A 4,000-year-old handprint has been discovered on a clay model used for offerings in an Ancient Egyptian tomb.
Researchers from Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum, in the United Kingdom, stumbled upon the imprint while preparing for an (...)
In the center of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait.
Signs from an old tourist fair propped up behind them urge visitors to "Explore the Beauty of Nature" with illustrations of coves and (...)
Scorching heat swept across parts of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America this week, breaking temperature records and triggering warnings from meteorologists that extreme conditions will persist in the days ahead. Temperatures began (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, alongside key Arab and Islamic countries, has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's recent declaration calling for the imposition of so-called "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied West Bank, denouncing it as a blatant (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 6 percent year-on-year in May 2025 to reach SR31 billion ($8.2 billion), according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on Thursday.
However, national non-oil (...)
For the first time since the start of the war in Gaza, Israel is holding negotiations with Hamas on a potential agreement to end the conflict, an Israeli political source familiar with the matter told Haaretz on Saturday.
"This negotiation is (...)
Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs — once home to tens of thousands of people — levelled in the past few weeks.
Satellite images show massive (...)
RIYADH — Foreign ministers from 11 Arab and regional countries reaffirmed their support for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity while strongly condemning continued Israeli attacks on Syrian territory.
The ministers — representing Saudi (...)
Israel is expected to present a revised withdrawal map during ceasefire negotiations in Doha, following a stall in talks over its previous proposal to retain control over a significant portion of the Gaza Strip, media outlets reported on (...)
European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery (...)
A 300-member-strong Palestinian militia has emerged in Gaza, aiming to liberate the Strip from Hamas — and now it says it has the backing of Israel.
The group, calling itself the Popular Forces, operates in eastern Rafah under the leadership of (...)
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, have been killed in an Israeli strike near a medical point in central Gaza, a hospital there says.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said the strike hit people queueing for nutritional (...)
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal have stalled after three days of indirect talks, a Palestinian official has told the BBC.
The official said key sticking points included how aid would be (...)
A major fire erupted at the headquarters of Telecom Egypt in downtown Cairo on Monday, injuring at least 14 people and causing widespread disruptions to internet and mobile phone services across the country.
According to the Health Ministry, the (...)
RIO DE JENEIRO — On behalf of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan is leading Saudi Arabia's delegation in the 17th BRICS Summit 2025, which began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (...)
After 21 months of war, there are growing hopes of a new Gaza ceasefire announcement as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Trump previously told reporters he had been "very firm" with Netanyahu (...)
The BRICS group of nations condemned the increase in tariffs and the recent Iran conflict, but refrained from pointing a finger at US President Donald Trump at their summit in Brazil on Sunday
The group's declaration, which also took aim at Israeli (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas could be reached as early as next week, citing a "positive" response from the Palestinian group to a U.S.-backed proposal, according to media reports.
"There (...)
Israel has received a formal response from Hamas regarding a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, with local media reporting late Friday that discussions on the proposal's details are now underway.
According to Israel's Channel 12, an anonymous source (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Aid Platform has revealed that the total value of financial assistance provided by Saudi Arabia to around the world is amounted to approximately SR528.4 billion ($140.9 billion), cementing the Kingdom's position as one of the (...)
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.
President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that he expected to (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty discussed the efforts to resume ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the necessary steps to implement the Arab-Islamic Plan for the (...)
A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled.
The comments came as US President Donald Trump said (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced the passing of its Cabin Manager Mohsen bin Saeed Alzahrani, who died while on duty aboard flight SV119 bound for London from Jeddah on Thursday, June 26.
Alzahrani suffered sudden medical emergency (...)
RIYADH — Shortly after Iran launched missile attacks on US military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday, several nations including Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have closed their air spaces while the United Arab Emirates imposed some restrictions on (...)
