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

Noskova overpowers Pegula to win Berlin WTA

Noskova overpowers Pegula to win Berlin WTA

Czech world number 13 Linda Noskova overcame American world number four Jessica Pegula to claim the Wimbledon warm-up WTA tournament in Berlin 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday.

Read more
Iran warns US to 'be careful' after Trump threat

Iran warns US to 'be careful' after Trump threat

Iran warned the United States on Sunday to "be careful" after President Donald Trump threatened to strike the Islamic republic over its support for Hezbollah, even as the arch-foes held talks in Switzerland seeking a deal to permanently end the Middle East war.

Read more
Gakpo savours 'freedom' to fire Dutch in World Cup title bid

Gakpo savours 'freedom' to fire Dutch in World Cup title bid

Cody Gakpo faced flak from Liverpool fans as their Premier League title defence imploded but at the World Cup he is proving to be the man for the big occasion with his country.

Read more
Cerundolo outlasts Paul to win marathon Queen's Club final

Cerundolo outlasts Paul to win marathon Queen's Club final

Federico Cerundolo won the longest final in Queen's Club history on Sunday, beating Tommy Paul to claim the biggest title of his career.

Read more
Pogacar wins final stage to seal Tour of Switzerland success

Pogacar wins final stage to seal Tour of Switzerland success

Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory this week as the world champion sealed overall success in the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after catching French climber Lenny Martinez 800 metres from the line.

Read more
Henry the hero for New Zealand as England bring back Stokes

Henry the hero for New Zealand as England bring back Stokes

Matt Henry did the damage as New Zealand thrashed England by 253 runs in the second Test at the Oval on Sunday for a series-levelling victory as England confirmed Ben Stokes would return as captain for the deciding third Test.

Read more
Bolivia removes roadblocks after emergency decree

Bolivia removes roadblocks after emergency decree

Bolivian police driving bulldozers cleared highways Sunday and fuel trucks rolled into La Paz after the president declared a state of emergency to remove anti-government roadblocks that had paralyzed the Andean nation.

Read more
Vance hopes US, Iran can turn 'new leaf' with talks

Vance hopes US, Iran can turn 'new leaf' with talks

US Vice President JD Vance expressed hopes on Sunday of turning a "new leaf" during talks with Iran in Switzerland, even as the threat of renewed fighting in Lebanon and lack of consensus on key issues rendered prospects for a permanent deal elusive.

Read more
Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled sports events and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records.

Read more
Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist senator as Colombia votes

Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist senator as Colombia votes

Colombians were voting Sunday in a polarized presidential runoff that could reshape the country's fragile peace process and relations with the United States, after the most violent election campaign in a decade.

Read more