G7 leaders have detailed plans to mobilize $600bn in funding for the developing world in a move seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road plan.
The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) relaunches a scheme unveiled at last (...)
Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic's political process, which has lapsed into a state of "de facto lethargy" even as horrific attacks against civilians have risen, the senior UN official in the country told the (...)
Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, the UN food relief agency warned on Monday, World Refugee Day.
"As global hunger soars way beyond the resources (...)
The UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Monday that it will have no choice but to make further food ration cuts soon for refugees.
The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the world and insufficient funding.
This has (...)
The UN issued a statement on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to "immediately cease".
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was "concerned over the (...)
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report launched on Monday.
The ripple effects of the Ukraine war have triggered price surges, (...)
Saudi Arabia's coach Herve Renard has signed a new five-year deal after guiding the team to this year's World Cup in Qatar, football officials announced on Friday.
The Frenchman was shown signing a shirt with the number "2027" in a video posted by (...)
At least 24 countries have sent soldiers to support Mozambique in its fight against insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province.
The discovery of 7,000 "ghost soldiers" in the ranks of a poorly paid and badly trained army underline why Mozambique (...)
A high-level delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM), led by Minister Bandar Al-Khorayef, concluded its visit to South Africa, which included participating in Mining Indaba, Africa's leading (...)
The Kingdom's delegation, headed by the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, concluded a visit to South Africa, after participating in the Africa Mining Conference "Mining INDABA 2022", which was held in Cape (...)
The Kingdom's delegation, headed by the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, concluded a visit to South Africa after participating in the Africa Mining Conference "Mining INDABA 2022", which was held in Cape (...)
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef has met with several ministers, senior government officials and investors participating in Africa Mining Conference (Mining INDABA 2022) during his official visit to South Africa, heading (...)
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef has met with several ministers, senior government officials and investors participating in Africa Mining Conference (Mining INDABA 2022) during his official visit to the South Africa, (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved the quotas for pilgrims from all the countries around the world for the Hajj of 2022, Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learnt from well-informed sources.
Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, has the (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday evening at Al-Salam Palace here, discussed the latest developments in the region and the world, especially the continuing repercussions of the storming by Israeli (...)
Untapped natural gas supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa are set to be unleashed this decade, with output more than doubling from 1.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2021 to 2.7 million boepd in 2030 due to vast undeveloped deepwater (...)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Angola, Téte Antonio announced his country's support for the request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host the Expo 2030.
In a press conference held here following the meeting of the Advisor at the (...)
President of the Republic of Angola Joao Lourenço received at the Presidential palace here yesterday, Tuesday, the Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan and the accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to Angola.
During (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) emphasized that a 14-day stay in a third country is mandatory for all those travelers who seek entry into the Kingdom from countries facing travel ban.
The Jawazat clarified that only those (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow residents to enter the Kingdom regardless of their immunization status, the Ministry of Interior spokesman Lt. Col. Talal Al-Shalhoub announced.
It is required to have insurance to come to the Kingdom on all kinds of (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia ended on Saturday all coronavirus restrictions in the country including following social distance and wearing masks outdoor.
It will also end social distancing in the Two Holy Mosques and all mosques in the Kingdom but (...)
An Interior Ministry official source said that based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the Coronavirus, the competent health authorities' feedback, and the progress that has been achieved in combating the pandemic, and the (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranks sixth among the world's 50 most competitive emerging markets, according to the annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.
The Kingdom retained its No. 3 position in the area of business fundamentals and ranked (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) announced on Thursday that expatriates from 19 countries facing temporary suspension of travel due to the coronavirus pandemic will benefit from the recent decision to automatically extend the (...)
At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa, warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday.
The number represents almost half of the estimated 3.6 million (...)
