12 hours ago The first player to score 6.5 points or more in the 12 games will be the new world champion. If the scores are level after 12 games, the two will play four tie-break games of rapid chess, where each player has a total of 25 minutes to make his moves. If the scores are again even, the new world
12 hours ago Ghamdi was executed after being convicted in the shooting death of Idha al-Jaid following a dispute, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the official SPA news agency. It was the ninth reported execution of the year in Saudi Arabia, following 67 in 2009 and 102 in 2008. Rape
12 hours ago A firefighter directs his water hose toward burning houses during a fire in Quezon City, east of Manila yesterday. Initial reports from fire officials indicated that the blaze damaged at least 300 shanties and left more than 1,000 families homeless
12 hours ago Dubai Press Club today announced the onset of fast evolving technologies that are impacting various media formats, as well as the hopes and prospects of Arab media in developing local content will be the focus of two main sessions during the 9th edition of the Arab Media Forum
12 hours ago Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (''Dubal''), the entirely state-owned enterprise that owns and operates one of the world''s largest single-site aluminium smelters, and Emirates Aluminium (''EMAL''), a high-tech greenfield aluminium smelter in ramp-up stage have raised customer awareness of the
12 hours ago A high-level Malaysian delegation headed by H R H Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan, is visiting the UAE from April 26 to 28 to promote business and investment opportunities in Islamic Finance in Malaysia, acknowledged globally for its
12 hours ago Kotak Mahindra Financial Services Limited, a part of the Kotak Mahindra Group, one of India''s leading financial conglomerates, today, formally announced the launch of its DIFC operations, reaffirming the Group''s commitment to expanding its Middle East operations
12 hours ago The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, operated and managed by the Swiss giant Les Roches, International School of Hotel Management, Switzerland, recently held a ceremony celebrating the graduation of the first class of its students
12 hours ago Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will launch on May 3rd its services between Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of Oman, and Al Ain, in the UAE. The carrier offers passengers daily flights between Al Ain and Muscat. With the introduction of Al Ain, Oman Air marks its 35th