Every year on Sept. 21, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence. On Sunday, the UN chief kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace.
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On International Albinism Awareness Day, Sunday, the UN chief reiterated his "solidarity with persons with albinism".
Albinism, a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition found in both men and women, presents as a lack of melanin (...)
Due to the ever-increasing demands of the global economy, the resources of the planet are being used up at an alarming rate and waste and pollution are growing fast.
The idea of a more sustainable "circular economy" is gaining traction, but what (...)
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden), Saudi Arabia's national mining champion and one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world, has completed utilities commissioning on a $900 million ammonia plant in Ras Al-Khair industrial City. (...)
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), the region's only fully integrated energy hub, received the 2021 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Award for the Middle East in recognition of SPARK's exemplary leadership and contribution towards creating (...)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through the Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL), installed a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 400 m3/day at the National Heart Center (NHC) in Tajoura to improve sanitation for the 15,000 (...)
Australia is about to see its largest-ever wave of offshore development wells that reach the end of their producing life and need to be for decommissioned. This task is both adding headaches for producers and creating a multibillion-dollar (...)
RIYADH — The Civil Defense in Asir region said a Houthi drone had landed on a school without causing any injuries.
The Deputy Spokesperson for the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir region, Capt. Abdulaziz Jalban, stated that the Civil Defense (...)
RIYADH — The Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh revealed that the ministry will launch, during the next two weeks, the Future Leaders Platform to prepare a generation of male and female teachers in the mission of educational leadership and (...)
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sunday inaugurated the largest sports venue in the UAE capital at the Mubadala Sports Centre in Al Bahia.
Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, president of the UAE and Asian (...)
US President Joe Biden has closed his first Group of Seven leaders' summit, saying it was an "extraordinary, collaborative and productive meeting."
Biden on Sunday praised agreements to help the world combat COVID-19, to help developing countries (...)
The G7 nations have agreed to distribute globally more than a billion vaccines against the coronavirus between now and the end of 2022 in the hope of eradicating the pandemic, Boris Johnson announced on Sunday.
Speaking at a news conference towards (...)
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Euronews that plans discussed by G7 leaders to help the world's developing countries come "without strings attached", in comparison to China.
In an exclusive interview from the G7 (...)
The Ministry of Health has said that people with obesity are the most vulnerable segment to COVID-19 infections and its severe side effects, urging people to take the coronavirus vaccine and implement the preventive measures.
The ministry has (...)
Enriching Mawhiba (Giftedness) Program, organized by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), was launched here Sunday in partnership with five Saudi universities.
The program was launched with the aim of (...)
RIYADH – The Ministry of Health announced that the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases is studying the expansion of giving vaccines to the age groups 12-18 years.
Addressing the weekly press briefing here on Sunday, Assistant (...)
A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations' commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of the (...)
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has revealed the requirements and procedure of registration for Hajj 2021 via the electronic portal for domestic pilgrims.
The Ministry has allowed women to register for the pilgrimage without a male guardian (...)
NATO needs to confront the challenges posed by China, but Russia remains the "most immediate threat to the common security of the allies," Douglas D. Jones, the US Chargé d'Affaires, told Euronews.
Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (...)
G7 leaders are talking about climate change on the final day of their summit in England, with a warning from one prominent naturalist ringing in their ears.
Broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough said their decisions are "the most (...)
President of the Presidency of the Affair of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated yesterday a smart robot system to distribute bottles of Zamzam water.
Dr. Al-Sudais stressed the importance of harnessing (...)
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, Sunday announced the appointments of Eyas AlDossari and Omar AlMadhi as senior directors to its MENA Investments Division, and Abdullah Shaker as senior director to its Global (...)
JEDDAH — Authorities in Saudi Arabia have decided to ban unvaccinated individuals from entering to malls starting from Aug. 1, 2021.
Vaccination with at least one dose against COVID-19 will be a requirement to visit malls, the Ministry of Commerce (...)
RIYADH — A total of 136 people — citizens and expatriates — have been arrested for their alleged involvement in corruption, Saudi Arabia's anti-graft authority has said on Sunday.
In a statement, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) (...)
RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia fell below 1,200 again on Sunday, the third straight day, with 1,017 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health, 19 more people died over the past 24 hours due to (...)
