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The Center for Indian Community (CIC), Rayyan Zone, distributed winter jackets to low-income workers of various nationalities who are working on farms and in other jobs in remote desert areas.More than 200 deserving workers employed in desert regions such as Karana, Munkhar, and Jeryan received the jackets at their respective workplaces, with the support of For Our Brothers Team.The distribution drive was led by CIC Rayyan Zone volunteers Siddique Vengara, Tahir TK, Fahad EK, Rafeeq PC, and Subhan Babu. Source link
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman (third left) waves to supporters during a rally as he begins campaigning ahead of the upcoming national election, in Sylhet. Bangladesh began official campaigning on January 22 for hugely anticipated general elections next month, the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose new…
Jenkille Hipolyte delivered a rousing performance to claim the Al Arish Cup at the Al Uqda Racecourse Thursday.The seven-year-old bay, owned and trained by Osama Omer Al-Dafea, showed tenacity and class to prevail by a head in a nail-biting finish, under a well-timed ride from Arnaud De Lepine to the Purebred Arabian Conditions contest for four-year-olds and up over 1300m.The early lead changed hands repeatedly, with Taymoor Al Shahania showing the way initially before Shagraan took over briefly. That advantage was short-lived, however, as Kamun Du Nil surged forward to assume control, setting a solid tempo and maintaining the lead into the early part of the home straight.He was chased closely by Taymoor Al Shahania, Shagraan and Manjam, with Jenkille Hipolyte tracking that leading group patiently, always within striking distance. As the field straightened, Jenkille Hipolyte began to press in earnest, quickening smartly to reel in the front-runners.Inside the final 200m, he hit the front, but the contest was far from settled as Al Khbaib, who had been held up toward the rear for much of the journey, launched a thunderous late challenge from off the pace. The closing stages developed into a gripping duel, with Al Khbaib rapidly closing the gap and threatening to sweep past. Jenkille Hipolyte, however, dug deep under pressure, finding just enough to hold on gamely and secure victory on the line. Al Khbaib, racing for Al Shaqab Racing and trained by Jean de Mieulle, finished a close second under Olivier d’Andigne, beaten only a head, but two lengths clear of the remainder. RESULTS40th Al Uqda Race Meeting – Al Arish CupRESULTS (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)Al Arish Cup – Purebred Arabian Conditions (Class 2)Jenkille Hipolyte, Osama al-Dafea, Arnaud De LepineThoroughbred Handicap 75-95 (Shalfa Qualifier) (Class 3)Pacifiste, Mohd Ahmed Mohd Hasan al-Sulaiti, Jefferson SmithThoroughbred Handicap 70-90 (Class 3)Ponga (IRE), Khalifa Hamed Nasser al-Sawai, Mohammed Hassan Ali AlabdulmalikThoroughbred Handicap 70-90 (Class 3)Al Mundher (FR), Owaida Salem al-Hajri, Abdulla Rashid al-HajriThoroughbred Fillies And Mare Novice Plate (Class 5)Tabahi (IRE), Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki, Tomas LukasekLocal Purebred Arabian Handicap 0-65 (Class 6)Al Qaws (QA), Zuhair Mohsen, Saleh Faraj al-OtaibiLocal Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6)Jabroot (QA), Alban Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane SaadiPurebred Arabian Maiden Plate (4yo Only) (No Official Rating) (Class 6)Navarzato (FR), Mohammed al-Ghazali, Soufiane SaadiLocal Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden Plate (Class 6)Agshar (QA), Tareq Essa RA Abdulla, Szczepan M Related Story Source link
Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and his co-driver Candido Carrera in action during the Oman International Rally. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and Candido Carrera surged into the lead of the 29th Oman International Rally after the opening 2.52km Sohar super special stage, which was held in dry and breezy conditions in Sohar. The Skoda Fabia RS crew stopped the clocks in 2min 30.7sec to take a lead of 8.1 seconds into the night halt. Local hero Abdullah al-Rawahi and his Jordanian co-driver Ata al-Hmoud were second quickest in a Skoda Fabia RS. Hamza Bakhashab and Lorcan Moore rounded off the top three in a Toyota GR Yaris. Several competitors attended the afternoon’s pre-event press conference before crossing the start podium to kick start another season’s action in the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). Al-Rawahi has only driven around 100km since his nasty accident in Lebanon last summer but the former regional champion is looking forward to his return. “Coming back from injury after the crash in Lebanon. It was a very bad one but I think I’m quite recovered. I didn’t want to miss this rally. It’s very important to me. It’s my home event. “I’m not sure we are 100% prepared. The car only arrived a week ago. We weren’t sure if we were going to participate or not. Now it’s here and I am very excited to be back. Let’s see how it goes. Last year we had good pace. We will try to do the same and push to at least win a few stages.” Jordan’s Shaker Jweihan and Mustafa Juma headed the FIA MERC2 runners in fourth overall in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Defending FIA MERC Master Driver champion Nasser Khalifa al-Atya finished the opening Sohar stage in fifth position. The Qatari said: “The stages are going to be very smooth. We were stretching on the shakedown this morning, just to build the pace. The car was good. We checked the brakes and the suspension and now we are looking forward to the real stages on Friday.” Bakhashab survived a late scare after a transportation delay for his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 from Saudi Arabia. He was granted a late scrutineering slot on Thursday morning and was cautious on the opening stage as a result of the delayed arrival of further spare parts. Rashid al-Muhannadi got the better of his QMMF team-mate Mohammed al-Marri to lead the Rally4 category in 10th place. Lebanon’s Shadi El Fakih made a disappointing start in his little Renault Clio and lost around seven minutes with suspected fuel feed issues in the stage. Zakariya al-Ofi and Ammar al-Balushi were the early leaders of the 13-strong Oman National Rally in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Today competitors face two passes through three stages. Ar-Rusays (15.69km) opens proceedings at 09.13hrs and precedes runs through Ar-Rassah (19.22km) and Al-Uwaynah (13.99km) from 09.56hrs and 10.39hrs. The three speed tests will be repeated at 13.18hrs, 14.01hrs and 14.44hrs after a return to Sohar for a late morning regroup and service. Source link
Al Sadd midfielder Mustafa Meshaal has become the latest Qatari footballer to move abroad after joining Belgian side KAS Eupen on loan until the end of the season.The move follows last week’s agreement between Spanish second division club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and Al Duhail for the loan of defender Homam al-Amin for the remainder of the campaign.Both transfers form part of the Qatar Football Association’s plan to send selected players overseas as part of preparations for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The programme is also expected to include players who are not yet regular starters for their respective clubs.KAS Eupen compete in the Challenger Pro League, the second tier of Belgian football, and are owned by Qatar Sports Investments. The club was previously under the Aspire Zone Foundation, which also hold a 99 percent controlling stake in Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.In a statement issued Thursday, KAS Eupen said Meshaal “has good vision of the game and high passing accuracy” and can operate in central midfield in both attacking and defensive roles.The 24-year-old has been with Al Sadd since 2019, winning the Qatar Stars League four times. He has earned 25 international caps and was part of Qatar’s squad that lifted the AFC Asian Cup in 2023.Meanwhile, full-back al-Amin has previously played for KAS Eupen as well as Qatari clubs including Al Gharafa and Al Duhail. A full international since 2019, he represented Qatar at the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2021, the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and the Asian Cup triumph in 2023. Related Story Source link
Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage (L) celebrates with captain Charith Asalanka after taking the wicket of England’s Jacob Bethell during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match…
US President Donald Trump signed the founding charter for the Board of Peace during the World Economic Forum in Davos, joined on stage by leaders, foreign ministers and other top officials representing 19 other countries.The US President said: ‘Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do,’ adding that the initiative would ‘work with many others, including the United Nations.’ ‘I've always said the United Nations has got tremendous potential, has not used it,’ Trump said.He added that the board was going to be ‘very successful in Gaza’ and ‘we can spread out to other things as we succeed with Gaza.’ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the board's priority was making sure the ceasefire in Gaza endures, but the possibilities for the organization were ‘endless.’The idea of the Board of Peace was conceived primarily to oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, but its charter stipulates much broader tasks that include seeking to resolve other conflicts in different parts of the world. Source link
Former winner Jay Vine and defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez completed a one-two for UAE Team Emirates XRG to dominate the second stage of the Tour Down Under near Adelaide Thursday.Australia's Vine, the 2023 winner, powered up the Corkscrew Hill the second time with Ecuador's Narvaez hanging in on his wheel to open up a race-winning break and scatter their rivals for an untroubled sprint into the Uraidla finish.Such was Vine's dominance that Narvaez clapped him in tribute as they crossed the finish line of the 148.1km stage with Swiss champion Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla) third, 58 seconds adrift of the pair.Vine took the lead in the race general classification by six seconds from Narvaez with Schmid third 1min 5sec behind the leader.’It's been on my mind since the last time I wore the ochre leader's jersey, it's so incredible to win on such a hard stage,’ Vine said.’We have such a strong position now with me and Jonny (Narvaez) and being led out by Adam Yates is pretty incredible as well.’Narvaez, who appeared to be gasping to keep up with Vine on the demanding final Corkscrew climb, paid tribute to his teammate.’Jay was really strong, I was just a passenger on his wheel on the climb,’ he said.’He prepared really well for this race and we are happy to get the victory and, of course, we are looking to win the GC.’It was a huge statement by the powerful UAE team with three stages left in the UCI World Tour season opener.It was the first time in the race's 26 years that a men's stage had featured two Corkscrew Hill climbs.With 700 metres left up the steep 2.6km ascent Vine blasted clear and Narvaez was the only rider who could go with him as their attack scattered the peloton.Denmark's Tobias Lund Andresen, the race leader after stage one, was dropped on the last climb of the Corkscrew and limped home in 82nd place. Source link
Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister…
