GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unanimously adopted the draft resolution on Child Protection in Cyberspace presented by Saudi Arabia. The resolution was based on the global initiative titled "Child Protection in Cyberspace" (...)
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 (...)
JEDDAH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's position of resolving conflicts through diplomatic means. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session in Jeddah.
In a statement to the Saudi (...)
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+ (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — The OPEC+ countries have agreed on Saturday to an oil output hike for a second month in a row in June with 411,000 barrels per day.
Last month, the eight OPEC+ countries made a larger-than-planned production increase for May, also of (...)
JEDDAH — Riyad Mahrez is on the brink of achieving a rare and remarkable football milestone: winning major continental trophies across three different regions.
The Algerian star is aiming to add the AFC Champions League Elite title to his already (...)
The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza and military tensions spike from Europe to Asia.
The 9.4% year-on-year rise to $2.718 trillion in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports recorded a high performance in 2024 with a total value of SR515 billion, the highest in its history.
Exports grew by 13% compared to the previous year, in addition to an increase of more than 113% since the (...)
JEDDAH — The Council of Ministers discussed on Tuesday measures to balance Riyadh's real estate sector and reaffirmed the government's commitment to addressing rising land prices and rents witnessed in the capital city of Riyadh in recent years. (...)
Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on Monday.
The decision to expel the officials comes just days after prosecutors in France indicted three (...)
Algeria has closed its airspace to all flights to and from Mali as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates.
On Sunday, Mali accused its northern neighbor of being a sponsor and exporter of terrorism after (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other OPEC+ countries, agreed on Thursday to boost oil supply in May 2025. The OPEC+ countries, which also include Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, agreed to raise (...)
RIYADH — The meeting of OPEC+ alliance has decided on Monday to proceed with a planned April oil output increase. "This gradual increase may be paused or reversed subject to market conditions and this flexibility will allow the group to continue to (...)
RIYADH — The meeting of the OPEC+ alliance ended on Monday with a decision to keep the current oil production policy unchanged. The OPEC+ members reaffirmed their commitment to production cuts aimed at ensuring the global oil market stability.
The (...)
"We have been waiting for this for a long time," 17-year-old Sanabel says. "Finally, I will put my head on my pillow without worrying."
She is one of millions of Palestinians across Gaza celebrating the ceasefire deal that the US and mediators Qatar (...)
Six Algerian citizens living in France are being investigated for allegedly promoting hatred and violence against opponents of Algeria's government, inflaming tensions between Algiers and Paris.
Three Algerians were arrested by the French (...)
A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed.
It said 14 members of the crew were rescued and taken to the Spanish port of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and seven other OPEC+ countries have decided on Thursday to extend their oil production cuts for three months until the end of March 2025.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, (...)
ALGIERS — Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers on Thursday. The meeting was in line with the directive of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime (...)
RIYADH — The Extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit, which concluded in Riyadh on Monday, underlined the need to mobilize international support to freeze Israel's participation in the United Nations General Assembly and its affiliated bodies. It also (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and seven other OPEC+ countries decided to extend additional voluntary cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for one more month until the end of December 2024.
The OPEC Secretariat said in a statement that the eight OPEC+ (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team has fallen three places in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, landing at 59th in the world after previously holding the 56th position.
This decline follows disappointing results in the World Cup 2026 (...)
NEW YORK — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed that the legal and moral responsibility to put an end to the crisis in Palestine lies with the United Nations Security Council. "The Council's discussions have been (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his reelection as president of Algeria.
In a phone call made with Tebboune on Wednesday, the Crown Prince wished him success during his new (...)
