Honduras is taking steps to begin official diplomatic relations with China, President Xiomara Castro announced on Tuesday, a move that would sever ties with Taiwan.
China refuses to maintain diplomatic ties with any country that recognizes Taiwan (...)
RIYADH — The Green Falcons, the Saudi national squad for the World Cup 2022, arrived in Qatar on Wednesday.
The entire team members and technical and administrative staff, including Coach Hervé Renard and other foreign officials, captivated (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi national team lost to its Croatian counterpart, the defending World Cup runners-up, 0-1 on Wednesday, at the end of their preparations for the Qatar World Cup 2022, which kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 20.
In the friendly match held at (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's national football team will meet Croatia, the defending World Cup runners-up, in a friendly match here on Wednesday.
Green Falcons continued their practice in their Riyadh camp on Monday, in preparation for the friendly match (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Coach Herve Renard announced on Friday 26-member Green Falcons squad for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
There are 16 debutants while 10 players were part of the team played in the Russia World Cup 2018. Midfielder Salman Al-Faraj (...)
Saudi National Football Team tied with Honduras 0-0 in an international friendly match that brought them together today at Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, as part of the Saudi "Greens" third phase of the preparatory camp for the FIFA World Cup Qatar (...)
The Saudi national football team tied Albania 1-1 at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi as part of the third phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 preparation program.
The goal for "the Greens" was scored from the penalty kick by Saleh Al-Shehri.
It is (...)
Australia has reversed a decision made four years ago to recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Canberra's decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
She (...)
Saudi coach Herve Renard has announced a 32-man squad for the third and final stage of preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Green Falcons will set up a training camp in Abu Dhabi from Oct. 17. They will take part in five friendly (...)
The Palestinians have called a proposal by the UK to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a "blatant violation of international law".
UK PM Liz Truss is said to have told her Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, about the review while at the (...)
ALICANTE — The Saudi National Football team delegation left Riyadh on Saturday for the Spanish city of Alicante, to start the second phase of preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The Green Falcons will hold a preparatory camp in Alicante (...)
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 Xiomara Castro of the Republic of Honduras on the anniversary of her country's Independence (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Xiomara Castro of the Republic of Honduras on the anniversary of her country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
At least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
A fire official said 16 people, including four children, had also been taken to hospital.
The survivors were "hot to the touch" and suffering from (...)
Colombia has sent an additional 2,000 troops and police to help contain a gang that has burned cars and threatened people as reprisal for the extradition of its leader to the US.
President Iván Duque said Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as (...)
A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was put on board a US Drug (...)
Schools in 23 countries, with 405 million pupils, are still partially or fully closed because of Covid, the United Nations Children's Fund says.
The charity, UNICEF, estimates 147 million children have missed at least half of their in-person (...)
As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to Xiomara Castro on the occasion of taking oath of office as president of the Republic of Honduras.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed best wishes of (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to Xiomara Castro on the occasion of taking oath of office as President of the Republic of Honduras.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to Xiomara Castro on the occasion of taking oath of office as President of the (...)
More than eight million new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Americas last week, the highest weekly caseload since the start of the pandemic, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on (...)
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (...)
The UN on Monday said it began implementing more than a dozen development projects funded by a Beirut-based fund in aid to Lebanese and Syrian refugees, in addition to the Palestinians, mainly revolving around child support.
Some six (...)
About $150 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the largest allocation ever, was released on Thursday to boost underfunded humanitarian operations across 13 countries.
For the Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency (...)
