Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to the World Bank, three people familiar with the matter said, paving the way for the approval of millions of dollars in grants for reconstruction and to support the country’s paralysed public sector. The plans, which have not been previously reported, would be the first known instance of Saudi Arabia providing financing for Syria since anti-Baath regime groups toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad last year. It may also be a sign that crucial Gulf Arab support for Syria is beginning to materialize after previous plans, including an initiative by Doha to fund…
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face harsh consequences that could include a military strike on Tehran’s nuclear facilities. “Of course it does,” Trump said when asked if a potential response could include strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China and Vietnam were meeting to figure out how to harm the United States, but that he didn’t blame them for such discussions. “I don’t blame China; I don’t blame Vietnam,” Trump told reporters in the White House’s Oval Office. “I see they’re meeting today… that’s a lovely meeting. Meeting like, trying to figure out, ‘how do we screw the United States of America’.”
Türkiye is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday. Hagia Sophia was the largest cathedral in the world for 900 years until its capture by Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, after which it was one of Islam’s most exalted mosques for nearly 500 years. The building was converted to a museum by the secular Kemalist government more than 70 years ago but turned back into a mosque by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2020.…
Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years. The crew lifted off on a New Shepard rocket from West Texas at 9:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT) and traveled to the edge of space, where they experienced a brief period of weightlessness before returning to earth in a flight lasting around 11 minutes, according to a live broadcast by Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos. The six-person crew also included Bezos’ fiancée…
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday she was concerned that President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other policies were eroding allies’ trust in U.S. commitments, and that some investors were starting to shun U.S. assets. Yellen told CNBC television that last week’s surge in yields on U.S. Treasury debt, which move inversely to prices, was troublesome given their traditional safe-haven status and called into question “the safety of what is the bedrock of the global financial system, namely U.S. Treasuries.” “I don’t think we’re seeing dysfunction in the sense of liquidity completely drying up in the markets, but…
Manchester United crashed to their 14th Premier League defeat of the season – equaling their worst tally since 1989-90 – with a humbling 4-1 loss at Newcastle on Sunday. Despite missing manager Eddie Howe, who was hospitalized due to illness, Newcastle showed no signs of slowing in the race for a Champions League spot. Sitting fourth with 56 points, the Magpies struck early, with Sandro Tonali’s crisp 24th-minute volley setting the tone for a dominant display. The visitors responded well, scoring a superb goal on the break finished by Argentine forward Alejandro Garnacho in the 37th minute, but Harvey Barnes…
Manchester United crashed to their 14th Premier League defeat of the season – equaling their worst tally since 1989-90 – with a humbling 4-1 loss at Newcastle on Sunday. Despite missing manager Eddie Howe, who was hospitalized due to illness, Newcastle showed no signs of slowing in the race for a Champions League spot. Sitting fourth with 56 points, the Magpies struck early, with Sandro Tonali’s crisp 24th-minute volley setting the tone for a dominant display. The visitors responded well, scoring a superb goal on the break finished by Argentine forward Alejandro Garnacho in the 37th minute, but Harvey Barnes…
Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher has signed a special helmet to be worn by fellow Formula One champion Jackie Stewart during a tribute lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, aimed at raising funds for dementia research. Schumacher, now 56, has not been seen in public since suffering a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps in December 2013. Organizers revealed that all 20 living Formula One world champions have signed the helmet, which Stewart, 85, will wear while driving his 1973 title-winning Tyrrell to mark the 60th anniversary of his F1 debut. “It is wonderful…
Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher has signed a special helmet to be worn by fellow Formula One champion Jackie Stewart during a tribute lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, aimed at raising funds for dementia research. Schumacher, now 56, has not been seen in public since suffering a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps in December 2013. Organizers revealed that all 20 living Formula One world champions have signed the helmet, which Stewart, 85, will wear while driving his 1973 title-winning Tyrrell to mark the 60th anniversary of his F1 debut. “It is wonderful…