RIYADH — Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that it is better for OPEC+ countries to remain cautious, in the context of the different views on the market and the continuing state of economic uncertainty. "The group is moving hard (...)
The OPEC+ countries, which had announced additional voluntary cuts in April 2023 and November 2023, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, held a meeting in person in Riyadh on the (...)
BAKU — Saudi Arabia has provided over $129 billion in aid to 169 countries worldwide since 1996, the Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah said.
Al Rabeeah, emphasized that Saudi (...)
DAMMAM — The first direct flight from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam to Najaf Airport in Iraq has arrived on Saturday, marking a step towards diversifying destinations within Iraq and supporting travel between the two countries.
Saudi (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has underscored the need to provide the best possible facilities and the finest services for the Hajj pilgrims so as to enable them perform their rituals in ease and comfort.
Chairing the weekly (...)
US President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his ultimatum that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off of some US weapons.
Biden's decision to go public with the ultimatum in an (...)
President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the (...)
Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Friday night, a Baghdad police source told CNN.
The attack took place in the Zayouna area east of Baghdad, and was (...)
DAMMAM — Saudi Arabia has announced new direct flights between Dammam and the Iraqi city of Al Najaf.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Friday that the move was in line with the Kingdom's national aviation strategy aimed at (...)
Australian police have arrested seven teenagers as part of a wave of counter-terrorism raids across Sydney, claiming it was "likely" the youths may have been plotting an attack.
The suspects are believed to share a "religiously motivated violent (...)
A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said.
Iraq's military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the (...)
Global oil and gold prices jumped and shares fell after US officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran.
After initial sharp moves in Asia on Friday, the market reaction eased with Brent crude oil trading around 1.7% higher, to sit above $88 a (...)
The day after the stabbing attack on a bishop, a forensics expert was sweeping a fingerprint brush over a nativity scene by the entrance of the Sydney church.
A small car parked outside Christ The Good Shepherd Church had its window screen smashed (...)
Australian police have declared Monday's stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act".
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd (...)
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said Tel Aviv must do everything necessary to protect the state "at the time and in the way we in Israel choose to do so".
Hagari said the Iranian attack was "thwarted with the iron defense (...)
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade after Iran's reprisal attack on Israel over the weekend.
Brent crude — a key benchmark for oil prices internationally — was lower but still trading close to $90 a barrel on Monday morning.
Prices had already (...)
The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration officials have said.
Over 300 drones and missiles were fired at Israel overnight, which Iran said was in response to an 1 (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for "maximum restraint" and de-escalation after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel early on Sunday.
"We have a shared responsibility" to de-escalate tensions and work for peace, (...)
Iran has launched hundreds of aerial drones and missiles at Israel, marking a widely anticipated reprisal attack.
It is the first such direct clash between the two enemies, who have been engaged in a years-long shadow war, with Iran using proxy (...)
British fighter jets shot down "a number of drones" fired at Israel from Iran, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
The UK was one of several countries, including the US, which helped counter Iran's unprecedented attack — its first ever direct strike on (...)
In a significant escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Iran has confirmed launching a "massive" attack involving over 50 drones and missiles directed at Israel. This marks the first direct Iranian assault on Israeli territory, intensifying the (...)
Israel's prime minister is to meet top officials to prepare for a possible attack by Iran, local media say.
Tensions are high over the possibility that Tehran will retaliate for an air strike that killed senior Iranian commanders nearly two weeks (...)
President Joe Biden has promised Israel "ironclad" US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians.
Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after Israel struck the (...)
US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The country's parliament recently passed a measure — backed by PM Anthony Albanese — calling for the return (...)
President Biden's pressure on Israel after last week's deadly attack on aid workers did not go far enough and will fail to stem the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to current and former US officials who have spoken to the BBC.
They said (...)