Tyson Fury confirms heavyweight fight with Anthony Joshua is ON & set for August 14 in Saudi Arabia

Tyson Fury confirms heavyweight fight with Anthony Joshua is ON and set for August 14 in Saudi Arabia – as an excited Gypsy King says he ‘cannot wait to smash’ his British rival ‘in the biggest sporting event ever to grace Earth’ By Luke Augustus for MailOnline Published: 19:18 BST, 16 May 2021 | Updated: … Read more

Row over Salvator Mundi painting’s links to da Vinci revealed in new film

Did Mohammed bin Salman pay $450M for a ‘da Vinci’ artwork Leonardo DIDN’T create? Saudis left furious amid claims the master merely ‘contributed’ to the world’s most expensive painting Salvator Mundi sold for a record-breaking $450million at auction in 2017 But questions were quickly raised over whether it is a ‘true’ da Vinci work  French … Read more

India faces second wave as Covid cases soar

A second wave of the pandemic is looming in India with Covid-19 cases rocketing to their highest level in months and pressure growing for vaccines to be used at home rather than exported to Britain and around the world.   India added 46,951 new cases to the tally today in its bleakest day since November 11 … Read more

Muslims will need a Covid-19 vaccine to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia declares

Muslims will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia declares The Saudi Health Ministry said a vaccine would be ‘the main condition for participation’ in the pilgrimage The government statement, released on Tuesday, did not specify whether worshippers from outside the kingdom would be able to attend Last year, … Read more

BBC airs radio interview with man pretending to be Senator Cory Booker

BBC is tricked into airing bogus interview with man claiming to be Senator Cory Booker ‘in what appears to be a deliberate hoax’ Host of BBC’s Newshour believed they were speaking with US Senator Cory Booker during last Friday night’s program The ‘Senator’ was quizzed about America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia  On Monday, the BBC … Read more

UK is 66th in table judging nations’ coronavirus pandemic response

UK’s coronavirus pandemic response was SIXTY-SIXTH place in the world and worse than Italy’s, Ireland’s and Sweden, Australian think tank claims Britain was mid-table along with Poland, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Morocco Lowy Institute’s Covid Performance Index judged 98 countries on their response New Zealand was ranked as the world’s most effective handler, with 25 deaths … Read more

UK’s coronavirus pandemic response was SIXTY-SIXTH place in the world, think tank claims

UK’s coronavirus pandemic response was SIXTY-SIXTH place in the world and worse than Italy’s, Ireland’s and Sweden, Australian think tank claims Britain was mid-table along with Poland, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Morocco Lowy Institute’s Covid Performance Index judged 98 countries on their response New Zealand was ranked as the world’s most effective handler, with 25 deaths … Read more

Explosion above Saudi capital of Riyadh – days after missile targeting the city was intercepted 

Explosion above Saudi capital of Riyadh – days after missile targeting the city was intercepted By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 11:20 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 11:28 GMT, 26 January 2021 An explosion has been heard in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh on Tuesday just days after a missile targeting the city was intercepted. … Read more

Ice blankets the Sahara desert while snow falls in Saudi Arabia where temperature has dropped to -2C

What IS going on with the world’s weather? Ice blankets the Sahara desert while snow falls in Saudi Arabia where temperature has dropped to -2C The desert town of Ain Sefra in Algeria was blanketed with snow last Wednesday as temperatures hit -3C Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured the unusual sight in stunning images of sheep … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince embraces Qatar’s Emir at Gulf summit as three-year blockade ends

End of the blockade: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman embraces Qatar’s Emir as the countries agree to open their air space and end the diplomatic crisis which began three years ago Saudi Arabia is hosting a Gulf summit in the ancient desert city of Al-Ula On Monday, it was announced the kingdom’s embargo of … Read more