Italy has for the first time mapped out more than 1,400 monuments, street signs, and plaques honoring the country's former fascist regime.
The "places of fascism" website aims to document symbols of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship across the (...)
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), inaugurated on Monday the Boulevard World zone within the Riyadh Season 2022.
Al-Sheikh said the 1.2 km-long Boulevard World with 10 pavilions (...)
The European Parliament may not be perfect but should keep pushing to reform and strengthen its democracy while celebrating its diversity, European leaders said at a ceremony to mark the institution's 70th anniversary.
Roberta Metsola, the president (...)
DOHA — Saudi Arabia will probably have its toughest meet in the World Cup 2022 opening game with Argentina, on Tuesday.
The Green Falcons concluded their training on Monday in preparation for their play against Argentina, the two-time World Cup (...)
Catholic bishops in Italy revealed Thursday that over 600 cases of sexual abuse by priests in the country were on file at the Vatican since 2000.
The Italian bishops' conference, known as Conferenza Episcopale Italiana or CEI, presented the report — (...)
An Italian drug trafficker, one of Europe's most-wanted criminals, has been arrested in Syria and extradited to Italy, according to Italian officials and a Syrian jihadist rebel group.
The last major drug trafficker from the Naples region still on (...)
The UK's finance minister has outlined billions of pounds worth of tax rises and spending cuts, in an austere budget designed to turn the page on recent economic and political turmoil.
In his so-called and much-awaited "autumn statement", Chancellor (...)
European soccer shapes to have some World Cup winners with 73% of players at the tournament coming from clubs in the sport's richest continent.
That's despite Europe providing just 40% of the World Cup teams with 13 qualifying slots in the 32-nation (...)
Inflation in the UK rose more than expected in October, reaching 11.1 percent, its highest level since 1981.
This compared to 10.1 percent inflation in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. The rise was mostly fueled by (...)
Italy's aging residents and falling birthrate will decrease the population from 54.2 million people in 2050 to 47.7 million in 2070, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics.
Experts say the future of the country depends on (...)
Indonesia has completed its G20 Presidency duty, as President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) declared the G20 Summit in Badung, Bali, concluded on Wednesday, according to ANTARA News Agency.
Jokowi also handed over the G20 Presidency gavel to Indian Prime (...)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo emphasized on Tuesday that dialogues of countries, representing 80 percent of the global GDP, at the Bali G20 Leaders's; Summit should be successful in producing concretely useful outcomes for the world, according to (...)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially opened the two-day G20 Summit on Tuesday, according to ANTARA News Agency.
"Good morning, leaders. Today, I announce the opening of the G20 Summit," Jokowi said while opening of the G20 Summit (...)
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SHARJAH — The 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which came to a close on Sunday, has further consolidated the status and importance of reading of books by Arabs and thus refuting the saying: "Arabs don't read." These (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron is using the G20 summit to relaunch France's strategic ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region.
He is meeting with regional heavyweights, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (...)
The recipients of the 3rd King Salman Award for Disability Research, to be felicitated at the 6th International Conference for Disability and Rehabilitation at Al-Faisal University in Riyadh, were announced Monday.
The conference, to be held under (...)
A charity-run ship carrying around 230 migrants rescued at sea docked at a French port on Friday after being turned away by Italy, as a war of words over their fate between the two European Union neighbors intensified.
France warned Italy of "severe (...)
Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi inaugurated here today the exhibition accompanying the works of the 22nd Arab Radio and Television Festival under the theme "Media in a Shaping World", during the period 10-12 November, in (...)
A moderate earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Italy on Wednesday morning. The 5.6-magnitude tremor occurred around 60 kilometers from Rimini, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
It was felt as far away as (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme and website of India's G20 presidency. The logo bears a lotus and the message of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
Speaking at the launch via video (...)
The European Commission on Wednesday called for the "immediate disembarkation" at the "nearest place of safety" of the people onboard the Ocean Viking rescue vessel.
This is an unusual move for the European Union's executive as immigration decisions (...)
An eight-year-old German girl has been freed after reportedly being locked away in a house for almost her entire life.
The girl — known only as "Maria" — was found at her grandparents' home in the western town of Attendorn in September.
Her family (...)
Italian authorities have prevented 35 migrants they did not deem as "vulnerable" from getting off a boat in Sicily on Sunday.
Since coming to power, Italy's far-right-led government has taken a hard line against privately run maritime rescue ships (...)
Vladimir Putin on Friday publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine's southern Kherson region — his first acknowledgement of a deteriorating situation in a region he claims to have annexed.
"Those who live in Kherson should (...)
Humanitarian groups caring for nearly 1,000 rescued migrants on three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions, but Italy's new far-right-led government has not responded to requests for a safe port as (...)
