It's day 9 of COP27 and we're firmly in the second half of the UN climate conference. Negotiations are still slow but there was a glimmer of hope Wednesday as the US and China agreed to resume cooperation on climate issues.
Draft texts are also (...)
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has warned: "We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator." But what does that mean? Here's where things stand in terms of the numnbers.
Guterres has warned world (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will resume recruitment of Filipino workers, including domestic workers, from Monday, Nov. 7. The upper limit of fee for the recruitment of domestic workers from the Philippines has been fixed at SR17288.
The Ministry of Human (...)
Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labor Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain received here today Minister of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya Dr. Alfred Mutua, in the presence of a number of officials from (...)
World leaders have been reacting to Rishi Sunak's victory in the race to be the next British prime minister. Many offered their congratulations, and expressed hope for stability after a "turbulent" few weeks.
Leading the congratulations and warm (...)
The race to be the UK's next prime minister began in earnest on Friday, with some senior government ministers throwing their support behind Boris Johnson.
Following Liz Truss's resignation, Johnson reportedly cut short his holiday in the Caribbean (...)
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced joining the new Africa-1 cable system consortium, strengthening Saudi Arabia's connectivity with various locations across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe through advanced connection capacities, new routes (...)
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has asked Kenyans for "forgiveness" after his son — a senior military officer — tweeted about invading their country.
His apology came a day after he sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the army's land (...)
Rescue workers at the scene of a building collapse.
NAIROBI — Three people have died and scores injured after a six-story building collapsed in Kiambu, central Kenya.
Rescue efforts are underway and emergency workers have managed to pull a child (...)
King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSAA) has launched a project to train Arabic language teachers for non-native speakers in Africa.
The project will help develop the skills of Arabic language teachers, spread the culture of Arabic (...)
King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSAA) has launched a project to train Arabic Language teachers for non-native speakers in Africa to develop the skills of Arabic language teachers, spread the culture of Arabic language service (...)
Boeing is to pay out $200m (£177.5m) over charges that it misled investors about two fatal 737 Max crashes.
The US stock market regulator said the aviation giant and its former chief executive Dennis Muilenburg made false statements about safety (...)
US prosecutors have charged 47 people in the largest Covid relief fraud scheme alleged to date.
The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid program that was supposed to feed children in need during the pandemic.
They (...)
The major challenges facing humanity "complex and interlocking," Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday evening, while he also noted that the DRC had faced decades of 'aggression' (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to Dr. William Ruto on the occasion of winning the presidential election in the Republic of Kenya.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his best felicitations, (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to Dr. William Ruto on the occasion of winning the presidential election in the Republic of Kenya.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime, has sent a cable of congratulation to Dr. William Ruto on the occasion of winning the presidential election in the Republic of Kenya.
In his cable, (...)
World leaders and dignitaries have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96.
They have honored the Queen's deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as her sense of humor and kindness.
France's Emmanuel Macron led the (...)
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.
She reigned for more than 70 years and will be remembered for her devotion to duty and public service.
"I declare before (...)
RIYADH — The Islamic Military Coalition to Fight Terrorism (ISMAC) announced on Thursday that Kenya joined the alliance, taking the number of member states in the grouping to 42.
The declaration culminated in raising the Kenyan national flag (...)
As millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already "suffered the longest drought in 40 years," parts of the region are bracing for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported.
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On Tuesday, UN Children's Fund UNICEF warned that children in the Horn of Africa and the vast Sahel region "could die in devastating numbers" without urgent intervention and support. In the last five months, the number of people in Ethiopia, Kenya (...)
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa.
Speaking from Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said drought, conflict, climate (...)
The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world's first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday.
The landmark (...)
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country's next President, the electoral commission announced Monday.
Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, (...)
