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AlUla Welcomes 12 Nations for Endurance Cups

The main races will cover 100 kilometers - SPA
The main races will cover 100 kilometers - SPA
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AlUla Welcomes 12 Nations for Endurance Cups

The main races will cover 100 kilometers - SPA
The main races will cover 100 kilometers - SPA

AlUla will host the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee Endurance Cup and the Junior and Young Riders Endurance Cup on November 8 and 9, where over 200 riders from 12 countries will compete in the event organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla and the Saudi Equestrian Federation at the AlFursan Equestrian Village.
A veterinary examination of the horses is scheduled for Friday, SPA reported.
The main races will cover 100 kilometers, a two-star 120-kilometer international race, a 120-kilometer race for young riders, and two qualifying races of 40 kilometers and 80 kilometers.
The total prize reward is SAR2 million, with SAR1 million allocated for each cup.

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France Says Won't Call Off Israel Game after Violence in Amsterdam

In this image taken from video, police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
In this image taken from video, police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
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France Says Won't Call Off Israel Game after Violence in Amsterdam

In this image taken from video, police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
In this image taken from video, police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)

Despite the violence directed at Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, France won't change its plans to host a Nations' League game against Israel next week, the interior minister said on Friday.
"France is not backing down because that would amount to giving up in the face of threats of violence and anti-Semitism", Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said in a post on X.
Tensions over Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza are running high in France, home to Europe's largest Jewish and Muslim communities, where authorities this year reported a surge in antisemitic incidents.
Israel said it would send two planes to bring back fans of an Israeli soccer team from the Netherlands on Friday after overnight attacks in the streets that officials described as antisemitic.
Videos circulating on social media showed riot police intervening in street clashes, with some attackers shouting anti-Israeli slurs.
Paris police are planning to deploy over 2,000 officers around the Stade de France to secure the game on Thursday, Nov. 14, BFM TV reported. Authorities are also expected to cordon off an unusually large security perimeter.
The interior ministry and Paris police department did not immediately reply to Reuters' requests for details of the exact plans.
Retailleau was meeting with the heads of the French soccer federation and top club PSG on Friday morning following the unfurling of a giant "Free Palestine" banner at a Champions League match this week.