Soccer-Group stage shines as World Cup continues to provide - now for the real stuff.

The first World Cup hosted by an Arab country begins its knockout round on Saturday, but the daily rollercoaster of shocks, comebacks, and head-spinning group climaxes has left everyone involved contemplating a week in a dark room.

After 48 games and 120 goals in the latest edition of F...

Morocco defeated Portugal to become the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium, thanks to Youssef En-first-half Nesyri's goal.

The Atlas Lions, the first Arab team to reach the quarterfinals, added Portugal to their lis...

Qatar's envoy to Korea said the country is "ready for an amazing, historic World Cup"

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is barely around the horizon, and all eyes are on the first World Cup to be staged in the Middle East.

Khalid bin Ebrahim Al-Hamar, Qatar's Ambassador to Korea, stated that the country is "completely equipped and ready to host an amazing and his...

Growth in Germany's third quarter was unexpectedly strong, helping the country stay "afloat"

Data released on Friday revealed that Germany avoided a recession in the third quarter thanks to unexpected growth, but indicators pointed to even greater inflation caused by the hard transition away from Russian energy in Europe's largest economy.

The federal statistics office repo...

German chancellor says rebuilding Ukraine will be a "generational struggle."

The German chancellor stated at a conference on rebuilding the war-torn country of Ukraine that doing so will be a "challenge for generations" and that work on it must begin immediately.

As part of Germany's G7 leadership, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz co-hosted an expert m...

While the strike at some Total Energies refineries in France continues, workers at another plant in the country have ended their walkout

Total Energies workers in France decided on Wednesday to end their strike, giving the government reason to believe that gas station shortages will soon ease.

The CGT union leader told Reuters that the strike was still going on at the Dunkirk petroleum storage site and the La Mede, Feyzi...

Respondents to a recent survey strongly believe that women are better suited than men to lead their country

Among the 193 member states of the United Nations, only 28 have elected women to serve as their country's chief executive. A survey, however, reveals that people around the world could actually welcome a lot more of them.

U.S. News polled more than 17,000 people from 36 countries, a...

Rory McIlroy may be a professional golfer, but he wants to win this major

For the past few weeks, Rory McIlroy has been on a crusade for golf's soul. He reminded everyone why his remarks had such weight on Thursday in the first round of the 122nd U.S. Open.

McIlroy is a fantastic communicator in general. He has assumed the role of the leading voice in the...

How the United Arab Emirates transitioned from a boycott of Israel to a multibillion-dollar investment in the country's economy

The portrayal of the Star of David on a t-shirt sold in local markets used to trigger inquiries by officials entrusted with policing the country's boycott of Israel.

However, a lot has changed since then. The UAE formally terminated its almost half-century boycott nearly two years a...

More measures are being advocated to protect vulnerable industries

While targeted subsidies to sectors worst hurt by high fuel costs would be an efficient short-term fix, the World Bank recommended the Philippines and its neighbours implement further agricultural reforms to keep food prices steady in the long run.

Ndiamé Diop, World Bank country...

Western Australia Holds the Key to Achieve the Country’s Emission Goals

Environmentalists in Australia fear that the premier might legislate regulations that would undo the country's progress in achieving the net-zero emissions target.

The premier of WA, Mark McGowan, attended a dinner on 12th February 2019 with the board of Woodside, weeks before some ...

Singapore International Golf Matches

On Thursday, Indian golf player Khalin Joshi took the lead in the first round of the game during the Singapore International Golf by carding a five-under-par 67.

Joshi was able to mark his card with 7 birdies and 2 bogeys before heading into the next round with an advantage of two shots...

Energy burns down the city in Kazakhstan

Highlights:

• Kazakhstan the energy rich country is facing its biggest crisis in decades.
• Days of protests over rising fuel prices has led to widespread unrest.

On January 1 (Saturday) when the prices were fully liberalized on, the gov...

India Desperately Trying to Improve Relations with UAE

Indian foreign policies for its neighboring countries failed one after the other. Now the Indians are desperate to establish friendly ties with the UAE. Although India is on good terms with the US and Israel, it realizes that if anything were to happen in the region, the US was way too far to com...

Thailand to Witness a New National Digitization Program

Thailand is collaborating with Cisco on a framework to digitize the country. The Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program of Cisco will be overlooking the framework aimed at powering the country’s recovering economy.

Cisco announced this framework at a virtual meeting attended b...

BMW LAUNCHES 2021 MINI COUNTRYMAN IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• BMW has launched the 2021 variants of the Countryman car in India.
• The starting price of 2021 Mini Countryman is Rs 39.50 hundred-thousand
• Two types of Mini Countryman have been launched.

BMW India has launched ...

SOUTH KOREA RECORDS LOWEST CHILDBIRTH RATE IN OCTOBER ON-YEAR PACE

Highlights –

• South Korea records the lowest childbirth rate in October on-year pace.
• The data was compiled by Statistics Korea.
• The data showed around 21,934 babies were born in October, down by 14.4% from a year earlier.
• I...

COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND CHARLEY PRIDE, 86, PASSES AWAY

Highlights

• The news of his demise was confirmed by his publicist as he stated that Pride left this world on December 12 in Dallas, Texas

• First in the list to pay tribute to the late country music legend was former US President George W Bush, who wrote Pride was a...

JAPAN ANNOUNCES TO NOT JOIN THE U.N TREATY FOR THE BAN OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Highlights –

• Japan announces to not join the U.N treaty for the ban of nuclear weapons.
• Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Katsunobu Kato announced the same.
• U.N announced The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is set to ente...

BMW TO END PRODUCTION OF MINI COUNTRYMAN CAR IN NETHERLANDS

Highlights:

• The company BMW is going to end the production of the Mini Countryman in Netherlands
• This decision by the German Automaker have left the site in the United Kingdom as a leading contender for expanding its production of the Mini Countryman<...