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Oct
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup

Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup

SPORT
SAUDI Arabia said that it was launching an annual Esports World Cup, which will include the most popular games in the world and have the largest prize pool in esports history. The competition will be held annually in Riyadh starting summer of 2024, a statement from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said. Clubs will compete across games from various genres to become the ultimate Esports World Cup champion, the statement said. Sports, esports and gaming have been part of the crown prince's transformation plan, known as Vision 2030, in which the government is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars…
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May
20
2023
By AZIZ EL YAAKOUBI and SAMIA NAKHOUL
Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

WORLD
SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the U.S. and other Western powers. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shook hands with a beaming Assad as the summit got underway in Jeddah, turning the page on enmity towards a leader who drew on support from Shi'ite Iran and Russia to beat back his foes in Syria's civil war. The summit showcased redoubled Saudi Arabia's efforts to exercise sway on the global stage, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in…
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Jul
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic

Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic

COVID-19
TAREK AMARA SEVERAL countries have promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began, putting its health care system under severe stress and depleting oxygen supplies. President Kais Saied said in a statement that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had pledged to send vaccinations and whatever medical equipment Tunisia needed. Libya also pledged to send medical aid, the president's office said in a separate statement. Officials and local media said that Kuwait, Turkey and Algeria had promised to help. Qatar had already sent a military plane…
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