LUSAIL, November 22. /TASS/: The national team of Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1 in the first round group stage match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia was held on Tuesday at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in the presence of over 88,000 football fans.
RIYADH, Nov 22 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman, yesterday, denied media reports that his country is mulling an oil output increase.
“The current cut of two million barrels per day by OPEC+ continues until the end of 2023, and if there is a need to take further measures, by reducing production to balance supply and demand, we always remain ready to intervene,” the minister was quoted as saying.
DUBAI/ANKARA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Turkey are discussing Riyadh placing a $5 billion deposit at Turkey's central bank, a Saudi Ministry of Finance spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"We are in final discussion to make a USD 5 billion deposit with the central bank of (Turkey)," the spokesperson said in an emailed response to a Reuters query.
The Turkish central bank declined to comment on the issue. A Turkish official with the knowledge of the matter said discussions are at the final stage with Saudi Arabia over a swap or deposit agreement.
NICOSIA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tourist arrivals in Cyprus next year are expected to surpass the record-high figure reported in 2019 despite international adverse economic conditions, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday.
He told state-run CyBC radio that arrivals up to the end of this year are expected to reach 80 percent of the 2019's figure of close to four million visitors.
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that any plan to increase U.S. military presence in the international waters south of the country is "unacceptable," as it would threaten stability and peace in the region.
"We believe that the best way to strengthen peace and stability in the region, especially in international waters, is to strengthen the cooperation among coastal and regional countries," Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted Kanaani as saying during his weekly press conference.
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced its first aid convoy since August has arrived in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region's capital.
"First UNHCR convoy since August arrived in Mekelle, Tigray, carrying life-saving humanitarian aid including medicines and shelter kits to treat the sick and repair destroyed homes," the UN refugee agency said on Monday.
"More is on the way as UNHCR scales up delivery of protection and solutions in Northern Ethiopia," the UNHCR said in a statement via social media.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at the country’s underground Fordo nuclear plant, official media reported Tuesday, describing it as a response to a resolution by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.
The increased enrichment, reported by the official news agency IRNA, was seen as a significant addition to the country’s nuclear program.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Seventy years ago, Saad Ismail Al Jassim used to free dive 40 feet (13 meters) deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, holding his breath to comb the seabed for oysters in the hope of finding a cluster of pearls.
Today, an 1,100-foot (335-meter) yacht that serves as a floating hotel for thousands of soccer fans is docked by the shore where divers on wooden boats once left to hunt for pearls — emblematic of the stunning transformation World Cup host nation Qatar has experienced over the past century.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes.
These countries and many others in the Middle East and Africa have been plunged into turmoil and wars for several years. Now climate change is an added disaster for those already struggling for survival.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Iran was reeling Tuesday from the humiliation of starting the World Cup with a lopsided 6-2 loss against England in a match overshadowed by protests on and off the field.
Hard-line Iranian media sought to blame the defeat on the unrest that has gripped the Islamic Republic since the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police. Iranian newspapers turned to the familiar tactic of accusing foreign enemies, including the United States, Britain and Israel, of stirring up protests to throw the national team off its game.
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