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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Talek HARRIS

An aerial view shows a worker building a bomb shelter next to the house of an Israeli couple in Tel Mond in central Israel on August 22, 2024. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
August 24, 2024, 12:51 pm
Amid Gaza war and multi-front threats, Israelis rush to build home bomb shelters
Depending on location, people have 15-90 seconds to get to a bomb shelter compared to 30 minutes in the 1950s, making public shelters less relevant
By Nir Kafri and Talek HARRIS
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (3R) performing the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on April 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) /
April 16, 2024, 2:12 pm
‘Bad for business’: Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf nations playing a key mediating role, but also fear that Iran could choose to strike them if it can’t effectively hit Israel
By Talek HARRIS, Robbie COREY-BOULET and Callum PATON
File: Brazilian forward Neymar (L) poses for a picture with Hilal President Fahad bin Nafel in Paris, France, on August 15, 2023. (Saudi Pro League/AFP)
August 24, 2023, 6:30 pm
Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar soccer binge part of race against looming oil decline
World’s biggest oil producer is building tourism, entertainment, and sports sectors, before global consumption of commodity expected to peak in 2040
By Talek HARRIS and Haitham el-Tabei
Brazilian superstar Neymar walks onto the field during his unveiling ceremony at Riyadh's King Fahd International Stadium on August 19, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
August 20, 2023, 6:43 am
Soccer superstar Neymar gets rapturous welcome at big-spending Saudi club
Flame throwers, fireworks and a drone display light up Riyadh stadium as Brazilian forward becomes latest world-famous player to join Saudi Pro League
By Talek HARRIS
US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley speaks during a media briefing on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue, in the Bahraini capital Manama, on November 19, 2021. (Mazen Mahdi/AFP)
November 19, 2021, 11:52 pm
US envoy warns ‘time is short’ for restoring Iran nuke deal
Robert Malley accuses Tehran of stalling nuclear talks to ‘accelerate the progress in their nuclear program,’ says it will soon be ‘impossible’ to benefit from JCPOA return
By Talek HARRIS
An early illustration of the planned Neom city in Saudi Arabia from 2020. (Neom.com)
October 27, 2021, 11:14 pm
Saudi megacity project flirts with major taboo — alcohol
Senior official says kingdom has not ruled out bending the rules for NEOM, but authorities fear ‘social backlash’
By Talek HARRIS and Rania Sanjar
Emirati men line up to welcome visitors the opening ceremony of the Dubai Expo 2020, on September 30, 2021. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
September 30, 2021, 11:08 pm
Dubai opens $7B Expo, including Israeli pavilion, with extravagant show of glitz
Lavish ceremony kicks off a six-month world fair attended by more than 190 countries; Israel’s pavilion of ‘sand dunes’ marks a year since UAE normalization deal
By Talek HARRIS
USA's Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal on the podium after Team USA won the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, August 9, 2016. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
August 10, 2016, 11:48 am
Olympics: Sealed with a kiss as Phelps roars to record-breaking 21 golds
Thrashing South African rival, American swimming legend regains 200-meter butterfly title before leading relay team to another victory
By Rebecca BRYAN and Talek HARRIS
Two women watch the Canadian team warm up before the men's field hockey Canada vs. Germany match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Hockey Center in Rio de Janeiro on August, 6 2016. (Carl De Souza/AFP)
August 7, 2016, 2:04 am
Olympics: Security scares make for troubled start
Police detonate a suspicious package, a stray bullet whizzes past a New Zealand team official’s head as Games get underway
By Talek HARRIS
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