIlroy delivered the money shot Sunday as live golf returned to television for a skins game that revealed plenty of rust and raised more than $5 million for COVID-19 relief funds. McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, who had not won a skin since the sixth hole, had a chance to win the final six…
LONDON: The British government will invest an additional £85 million ($103 million) in research and development for a COVID-19 vaccine. Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced the additional funds, which bring total UK investment in developing a vaccine to over £250 million. The money will be split between projects at Oxford University and Imperial College London,…
BERLIN: Champions Bayern Munich scored a goal late in each half to beat promoted Union Berlin 2-0 on their return to the Bundesliga on Sunday after more than two months out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and protect their four-point lead at the top. League top scorer Robert Lewandowski converted a 40th minute spot kick…
DUBAI: Bahrainis stranded in India have returned to their country as part of a plan to repatriate its nationals from coronavirus hotspots, state news agency BNA reported.Bahrain’s Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulate General in Mumbai coordinated to help the repatriation of Bahrainis from India.Bahrain has confirmed so far 6,956 coronavirus cases, 12 deaths…
JEDDAH: Health officials in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region have dismissed claims that patients who recovered from COVID-19 received money from the government. A video circulating on social media showed a man emptying a bag with the Asir health directorate logo on it. He unpacked a rose, a bottle of sanitizer, chocolate bars and SR1,500 ($400).…
BERLIN: Top flight German football kicked off again on Saturday as the French returned to the beach and Italy announced a resumption of European tourism, providing much-needed relief against the relentless drumbeat of death and economic devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic.The reopenings mark the beginning of a tentative return to normality in some of…
LONDON: British police said on Sunday officers had questioned a suspect over an incident where a rail worker died of COVID-19 after being spat at by a man who said he had the novel coronavirus.Belly Mujinga, 47, who worked in the ticket office at Victoria station, one of London’s busiest rail hubs, was on the…
Far from home, no money for food or accommodation and in fear of contracting COVID-19 — this is the situation of thousands of Yemeni nationals stranded in India due to the pandemic. “I came to India to get an operation on my eye. We are staying in a hotel but we can’t pay for the…
JEDDAH: Saudi high school students are heaving a sigh of relief as they celebrate their graduation online during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after officially completing their final exams last week.Last month, students across the Kingdom rejoiced as the Saudi Education Ministry decided to promote students of all grades to the next year of their…
