Russia and China have vetoed a US-proposed resolution in the UN Security Council that called for a ceasefire in Gaza tied to a hostage agreement.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor and three against, including (...)
The head of the UN has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians during an aid delivery in Gaza.
At least 117 people were killed and more than 760 injured on Thursday as they crowded around aid lorries.
UN (...)
RIYADH — Saudi non-oil exports to the African continent surpassed SR128 billion over the last five years (2019-2023), marking a significant milestone in the Kingdom's trade expansion, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The chemicals and polymers (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, praised the outcome of the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), which was held in (...)
The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) plays a "critical role" in delivering aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip and it is vital to restore international confidence in the agency, the United States Ambassador to the UN Linda (...)
More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments' policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to "grave violations of international law".
The "transatlantic statement", a copy of which (...)
A stowaway was found alive but in critical condition in the undercarriage bay of an Air Algeria airplane at Paris Orly airport on Thursday morning, December 28, a security source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
The person was in a (...)
JEDDAH — Al-Ittihad of Jeddah, the defending Saudi Pro League champions, will face off against New Zealand's Auckland City in the opening match of the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup tournament will be kicked off at 9:00 (...)
Coup leaders in Niger have overturned an eight-year-old law criminalising migrant smuggling in the country.
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast desert on to Libya and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi met in Riyadh with Algeria's Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni and his accompanying delegation.
Dr. Al-Qasabi affirmed the importance of enhancing trade and investment (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to People's Democratic Republic of Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished (...)
At the concluding segment of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva, several States seized the opportunity to address the conflict engulfing Gaza and Israel, now in its sixth day.
Some 22 countries and one (...)
EFG Hermes, the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier and Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today that its investment banking division successfully completed advisory on the landmark SR4.572 billion ($1.219 billion) initial public offering (...)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman in NEOM on Tuesday, highlighted the peace-building efforts undertaken by Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the Arab League and the European Union, with the support of (...)
The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.
Marie el-Drese, the aid group's (...)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas.
Residents rushed into the streets when the quake struck at 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT) on Friday.
"Violent" (...)
At least 820 people were killed and 672 others injured following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, the country's Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Fatalities from the magnitude 7.0 quake occurred in various regions, including Al Haouz and (...)
The flame of injustice is "scorching hopes and possibilities" across Africa as the world grapples with the climate crisis, with the continent suffering some of the worst impacts of global warming said the UN chief on Tuesday.
Secretary-General (...)
RIYADH — The Riyadh Municipality has announced the acceleration of work on developing roundabouts in the Saudi capital, to transform them into attractive urban facades.
This step comes within an integrated plan aimed to rehabilitate and develop (...)
A Moroccan man has described how the Algerian coastguard opened fire on him and three other tourists who had strayed into Algerian waters.
Mohamed Kissi was the only survivor to make it back. His brother and a friend were killed and another friend (...)
TAIF — A mass brawl broke out after Al-Nassr star Anderson Talisca attempted to plant a flag in the pitch following his club's win over Riyadh rivals Al-Hilal in the Arab Champions Cup final at King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Taif on Saturday.
The (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman on Tuesday in Jeddah, established the "International Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics", to be based in Riyadh, with legal personality and financial and (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom's profound sorrow over the deaths and injuries caused by the outbreak of forest fires in Algeria.
The ministry affirmed Saudi Arabia's full solidarity with Algeria and its (...)
Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Faisal, who is also the president of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees, welcomed the Arab delegations participating in the 16th edition of the Arab Games, which will be hosted by the (...)