Boxing fans treated to free curtain-raiser for main Riyadh Season event in California on Saturday

Breakaway boxing president backs IOC decision on gender issues at Paris Olympics VILLEPINT, France: The head of the governing body hoping to host the next Olympic boxing tournament has said he supports the IOC's policy on participation in the Paris Olympics and urged those without a deep understanding of gender issues to leave those decisions … Read more

Saudi Ministry signs cooperation agreement with Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs

MACA: More than 800 elderly men and women, including a 105-year-old woman, took part in a literacy campaign organized this summer by the Saudi Ministry of Education on behalf of the General Directorate of Education in Jazan. About 233 students and 599 students are enrolled in 28 educational centers across the region in the governorates … Read more

Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’ for group leader’s burial

DUBAI: Top Iranian officials will meet representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss potential retaliation against Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.The region faces the risk of widening conflict between Israel, Iran and its proxies after the killing of Ismail … Read more