Since the launch of Vision 2030 by the Crown Prince, the Saudi economy has witnessed a remarkable transformation, positioning the Kingdom as a key destination for foreign investment. A recent report by the Ministry of Investment revealed that over (...)
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following mounting pressure from within his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take responsibility for a historic election defeat in July.
Ishiba, who took office in October, (...)
Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas.
On Thursday, Eduard Ulloa, 47, was at the shore before six in the (...)
It was a scene that might have provoked outrage in Brussels.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, joyfully holding hands with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia and chief promoter of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while attending (...)
As the cannon fire echoed through Tiananmen Square, even before the first set of troops goose-stepped their way through Beijing's central avenue, the day's most enduring image unfolded.
China's President Xi Jinping welcomed North Korea's Kim Jong Un (...)
أعلنت شركة هورايزون مصر لتنمية المجتمعات السياحية، عن توقيع اتفاقية شراكة مع علامة SHOT London البريطانية الرائدة في عالم القهوة الفاخرة، لإطلاق أول فرع لها في مصر داخل مشروع سعادة القاهرة الجديدة عام 2026.
تمثل هذه الخطوة أول إنجاز للشركة في قطاع (...)
The stage is set in the heart of Beijing for a grand display of power and military might that has been choreographed by President Xi Jinping.
Eight huge Chinese flags flutter and flank the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin openly blamed the West and NATO for his ongoing all-out war against Ukraine during his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on Monday.
Putin defended his full-scale invasion of Ukraine (...)
Japan will provide $5.5 million to the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) for a project aimed at improving living conditions in Syria, the Kyodo news agency reported Sunday.
The aid plan, signed Aug. 12 by Japan and UN-Habitat, (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that relations between Russia and China have reached an "unprecedentedly high level," highlighting both economic and strategic dimensions of their partnership ahead of his four-day visit to China.
In an (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin on Saturday for his first visit to China in seven years, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation (...)
A central Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use for all its 69,000 residents to two hours a day, in a move that has sparked intense debate on device addiction.
The proposal, believed to be the first of its kind in Japan, is currently being (...)
The Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has surpassed a major milestone, welcoming more than two million visitors since its opening on April 13.
The achievement was celebrated in the presence of Minister of Tourism Ahmed AlKhateeb and Dr. Ghazi (...)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Saturday to set aside historical grievances and deepen cooperation on shared challenges, marking their first bilateral summit since Lee took office.
The two (...)
On a blistering morning earlier this week, an unusually large crowd had gathered at Imjingang Station — the last stop on Seoul's metropolitan subway line that inches the closest to North Korea.
There were dozens of activists and police officers, (...)
NATO defense chiefs held a "candid discussion" on Wednesday about what security guarantees they could offer Kyiv to help forge a peace agreement that ends Russia's three-year war on Ukraine, a senior alliance official said.
Italian Admiral Giuseppe (...)
A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy's 7th Fleet in Japan said.
The fire aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship with a crew of more than 360 (...)
A US Navy sailor in California has been convicted of espionage for selling the force's secrets to a Chinese agent who recruited him through social media.
Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted of six charges, including espionage, conspiracy to commit (...)
A woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has agreed to plead guilty to selling the drugs that ultimately killed Friends actor Matthew Perry.
Jasveen Sangha, 42, will plead guilty to five charges in Los Angeles, including one count of distributing (...)
Japanese vlogger Hayato Kato's 1.9 million followers are used to his funny clips about exploring China, where he has been living for several years.
But on 26 July he surprised them with a sombre one.
"I just watched a movie about the Nanjing (...)
China says it has suspended all ties with Czech President Petr Pavel over his recent meeting with the Dalai Lama, further straining relations between Beijing and Prague.
During a private trip to India last month, Pavel met the exiled Tibetan leader (...)
RIYADH — The Visual Arts Commission (VAC) announced the launch of the Art Bridges 2025–2026 Cultural Trips initiative, starting in September. The first program, in collaboration with the British Council, will take place in Scotland from September 22 (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's video game sector has seen remarkable growth over the past two years, with imports of video game consoles reaching over 2.4 million units in 2024 and 2025, according to data from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority.
In 2024, (...)
Four reactors at France's Gravelines nuclear power plant were forced to shut down late on Sunday after a surge of jellyfish clogged its cooling system, energy operator EDF confirmed on Monday.
The shutdown, which comes amid rising water temperatures (...)
At least 100 Palestinians have been killed and more than 500 others injured over the past 24 hours as Israeli attacks continue across Gaza despite mounting international pressure and condemnation over its conduct of war.
Eyewitnesses reported (...)
