RIYADH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) of Saudi Arabia has announced a new regulation requiring bus drivers to wear uniforms starting April 25. This mandate applies to drivers involved in specialized transport, bus rental and guidance, (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has endorsed the findings of a report by the Independent Committee assessing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The report highlights UNRWA's crucial role in (...)
RIYADH — Riyadh's King Fahd Cultural Center premiered "Zarqa Al Yamama," the first Saudi opera, marking a significant cultural milestone.
This major Arab cultural event, produced by the Theatre and Performing Arts Commission, will offer 10 (...)
JEDDAH — In a recent inspection tour in Jeddah, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance identified several infringements involving the misuse of electricity and water utilities designated for mosques.
The ministry's regulatory teams (...)
RIYADH — Under the patronage of Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the 82nd class of cadets celebrated their graduation at King Abdulaziz Military College.
The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials including Vice (...)
RIYADH — Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdali, spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Health, reported several food poisoning cases in Riyadh, with 15 confirmed incidents traced back to a single establishment, which has since been closed.
The affected individuals (...)
The Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump's claims of sweeping immunity and the broad protections he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith (...)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the US and China should be "partners rather than adversaries" as he met with top American diplomat Antony Blinken in Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People on Friday.
The meeting, which took place on the final (...)
A leading California university has canceled its graduation ceremony as protests over Gaza continue to spread on college campuses across the US.
The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles cited "new safety measures" in disbanding the (...)
A baby rescued from her dying mother's womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned.
Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered by Caesarean section in a Rafah hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday.
Amid chaotic (...)
DAMMAM — Saudi Arabia has announced new direct flights between Dammam and the Iraqi city of Al Najaf.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Friday that the move was in line with the Kingdom's national aviation strategy aimed at (...)
A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15-year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it.
The object is a discarded rocket segment that's about 11m by 4m (36ft by 15ft), with a mass of three (...)
The South Korean government has denied being responsible for the disastrous World Scout Jamboree last year after being held to blame by investigators.
Tens of thousands were evacuated from the campsite last year due to problems with the food and (...)
Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been arrested after a three-day police manhunt in Australia.
Pledger, 30, is facing four charges for allegedly assaulting a woman, authorities say.
He had been granted bail on Monday to undergo a (...)
TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America.
"ByteDance doesn't have any plans to sell TikTok," the (...)
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has issued a warning to potential pilgrims about fraudulent Hajj companies that have been advertising unauthorized services on social media for Hajj 2024.
Pilgrims are reminded that a valid Hajj visa is (...)
An Egyptian delegation is in Israel in an effort to advance stalled negotiations aimed at releasing hostages and implementing a ceasefire in Gaza, Egyptian and Israeli officials told CNN on Friday.
The delegation is also set to continue discussions (...)
Defense ministers of France and Germany met in Paris this Friday to ratify an agreement on a new joint tank project called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).
This formal agreement kick-starts the development of the first phase of the armored (...)
A grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former President Donald Trump's allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his (...)
At least 32 people have been killed and two are missing after flash floods swept through almost half of Kenya.
Some 103,500 people in all have been affected.
Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March but downpours have intensified over the (...)
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that proposed a ban on the use of nuclear weapons in outer space amid US intelligence-backed concerns that Moscow is trying to develop a nuclear device capable of destroying satellites.
Russian (...)
A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, but NATO must increase its defenses, Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday.
Sikorski was describing the new foreign policy direction of Prime Minister Donald (...)
The leader of the US House of Representatives was heckled in a tense visit to Columbia University as protests against the war in Gaza continue to spread across US campuses.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Columbia officials had lost (...)
A Chinese student in the US has been sentenced to nine months in prison for stalking and threatening a female Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.
The fliers, put up at the Berklee College of Music in Boston in late 2022, read: (...)
President Joe Biden might not be saying much about his Republican challenger's criminal trial, but as Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan courtroom — irritated, seemingly tired and, by his own declaration, freezing cold — the president is still finding (...)