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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Qatar on Asian Cup Win

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Qatar on Asian Cup Win

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Qatar’s success of hosting the AFC Asian Cup and the Qatari national football team’s winning of the cup.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud sent a similar cable of congratulations to the Emir.

Qatar won the Asian Cup title after defeating Jordan 3-1 on Saturday.

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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”