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F1 factory tours, British GP tickets headline Grand Prix Trust auction at Autosport Awards

The Autosport Awards, which takes place at Grosvenor House on Park Lane this weekend, is continuing its long-standing support of the Grand Prix Trust, which is the benevolent fund of the industry. The Trust is chaired by former F1 driver and Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle. It helps put…

Autosport

Customs officials seize 970.4 grams of gold at RGI Airport

AIU at RGIA Hyderabad seized 970.4g gold worth ₹61.2L from three passengers arriving from Jeddah & Dubai. Suspicion led to detainment & three cases booked. Investigation launched.

The Hindu

F1 drivers want Las Vegas track surface to match “gold standard” Jeddah

The new surface has been made trickier by the fact that there are no support events laying rubber down in Las Vegas, and because the public street section is reopened to normal traffic for most of the day, leaving it dirty for the start of F1 action.

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F1 drivers want Las Vegas track surface to match "gold standard" Jeddah

The new surface has been made trickier by the fact that there are no support series laying rubber down in Las Vegas, and because the public street section is reopened to normal traffic for most of the day, leaving it dirty for the start of F1 action.

Autosport

Saudi-hosted peace talks fall short of ceasefire in Sudan

Negotiations on the Sudanese conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army have wrapped up in Jeddah. The talks were unable to reach a ceasefire, although the two warring parties committed to facilitating humanitarian aid.

France 24

Why are Sudan’s warring factions meeting in Jeddah?

Talks convened by international parties have previously collapsed, making some sceptical about imminent peace in Sudan.

Al Jazeera

Brooks Koepka’s comments about LIV Golf teammate Matthew Wolff show the door is officially shut

Koepka has not sugarcoated his feelings about Wolff, who, like Koepka, lives in Jupiter. And he dug in again Wednesday.

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Gold worth over ₹37 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Customs officials at Cochin Airport seized 874g of gold valued at ₹37.70 lakh from a passenger arriving from Jeddah via Kuwait. The passenger was intercepted based on profiling and three capsules of gold were found concealed in his body. Investigations are ongoing.

The Hindu

2023 LIV Golf Jeddah prize money payouts for each player and team

It pays to play well on the Saudi-backed circuit.

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Cam Smith out of pole position for LIV jackpot in Saudi

Australian golf superstar Cameron Smith has his work cut out to scoop a $28 million payday as LIV's top player after Talor Gooch took the upper hand in Jeddah.

AAP

Sudan army chief: ‘Revolution can be restored’

Sudan Armed Forces leader says talks with Rapid Support Forces chief are impossible; wants ‘terrorist’ designation.

Al Jazeera

Saudia Airlines will be the first international airline to arrive at KIA’s T-2

Int'l flights from KIA's T-2 start Tues. Saudia Airlines flight SV 866 from Jeddah 1st to arrive at 10.15am. 1st int'l departure at 11.50am. 2 Indigo flights to Colombo & Male at 12.10 & 1.05pm. Oman Air to Muscat at 3.40pm & Royal Nepal Airlines to Kathmandu at 5.30pm. Arrivals:…

The Hindu

Lion Air flight develops a snag during its technical landing in Thiruvananthapuram

The airline authorities had to shift 212 passengers to the security hold area after the aircraft developed a technical snag.

The Hindu

Gold worth ₹90 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Customs officials at Cochin Airport seize 1.8 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹90 lakh in 3 separate interceptions. Passengers from Jeddah & Abu Dhabi concealed gold in capsule & wire cutter handles respectively.

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4 kg of gold seized at Calicut airport

Intelligence wing of Air Customs seized 4 kg of gold valued at ₹2.5 crore at Calicut Int'l Airport. 3 gold bars found hidden under 3 seats of IndiGo flight 6E66 from Jeddah. 3 gold capsules & gold chain seized from passenger on Air India Express IX348 on tip-off. Investigation on.

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia warmth after Israelis’ emergency landing in Jeddah praised as sign of goodwill

A plane carrying Israelis home from the Seychelles made an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia after an electrical malfunction

Al Jazeera

Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Saudi Arabia after emergency plane landing

Plane carrying Israelis made emergency landing in Jeddah, where passengers spent night at airport hotel.

The Independent UK

Israelis on a flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia return to Tel Aviv

A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles has made an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia before flying back to Tel Aviv

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The Independent UK

9 of the best things to do in Saudi Arabia

From craters worth exploring to vast skyscrapers, there’s plenty to fill your time in this Middle East kingdom

The Independent UK

9 reasons to visit Jeddah

Why you should take a trip to Saudi’s second city

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: bridgehead across the Dnipro river a key objective as Kyiv works to maintain solidarity among allies

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a fad’: the truth behind Saudi Arabia’s dizzying investment in sport

From the star-studded Pro League to golf, F1 and cricket, the kingdom’s strategy is as cynically ambitious as it is controversial

The Guardian - UK

China has its own reasons for being at Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia

Gathering in Jeddah offers Beijing chance to placate global south and limit damage with west over Russia relations

The Conversation

Ukraine war: talks in Jeddah give Kyiv an opportunity to push its ten-point plan to Brics and the global south

As the war in Ukraine escalated on and beyond the existing battlefields with intensified air, drone and ground operations, more than 40 countries met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over the weekend of August 5-6 2023, to discuss peace.

France 24

Deadly Russian strike on east Ukraine kills several on residential estate

Two Russian missile strikes on the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, including on a residential building, killed at least five people and wounded 31 others, Kyiv said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are creating conditions to advance forward step-by-step and have the initiative on the battlefield, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Monday. Read…

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