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[ March 27, 2020 ] Ilhan Omar Calls for ‘National Lockdown’ amid Coronavirus Outbreak Administration
[ March 27, 2020 ] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Virus Foreign Policy
[ March 27, 2020 ] Support for Hong Kong Protesters’ Demands Rises Even as Coronavirus Halts Rallies: Poll Foreign Policy
[ March 27, 2020 ] Trump Says He Might Stop Calling Coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus’ Health
[ March 27, 2020 ] Canada Attacks ‘Damaging’ Trump Plan to Deploy Troops at Border Foreign Policy

Desert X Site in Saudi Arabia to Become Permanent Arts Hub

March 23, 2020 Focus Washington

After the close of the inaugural edition of Desert X AlUla, a free, site-responsive exhibition held in the Al-Ula region of northwestern of Saudi Arabia from January 31 to March 7, the Royal Commission for […]

Saudi Arabia Launches Women’s Football League

March 4, 2020 Lisa Clayton

Saudi Arabia is to launch a female football league, two years after women were first allowed into stadiums in the Gulf kingdom. The league will play its matches in the capital, Riyadh, and two other […]

Oliver Stone to Lead Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Festival Jury

February 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Oliver Stone will lead the jury of the first Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; additional masterclasses will be held with Spike Lee, William Friedkin, Abel Ferrara, Khairy Beshara, and Yousry Nasrallah. […]

Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Lacked Recommended Safety Device

January 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because […]

NBA Star Kobe Bryant and Daughter Among Nine Killed in Helicopter Crash

January 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and […]

Weinstein Rape Trial Begins, Hollywood Mogul Facing up to Life in Prison

January 6, 2020 Focus Washington

The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul who transformed the independent film world with award-winning movies like “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” begins this week in Manhattan, Reuters informed. Once […]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea, Reuters reported. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, […]

Unmarried Foreign Couples in Saudi Arabia Can Now Rent Hotel Rooms

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Unmarried foreign couples will now be allowed to rent hotel rooms together in Saudi Arabia as part of a new visa regime announced by the religiously conservative kingdom, BBC reported. Women will also be allowed […]

Remains of Firefighter Killed on 9/11 Identified 18 Years after Attacks

September 11, 2019 Focus Washington

More remains of a firefighter who was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have been identified -18 years after the world-changing tragedy that left thousands dead, CBS News writes. A second funeral service […]

Saudi Arabia’s First Home-grown Cinema to Open Four Multiplexes

August 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia’s first home-grown cinema chain is to open four new multiplexes in the Kingdom before the end of this year, Arab News writes. Muvi Cinemas has signed a partnership deal with Arabian Centers which […]

Megyn Kelly Negotiating Exit from NBC News After “Blackface” Remarks

October 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Megyn Kelly and NBC News executives are negotiating the terms of her departure from the news division, CNN reported. Although her exit is not official yet, it’s highly likely to be announced in the days […]

African American Museum Stirs up Memories for Hockey Pioneer O’Ree

October 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree’s tour of the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American received great media coverage on Wednesday, AP/USA Today reported. When the player who broke the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 stood next to […]