NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral (...)
The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Thursday that he will hold an international conference in October to build support for a Libyan-owned and led stability plan, warning that his country faces "serious challenges" that could undermine (...)
International cooperation and solidarity are the only way to combat terrorism, Iraqi President Barham Salih said in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, warning against complacency.
He said over the past 40 years alone, Iraq has (...)
Miguel Marion Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the president of Cuba, underlined the importance of multilateralism and the UN in his speech to the high-level General Debate at the General Assembly on Thursday, during which he condemned the foreign policy of the (...)
The president of Burundi said on Thursday that, 60 years after the country's independence, "the restoration of peace, security, stability and social cohesion are a reality" in the African nation.
"The only enemy that remains a threat to citizens, in (...)
Top UN officials met in the margins of the 76th General Assembly on Thursday, with a strong call to action to stamp out gender-based violence (GBV), amid a rise in forced displacement and other humanitarian emergencies around the globe.
GBV includes (...)
Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Two billion are overweight or obese and yet 462 million, are underweight. Nearly a third of all food that is produced, is lost or (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice-President Kamala Harris here on Thursday, marking the first in-person meeting of Modi and the highest-ranking Indian American in US history.
Harris is the first woman and first black and South Asian (...)
With China facing a looming demographic crisis, the government last month passed into law a three-child policy raising the permitted limit on family sizes, CNN reported quoting Chinese media.
But with many couples still hesitant to expand their (...)
The military junta in Myanmar is accused of jailing children because of the political beliefs of their parents, CNN said in a report on Thursday.
Five-year-old Su Htet Waing often wakes up crying for her mother and older sister.
Hiding in the (...)
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday described South Korean President Moon Jae-in's proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean War "an interesting" and "an admirable idea," saying her country is willing to keep close (...)
The CIA has reportedly removed its station chief in Vienna for not responding appropriately to an outbreak of the mysterious Havana syndrome.
Dozens of US personnel in the Austrian capital and their children have reported symptoms of the syndrome, (...)
The head of Africa's health agency has warned that the UK's policy of not accepting Covid-19 vaccine certificates from the continent could increase vaccine hesitancy, according to BBC.
Dr John Nkengasong said the UK's stance was confusing and had (...)
The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, in charge of promoting Formula 1 Saudi Grand Prix for the 2021 season, has officially set a world record, when Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the (...)
Russia on Friday recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began with 828 lives lost over the previous 24 hours.
This brings the death toll from the pandemic in the country to 202,273, according to the official tally (...)
The eastern city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan has seen a spate of attacks against the Taliban this week by an affiliate of ISIS, CNN reported.
The group IS Khorasan (ISIS-K) claimed three attacks in the city on Wednesday and Thursday. Through ISIS' (...)
As Haiti continues to reel from the "triple tragedy" of natural disasters, gang violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern on Thursday that two-thirds of Haitian migrants expelled from the United States (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), promoter of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021, has on Friday become an official World Record holder as the final brick was placed by the SAMF Chairman Prince Khalid Bin Sultan (...)
To commemorate the 91st National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ultimate celebration destination Ain Dubai displayed a special message to Saudi Arabia's residents and visitors in Dubai.
The world's largest and tallest observation wheel, (...)
Regional Director of the Middle East at United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Basmah Al-Mayman affirmed the importance of the prominent role being played by Saudi Arabia in international organizations, through its qualitative (...)
RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases stayed below the 100-mark for two straight weeks on Friday with 51 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours after continuing to slide in the last five weeks from the 500-mark
According to a statement from the (...)
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan met on Friday with US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
During the meeting, they discussed enhancing joint action, (...)
The European Union has threatened sanctions on Russia over "unacceptable" cyber attacks and espionage.
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday accused Russian organizations of trying to hack European politicians and spread (...)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that she continues to be alarmed by "persistent allegations" of "widespread and systematic torture" of protesters in Belarus.
Gender-based violence is of serious concern, with reports that (...)
The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization's (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring the need for lower prices and (...)
