To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come to fruition.
An account on X, called "Government of East Africa", complete with a grey tick suggesting it was the real deal, released (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims.
The Weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, also (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) announced that it has cut the upper limit of fee for recruiting domestic workers from a number of countries. These countries include the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, (...)
The Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan Al-Marshad, inked 14 new development loan agreements on Thursday with ministers from 12 African nations.
These agreements, totaling over $580 million, aim to finance crucial (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has reduced the upper limit of the recruitment's costs from the Philippines to SR15,900 instead of SR17,288.
The MHRSD said that the new upper cost does not include the (...)
At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with grave human rights violations and sexual violence, the UN chief said on Saturday that swift, bolstered efforts must end the chronic (...)
Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, is to be released from prison in Kigali.
Two years ago, he was sentenced to 25 years for terrorism by a Rwandan court in what supporters called a sham (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) announced on Sunday that it has reopened recruitment from Ethiopia, in addition to adding it to its decision of not exceeding the upper limit for recruitment costs that it had (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Developments (MHRSD) has added the option of recruiting domestic workers from Burundi to its decision of setting an upper ceiling in recruitment costs. It has set it at SR7,500, not including (...)
The European Union received 966,000 asylum requests over the course of last year, a rise of more than 50% compared to 2021.
Syrians, Afghans, Turks, Venezuelans and Colombians made up the largest groups of applicants seeking international protection (...)
RIYADH — Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri, president of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC), reaffirmed that Saudi Arabia is keen on not infringing in any way on the dignity of victims in trafficking in persons. The Kingdom has set deterrent penalties (...)
Human Rights Commission (HRC) President and President of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri, underlined that the Kingdom, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi on the occasion of the Unity Day of his country.
The King wished the president constant good health and (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulations to President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi on the occasion of the Unity Day of his (...)
European Union and Schengen countries faced "unprecedented pressure" at their external borders in 2022, with the number of detected irregular border crossings reaching a level not seen since 2016, new figures show.
Around 330,000 irregular border (...)
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef held a number of bilateral meetings with the ministers concerned with mining affairs and international trade, on the sidelines of the activities of the second edition of the (...)
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia has been elected for membership of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2022-2024, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The election took place on Thursday at the plenary session of the 66th IAEA (...)
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the rules governing the Competencies and Contractors Program and the controls for securing military clothing.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet at (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
During the session, the Cabinet addressed the recent talks that took place between the (...)
Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
Cristina Duarte, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa, briefed (...)
Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the increase in internally (...)
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Waleed Al Khereiji, participated here on Friday in the celebration ceremony of Burundi on the occasion of Burundi's 60th (...)
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al Khuraiji, participated here yesterday in the celebration ceremony of the friendly Republic of (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
In his cable, the Saudi Monarch wished President Mohamud constant (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi on the anniversary of his country's (...)