KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation on Thursday held the draw for the final play-off round of 2026 World Cup qualification, placing Saudi Arabia in Group B alongside Iraq and Indonesia.
Six teams are competing for two remaining direct (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic fire that broke out in a shopping center in the city of Kut, Iraq, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom (...)
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 (...)
Authorities in Syria announced Sunday that some of the country's worst wildfires in years have been brought under control following 10 days of intense firefighting in the heavily forested mountains of Latakia province.
The fires, fueled by high (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed the disarmament of the PKK as a historic milestone, declaring the move a "new chapter" for Türkiye and marking the dawn of a new era of national unity and regional strength.
"Today marks a (...)
A group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, laid down their weapons and destroyed them in a symbolic disarmament ceremony on Friday in the Surdas sub-district of Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province, marking a potential turning point in the group's (...)
Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said.
At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on (...)
RIYADH — Eight oil-producing nations of the OPEC+ alliance agreed on Saturday to increase their collective oil production by 548,000 barrels per day in August. The decision to further accelerate oil output hike was taken during a virtual meeting of (...)
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 (...)
In the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof cafe serves up refreshing cold drinks on a hot summer's day.
They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the cafe sits in a leafy corner of the long-shuttered US embassy.
Its (...)
JEDDAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received on Tuesday phone calls from Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. They praised Saudi Arabia's stance calling for (...)
DOHA — Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait have resumed normal air traffic in their airspace after a brief suspension on Monday. This suspension was part of a series of precautionary measures taken following the escalation of situation in the region.
Shortly (...)
Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.
Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base (...)
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 (...)
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday drew similarities between the US's air strikes in Iran this weekend and the invasion of Iraq in 2003, telling a Texas crowd that "we cannot let history repeat itself."
The progressive Vermont senator, speaking at a town (...)
Iran announced on Monday night that it launched missile strikes targeting American forces stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and a US base in Iraq, marking a significant escalation in its confrontation with the United States.
The announcement (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was "wrong" to suggest earlier this year that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, and warned that it could be "very hard to stop" Israel's ongoing (...)
ST. PETERSBURG — Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Thursday that OPEC+ has become a key guarantor of oil prices and the oil sector as a whole.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on Thursday, he said that OPEC+ (...)
Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority in Iraq, has strongly condemned any threats or assassination attempts targeting Iran's Ali Khamenei.
In a statement published on his official website, Sistani warned that such actions (...)
CAIRO — Twenty Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, affirmed their condemnation and rejection of the Israeli attacks on Iran. In a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers of these countries (...)
Iran has launched "approximately 100 UAVs toward Israeli territory" — an expected response after Israel carried out strikes across Iran that it said targeted the "heart" of its nuclear program.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Israel is working (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia must deliver a miracle on Tuesday if they are to secure direct qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, needing to beat Australia by at least five goals in their final Group C fixture of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to (...)
The Pentagon notified Congress last week that it will be diverting critical anti-drone technology that had been allocated for Ukraine to US Air Force units in the Middle East, according to correspondence obtained by CNN and people familiar with the (...)
RIYADH — Eight OPEC+ member countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the UAE, will raise oil production by 411,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July 2025 as part of a phased reversal of previous voluntary output cuts, the alliance announced on (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday emphasized the highest standards of efficiency, quality, coordination, and integration among relevant authorities while implementing the annual plan for the Hajj pilgrimage season of 2025. Crown (...)
