The United Nations is working closely with the authorities in Lebanon to support ongoing response in the aftermath of the massive deadly explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, destroying large swaths of the capital.
More than 130 people were (...)
CAIRO — In a tit-for-tat move, Egypt canceled all its Kuwait-bound flights after the Gulf nation included Cairo on the list of 31 coronavirus "high risk" countries and suspended its flight operation until further notice.
Egypt's national carrier, (...)
Kuwait has banned commercial flights to 31 countries, calling them high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus until further notice, the Kuwait news agency KUNA reported.
The ban was announced by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, received a phone call on Monday from Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, inquiring about the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received a phone call today from Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.
During the phone conversation, (...)
A STUDY, promoted by the Iranian lobby in the United States, headed by Vali Nasr, concluded that Washington must halt its "endless wars" in the Middle East and should withdraw its forces and bring them back to the US!
The study was published by the (...)
US House Democrats voted on Wednesday to approve a measure that would repeal President Donald Trump administration's controversial ban of travelers from several Muslim majority countries from entering the US.
The 233-183 vote largely along party (...)
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), in cooperation with the Cooperative Program for Aviation Security in the Middle East, which is chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and affiliated to the International Civil Aviation Organization (...)
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and in cooperation with the Cooperative Program for Aviation Security in the Middle East, which is chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and affiliated with the International Civil Aviation (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired today the Cabinet's virtual session from his headquarters at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh.
At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues, at local, regional, and international arenas.
Al-Riyadh newspaper said in its editorial that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is leading the G20 with great wisdom under difficult (...)
Iranian police arrested people behind protests that broke out last week in the southwest of the country, state news agency IRNA reported.
"All the perpetrators of an illegal and norm-breaking gathering in Behbahan (city) were identified and (...)
RIYADH — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's visit to the Kingdom on Monday has been deferred, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan has said.
"The Kingdom appreciates the choice of the Iraqi Prime Minister to visit [Saudi (...)
Iran has executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about prominent Revolutionary Guard general, Qassem Soleimani, who was later killed by a US drone strike.
A state TV report on Monday said the death sentence (...)
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JEDDAH — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi In an interview with Okaz/Saudi Gazette, described Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman as a friend who has realized early that the region was in urgent need of peace and a sustained (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in the fight against deadly coronavirus pandemic. The MoU also includes Saudi medical assistance to the Iraqi side.
The two sides also (...)
An Iraqi delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ali Abdulamir Allawi — who is also serving as minister of finance and minister of oil, arrived here on Sunday on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At King Khalid International (...)
An Iraqi delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ali Abdulamir Allawi, who is also serving as minister of finance and minister of oil, arrived here today on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At King Khalid International (...)
Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces mistakenly shot down in January to France for reading, an Iranian semi-official news agency said Saturday.
Iran accidentally shot down the Boeing 737-800, killing all (...)
Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the World Food Program and Food and Agriculture Organization have warned.
The greatest concentration of need is in (...)
The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, met in Erbil today with the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian.
During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments of Iraq and the region in general, in (...)
Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit said on Wednesday that Israel plans to legitimize its occupation of Palestinian lands before the international community with its annexation plan.
Aboul Gheit, in an interview with the Editor in Chief (...)
Iraq will reopen its airports for scheduled international traffic on July 23, after suspending regular commercial flights in March because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Reuters quoted the Iraqi Higher Committee for Health and Public Safety as (...)
A former defense ministry worker, found guilty of selling information to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been executed, the Iranian judiciary said on Tuesday.
Reza Asgari had linked up with the CIA during his last years serving at the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman held telephone talks on Monday with his Iraqi and Nigerian counterparts, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prince Abdulaziz's talks with the ministers of the two other biggest (...)
