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The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games intends to impose a total smoking ban at Games venues in 2020, including the entirety of both indoor and outdoor areas of each site, according to The Japan News. According to sources, it would be the first time for such …

Saudi Arabia appointed its first female ambassador early Sunday to serve as its top diplomat in the United States. Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud replaces Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, a son of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. Princess …

The World Superbike championship will join MotoGP in holding a race event at the Lombok-based street circuit in Indonesia in 2021, it has been announced. Dorna, which promotes both categories, confirmed plans for a 2021 WSBK race in Indonesia as part of its official announcement of the deal with the …

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold its first festival next week. The event will run from February 5-9 in Egypt, under the theme “One Nation, A Diversity of Cultures, Palestine in the Heart,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday, according to Arab News. The festival’s opening …

On London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) cost of the Brent crude oil increased $0.68 to trade at $61.77, while the price of Light crude at the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) rose $0.65 to stand at $53.78 on world markets.