Hamilton on pole for Australian GP with record lap
Author: AFPSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490431873880284400MELBOURNE: Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton will start off the pole in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after winning qualifying on Saturday.Hamilton in a Mercedes clocked a record lap of one minute 22.188 seconds to take his 62nd career pole and sixth in Australia into Sunday’s race in Melbourne.Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was second with […]
Booker scores 70 but Suns goes down
Author: APSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490431660530269100BOSTON: The Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth different player in NBA history to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics got 34 points from Isaiah Thomas and outlasted the visitors 130-120 on Friday night.Booker joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson and Elgin Baylor as the NBA’s […]
Dempsey hat trick, Pulisic shines as USA thrashes Honduras
Author: AFPSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490431461030256000SAN FRANCISCO: Clint Dempsey made a fairytale return to international duty with a hat trick as the US reignited their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 6-0 thrashing of Honduras on Friday.Dempsey, playing his first international since recovering from a heart problem that forced a six-month layoff, scored goals in each half as […]
Spain, Italy level atop group in World Cup qualifiers
Author: AFPSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490431192060241100PARIS: Italy kept pace with Spain in European World Cup qualifying as goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon played his 1,000th professional match in a 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday.A first half Daniele De Rossi penalty and late second from Ciro Immobile was enough to earn the Azzurri three points but they remain behind Spain on […]
Saudi Specialized Clinics treat 2,704 Syrians in Zaatari in one week
Author: ARAB NEWSSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490393386075385800AMMAN: Saudi Specialized Clinics which are affiliated with the National Saudi Campaign in Zaatari refugee camp, offered therapeutical and medical services to 2,704 Syrian patients in the past week.The pediatric clinic treated 626 children suffering from seasonal diseases; the cardiology clinic 47 patients and the female clinic 209 women.In the dental clinic 274 […]
Saudi Historical city of Thuwal embraces future with the most modern university
Author: ARAB NEWSSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490393386065385500 JEDDAH: The city of Thuwal on the Red Sea coast is known for fishing, pearl diving, and oyster extractions as well as for its role as an important commercial center serving a number of neighboring villages. In addition to its historical and cultural heritage and strategic location, Thuwal is also well known […]
OIC convenes meeting on cancer programs
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490393386035385200RIYADH: The General Secretariat of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) recently convened a meeting concerning cancer programs.The meeting, held in Khartoum, Sudan, was attended by OIC member states.“The meeting reviewed the gaps in funding and mobilized resources for the implementation of priority interventions in the national cancer control programs of OIC […]
Earth Hour: 10,000 street lamps to be switched off in Eastern Province
Author: ARAB NEWSSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490392617155297100JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province will mark Earth Hour on Saturday night, when 10,000 street lamps will be switched off in key areas, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported. The lights will go out for 60 minutes between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. An automated control system for the operation of street lamps will be used.Mohammed […]
Saudi Health minister opens new emergency call center
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490392617115296200 RIYADH: Following the successful launch of health call centers in the capital a few years ago, Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has now established a new 937 Service Center. The center aims at serving patients and their families, taking their feedback and providing them with urgently needed health advice. At the […]
Saudi Labor Ministry to set up new councils to nationalize jobs
Author: MOHAMMED AL-SULAMISat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490392617185297700 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced a plan to set up national and regional councils. The aim of the councils is to activate the public-private partnership and resolve challenges that obstruct further economic growth in carrying out the ambitious plan outlined in the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP) […]
