RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has recently hosted a consultative roundtable to discuss the establishment of a UN-proposed advisory body tasked to lead all artificial intelligence efforts.
The meeting, which was held in a consultative capacity, was part of (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently hosted a consultative roundtable to discuss the establishment of a UN-proposed advisory body tasked to lead all artificial intelligence efforts.
The meeting, which was held in a consultative capacity, was (...)
NATO defense ministers are scheduled to hold a two-day virtual meeting, beginning on Thursday (Oct. 22) to discuss issues affecting the alliance security. They include progress on fairer burden-sharing, strengthening deterrence and defense, boosting (...)
An Alstom-led consortium, together with its partner Hyundai Engineering & Construction, have signed a Letter of Intent with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport to define a framework for all the appropriate steps to accelerate the implementation of the (...)
Humanitarians are "very concerned" about the plight of more than 64,000 people living in the restive Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, the UN Spokesperson told journalists on Friday.
Located in northeastern Syria, near the border with Iraq, 94 percent (...)
DUBAI — As we head into the final quarter of a year that many may wish never happened, the global pandemic will continue assert a major influence on the performance of different sectors: from energy and metals to agriculture. With the pandemic still (...)
A call for the boycott of Turkish goods has been doing rounds on social media over the past few weeks, reflecting a very bad image of Erdogan's Turkey among members of Arab society.
The social media boycott call comes after Turkey lost all its (...)
Minister of Investment Eng. Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih reiterated the fact that the business sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is interested in the investment opportunities in Iraq, particularly in the fields of energy, industry, mineral (...)
The second meeting of the Economic, Trade, Investment and Relief Committee of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council was co-chaired by Eng. Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment and Chairman of the committee on the Saudi side, and Dr. (...)
More than 37.74 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,078,572 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Tuesday.
With 214,584 deaths and 7,783,379 confirmed cases, the United States (...)
More than 37.35 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,073,862 have died, according to a Reuters tally. With 214,375 deaths and 7,745,140 confirmed cases, the United States topped the list of 20 (...)
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, today released its MENA Gas & Petrochemicals Investments Outlook 2020-2024 on the MENA region's planned and committed investments for the period (...)
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen received today Consul General of Republic of Iraq in Jeddah and Permanent Representative of Iraq to OIC Mukhlis Ali Rajab.
During the meeting, (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly met here today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Dr. Fuad Hussein.
During the talks, they discussed the relations between the two countries, ways to enhance them in all fields, (...)
The need for the World Food Program, the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, to exist is starker than ever. From conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to flooding in South Sudan, and the civil war in Yemen, man-made and natural (...)
Two extremists from the Daesh (so-called IS) group, who were part of a terror cell nicknamed ‘The Beatles' due to their British accents, have pleaded not guilty before a judge in the US.
The British militants are facing charges of murder over the (...)
An agreement between Iraq's federal and the Kurdish regional governments on Friday paves the way for reconstruction in the north of the country, in what the UN has called "a first and important step in the right direction".
The UN Assistance Mission (...)
Under the chairmanship of its Vice Speaker Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al-Mutani, the Shura Council held, virtually, here today its 60th ordinary session, within the 4th Year's workings of the 7th convocation.
During the session, Shura approved a (...)
UN-appointed independent rights experts have urged the Iraqi authorities to investigate the murder of a female human rights defender, and the attempted killing of another, targeted "simply because they are women".
In a joint appeal on Friday, the (...)
While telling the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday there was "good news" to report about the "expanding circle of peace" between Israel and some Arab countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hezbollah militants of storing (...)
The historic agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should boost efforts towards achieving regional peace and a brighter future for generations to come, the UAE's Foreign Affairs Minister told the UN (...)
With the demise of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday, the region and the world have lost a "humanitarian leader" and a statesman par excellence.
Sheikh Sabah was a repository of wisdom, a man of initiatives, who well (...)
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Tuesday discussed with his Iraqi Foreigh Minister Fouad Hussein efforts underway to advance Jordanian-Iraqi cooperation in economic, political and defense spheres.
During a (...)
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has died at the age of 91, state media reported citing a statement from the royal palace.
Sheikh Al-Sabah was flown to the United States in July for medical treatment following surgery in Kuwait.
He had (...)
American writer and founding father of Arab-American literature Ameen Rihani authored the book "The Modern History of Najd," he dedicated in the preface of the book a special tribute to King Abdul Aziz. In it he referred to the King saying: "His (...)
