German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China.
The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
Prosecutors allege his network operated a front (...)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem has won this year's prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award with a depiction of loss in Gaza.
The heartrending photo depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece.
The photograph, taken (...)
JEDDAH — King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has awarded a master's degree to a student who passed away two years ago, following the successful defense of her thesis. Despite Khuloud Batto's unfortunate demise, the university officially recognized (...)
STOCKHOLM — Saudi Arabia's Economy and Planning Minister Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim has met with a number of Swedish officials during his official visit to Sweden to enhance cooperation between the two in the economic sector.
Al-Ibrahim met with (...)
The government of Alberta has pulled its support for a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games due to rising costs.
A joint bid was being considered by the Canadian province, centered around the cities of Edmonton and Calgary.
Tourism and Sport (...)
BAGHDAD — Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Iraq Abdulaziz Al-Shammari has announced the signing of a contract to establish a huge investment project near Baghdad International Airport.
The ambassador said the huge investment project is worth $1 billion (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia celebrated International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, at a time when Saudi women achieved high levels in quality of life and empowerment in almost all walks of life, especially in the diplomatic and sports (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia put its trust in five female diplomats to represent the Kingdom in different countries abroad.
Empowering women in the Kingdom was not limited to contributing to their education or introducing them to the labor market, but (...)
One person was killed and 60 more were injured in a stampede ahead of a soccer match in the Iraqi city of Basra on Thursday, the state news agency INA reported.
The stampede took place near the Jaza'a Al Nakhla Stadium, where Iraq and Oman were (...)
A fire at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil has been brought under control by civil defense teams, the Saud Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday quoting local sources.
The director of civil defense teams in Erbil said no (...)
COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including 'loss and damage', the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, urging parties to rise to the urgency of the moment and agree on real (...)
At least 28 people were injured in protests in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on the third anniversary of the October protests, said Iraqi security media Saturday.
In a statement, the Iraqi security authorities affirmed that nine civilians and 19 (...)
A group of United Nations experts investigating human rights violations committed in Ukraine in the seven months since Russia invaded said on Friday they had turned up evidence of war crimes.
The experts from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, (...)
Iraq will impose a nationwide curfew starting at 19:00, local time, after initially applying the measure on the capital Baghdad, the Joint Operations Command said on Monday.
The move is in response to protests by supporters of influential cleric (...)
RIYADH —The Apple Women's Developer Academy celebrated the graduation of the first batch of 103 female trainees in a ceremony marked with pomp and grandeur here on Sunday.
This is the first batch to be graduated from the academy, which was opened in (...)
Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84.
Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument. He suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning.
Sharma is credited with converting (...)
One person has died and more than 5,000 people have been admitted to hospitals with breathing problems in Iraq after a seventh severe dust storm in a month.
A Health Ministry spokesman said 2,000 of the cases of "suffocation" had been reported in (...)
German golfer Sophie Witt and English golfer Georgia Hall took the lead in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International (ASLI), presented by the Public Investment Fund, in its first day of competitions at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah (...)
German golfer Sophie Witt and English golfer Georgia Hall took the lead in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International (ASLI), presented by the Public Investment Fund, in its first day of competitions at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah (...)
Multiple rockets struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, officials said according to the dpa.
Kurdish officials said several rockets hit the area, but only caused property damage.
According to official information, no one (...)
Alwaleed Philanthropies has announced the launch of ground-breaking creative workshops for Saudi female artisans at the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, the world's largest women's university.
The launch of the workshops marks the (...)
Multiple rockets struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, officials said. Kurdish officials said several rockets hit the area, but only caused property damage.
According to official information, no one was injured in the (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today.
At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes (...)
Iraq has condemned the targeting of oil pipelines in the Mussafah area in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
"Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly condemns the attack on the United Arab Emirates and the targeting of oil pipelines in the (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Several prominent Saudi figures joined hundreds of local film fans in celebrating the world premier screening of Saudi feature film Champions (Abtaal) at Red Sea Gala Theatre here on Sunday evening. They greeted the filmmakers (...)