AL HAYAT - News from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the world – 24 hours a day, seven days a week in seven languages

Riyadh -

IN THE NEWS

Colombian ex-president Uribe found guilty of witness tampering

Colombian ex-president Uribe found guilty of witness tampering

A Colombian court on Monday found ex-president Alvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering, making him the South American country's first former president to be convicted of a crime.

Read more
Osaka to work with Wiktorowski on trial after Mouratoglou split

Osaka to work with Wiktorowski on trial after Mouratoglou split

Japan's Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, will work with Polish coach Tomasz Wiktorowski on a trial basis after splitting with Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year together.

Read more
Forceful pleas at UN for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

Forceful pleas at UN for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

There is no alternative to a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia Monday that was boycotted by Israel and branded a stunt by Washington.

Read more
Alvaro Uribe: Colombia's first ex-president convicted of a crime

Alvaro Uribe: Colombia's first ex-president convicted of a crime

Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was wildly popular in rightwing sectors for his war on leftist guerrillas during a particularly vicious period of the country's six-decade-old conflict.

Read more
Aussie qualifier schools young gun Fonseca in Toronto

Aussie qualifier schools young gun Fonseca in Toronto

Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate dispatched rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Monday in the ATP Toronto Masters, ensuring a breakthrough into the world ranking top 100.

Read more
Second Guardians pitcher on leave under MLB gambling probe

Second Guardians pitcher on leave under MLB gambling probe

Cleveland Guardians closing relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through August 31 on Monday as part of Major League Baseball's investigation into sports gambling.

Read more
'No alternative' to two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians: France

'No alternative' to two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians: France

There is no alternative to a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia Monday that was boycotted by Israel and branded a stunt by Washington.

Read more
China and US wrap first day of trade talks

China and US wrap first day of trade talks

Chinese and US officials wrapped the first day in a fresh round of talks in Stockholm on Monday, with the world's top two economies looking to extend a fragile trade truce in the face of President Donald Trump's global tariff war.

Read more
EU car industry sees relief - and pain - in US trade deal

EU car industry sees relief - and pain - in US trade deal

The car industry in the EU on Monday viewed the trade deal struck with the United States as a de-escalation -- but one that still puts sand in its gearbox.

Read more
Hundreds of Sudanese refugees in Cairo take up chance to return home for free

Hundreds of Sudanese refugees in Cairo take up chance to return home for free

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo's main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and children in tow, to board a train bound for a homeland shattered by two years of war.

Read more