Ten distinguished persons hailing from all regions of the globe have been appointed to serve on the Secretary-General's inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
UN chief António Guterres (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's holdings of US Treasury bonds increased month-on-month to $119.2 billion during June 2022, an increase of $4.5 billion (SR16.88 billion), compared to May 2022, according to new data released by the US Treasury.
The Kingdom (...)
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth, the Associated Press reported.
Benchmarks rose in morning trading in Japan, China and Australia, although (...)
Standing in front of the historic Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pledged to transform India into a developed country in the next 25 years.
"The way the world is seeing India is changing. There is hope from India and the (...)
Russia has vowed to "expand [its] comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations" with North Korea, said its President Vladimir Putin.
In a letter sent to his counterpart Kim Jong un on Pyongyang's liberation day, Putin said the move would be in (...)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.
Japan's (...)
Tropical Storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan's main Honshu island as it headed northward Saturday toward the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese weather officials.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that Meari made landfall in Shizuoka (...)
After 4 years of relentless work and commitment to offer nothing less than the best, Autohub today celebrates 4 years of a successful journey becoming a leading multi-brand auto care provider that is a one stop shop for automotive repair solutions. (...)
In a visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the UN's full solidarity for the country, which he described as "a symbol of peace in a troubled world".
Guterres was speaking to journalists at a press conference in (...)
A delegation from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), participated in three key plenary and 11 concurrent sessions at Tokyo's 43rd International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference. Titled (...)
China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.
The Chinese army's Eastern Theatre Command said that it would practice anti-submarine attacks and (...)
A delegation from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), a leading energy economics and sustainability think tank, participated in three key plenary and 11 concurrent sessions at the 43rd International (...)
Chinese warships and aircraft conducted military drills in waters near Taiwan Friday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as tensions escalated in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island this week.
The ministry said (...)
China's Foreign Ministry announced new countermeasures against Washington on Friday, including the suspension of climate talks, in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, hours after it announced sanctions against the US House speaker.
The (...)
Pakistan and Japan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, especially political, economic and trade.
This came during a meeting of Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa (...)
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), based in the State of Kuwait, welcomed late Wednesday the official request submitted by the Olympic and Paralympic Committee for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the 9th Asian Winter Games at Trojena in (...)
China is kicking off its biggest-ever military exercises in the seas around Taiwan following US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit.
The live fire drills began at 12:00 local time (04:00 GMT) and in several areas were due to take place within 12 miles (...)
China's foreign minister has called US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan "manic, irresponsible and irrational".
At a meeting of Southeast Asian countries, Wang Yi defended China's military drills in the seas around Taiwan, held in (...)
China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for hosting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The (...)
The Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee (SOPC) has officially submitted a letter of interest to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) with regard to hosting the 10th Asian Winter Games (AWG) slated for 2029 in TROJENA, NEOM's global destination for (...)
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a visit that has been strongly condemned by China.
Ms Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit Taiwan, said her delegation had come to make it "unequivocally clear" (...)
The White House has warned China may respond to Nancy Pelosi's mooted visit to Taiwan with military provocations.
This could include firing missiles near Taiwan, or large-scale air or naval activities, spokesman John Kirby said.
Pelosi, the US House (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports soared in July 2022 to the highest level since April 2020 amid international pressure to tame elevated oil prices, according to a Bloomberg report.
Seaborne shipments from the Kingdom came to about 7.5 (...)
China has branded a landmark visit to Taiwan by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi as "extremely dangerous".
It accused Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit the island China claims as its own, of "playing with fire".
"Those who play with (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued an order to impose a temporary ban on the import of all types of rodents and non-human primates such as monkeys from the countries in the African continent. The move is (...)
