KRAFTON has officially revealed the return of the PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2025. This year, the tournament will see a significant expansion, with 24 national teams participating, up from the previous edition's 16, reflecting a clear ambition to (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that more than one million pilgrims have benefited from the Makkah Route Initiative since its launch, reaffirming the Kingdom's commitment to serving pilgrims.
Now in its seventh year, the (...)
Pakistan's army chief, General Asim Munir, is not known for seeking the spotlight.
Yet in recent weeks, it has found him — not only in Pakistan, but across the border in India and in diplomatic capitals far beyond.
His remarks on Kashmir — made just (...)
JEDDAH/MADINAH — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday received the first groups of pilgrims arriving to perform Hajj 2025, including those traveling under the "Makkah Route" initiative, as flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Malaysia landed in Jeddah (...)
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.
State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)
Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.
The annual (...)
Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest (...)
The US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo, who at the time was the US Commerce Secretary, in an interview with me back in 2021.
Four years on, chips (...)
China's President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose "unilateral bullying" to upkeep a global system of free trade — though he stopped short of naming the US.
It comes as Xi is on a so-called "charm offensive" trip across South East Asia, (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences over the death of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
In a cable of condolences sent to King of (...)
China's leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, hitting out at President Donald Trump's latest tariffs moves.
Although Trump has paused most of his "reciprocal" tariffs, he (...)
The United States announced Saturday that it is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas, citing the African nation's refusal to accept deported nationals.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (...)
Emmanuel Macron has lashed out against Donald Trump's decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on virtually every country, calling the move "brutal" and "unfounded" and proposing a temporary halt in future European investments in America.
The pause, he (...)
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated (...)
A number of countries have officially announced that Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Monday, March 31, 2025, as the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted on Saturday evening.
Authorities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Australia (...)
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance hosted a large-scale Ramadan iftar banquet on Friday in Solo, Central Java Province, Indonesia, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' iftar program for Ramadan 1446 (...)
MAKKAH — The Makkah Halal Forum, which began on Tuesday, hosted a series of educational workshops focused on the halal industry, the sustainability of the halal economy, and the latest innovations and best practices in this vital sector.
The (...)
A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People's Liberation Army (...)
Malaysia and Egypt have firmly rejected any plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, stressing that such moves would undermine Palestinian statehood and violate fundamental rights.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday night that he (...)
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, a US Navy spokesperson said Thursday.
It's not clear what caused the collision between (...)
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centers in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian (...)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has vowed to continue its judicial work after US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose sanctions on its staff.
The ICC said it "stands firmly" by its personnel and the order seeks to harm its (...)
A Malaysian court has fined a Singaporean influencer for falsely claiming that she was nearly kidnapped at a mall near Malaysia's border with Singapore.
A post by beauty influencer Amyra Laila Ho went viral after she claimed that a couple tried to (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has begun receiving applications from teachers to be nominated to send abroad, specifically to13 countries around the world, to teach specialized subjects in Saudi schools in those countries.
The countries to where (...)
Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called "aphrodisiac honey" — illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction.
The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs (...)
