الغت العديد من شركات الطيران العالمية في أمريكا وأوربا واستراليا رحلات واكبت في فترة الأعياد والاحتفال بنهاية العام الميلادي، وتلقى آلاف المسافرين رسائل من شركات طيران، ومفادها إلغاء رحلتهم عشية عيد الميلاد في اللحظة الأخيرة بسبب الارتفاع الأخير في (...)
Australians are celebrating seeing loved ones again in Queensland, after the state lifted a five-month border closure with its biggest neighbors, BBC reported.
At airports and border towns on Monday, there were hugs and tears as families reunited (...)
JEDDAH — Princess Reema Bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032.
The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been (...)
Australia's Daintree -- the world's oldest tropical rainforest -- has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal, BBC reports.
The UNESCO World Heritage site is over 180 million years old and has been home to generations of (...)
Australia's most populous state has expanded its COVID-19 lockdown to include a rural town and the coastal region of Byron Bay, as the city of Sydney recorded its highest daily case count since the beginning of the pandemic.
There were four deaths (...)
A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bedsheets to shimmy down from a fourth-floor hotel room and flee Australian quarantine, police said.
The man arrived in Western Australia from Brisbane on Monday afternoon but didn't meet the (...)
Australia plans to halve commercial passenger arrivals due to virus risks as parts of the country emerged from lockdowns on Friday.
Australia will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14 to reduce pressure on (...)
The Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) stand united in our conviction that coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation are more necessary today than ever to overcome the current challenges and realize opportunities of the (...)
With two months left before the G20 Leaders' Summit, as the world grapples with protracted global health and economic crises, the Labor and Employment Ministers of G20 nations met "to discuss recent global economic and labor market developments and (...)
The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting was concluded today by issuing a final communique which reads as follows:
"We, the Labour and Employment Ministers of the G20 members and invited countries,
met virtually on the 10th September 2020, to (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi said on Thursday that supporting the youth, particularly those drastically affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is imperative to achieve the commitment (...)
G20 leaders should put women at the heart of all immediate and long-term post-COVID-19 recovery efforts, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Women 20 (W20), the official G20 engagement group for women's empowerment, are (...)
An illness-weakened ACT Brumbies stunned Super Rugby leaders Waikato Chiefs on Saturday, as the Queensland Reds routed the hapless Sunwolves and Coastal Sharks stormed past the Melbourne Rebels.
The Brumbies, missing several players after an (...)
Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza re-established order among seeds on Wednesday as both reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Dubai Championships.
World No. 3 Pliskova strolled to a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in barely an (...)
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will take on Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the Australian Open first round next week while Serena Williams faces Anastasia Potapova in her quest for a 24th Grand Slam title.
The Spaniard is attempting to match Roger Federer's (...)
Former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova said on Tuesday she still had "a lot of fire" as she attempts to resurrect her career after an injury-plagued 2019.
The five-time major winner will open her 2020 campaign in Brisbane after being awarded a wildcard (...)
Pakistan were set to recall paceman Mohammad Abbas on Thursday for the second Test against Australia as they look to add consistency to their bowling attack under lights at Adelaide Oval.
Skipper Azhar Ali will also drop down the order to bat at No. (...)
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has received a special reception - welcomed by a traditional water cannon salute – at Jeddah's new Terminal 1. The inaugural flight was operated on Etihad's Dreamliner with the distinctive Kingdom of (...)
Australia captain Aaron Finch is hoping spin bowler Ashton Agar can blossom into a swashbuckling "finisher" in the batting lineup to give the team more flexibility ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.
Left-arm spinner Agar, who has averaged 13.66 (...)
Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq is eager to see what schoolboy paceman Naseem Shah can produce on Australia's fast pitches despite concerns over the 16-year-old's readiness for the rigors of Test cricket.
Naseem, who has played only five first class (...)
The Australian government said on Saturday it is increasing the number of visas for skilled workers willing to migrate to the country's regions in a bid to ease pressure on major cities, where populations are growing twice as fast as elsewhere.
The (...)
With the T20 World Cup the only piece of major silverware missing in Australia's bursting trophy cabinet, Aaron Finch's team will look to make a statement in the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan a year before hosting the global (...)
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have marked the first anniversary of their commercial partnership by announcing 12 new codeshare routes to key (...)
Pakistan's rookie pace duo of Musa Khan and Naseem Shah have promised to rattle Australia with their speed when they travel Down Under next month for a two-Test series and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Seen as two of the fastest bowlers in (...)
New Pakistan captain Azhar Ali will have an exciting pace attack at his disposal in the two-Test series in Australia after two of the quickest bowlers in the country were named in a 16-man squad on Monday.
Sixteen-year-old Naseem Shah and Musa Khan, (...)
