Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul-Gheit on Tuesday called for maintaining the cease-fire in Libya and sparing Libyans yet another bout of costly infighting.
The Arab League chief, in a brief statement, expressed deep concern at the latest (...)
Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will affect food security on the (...)
Libya condemned the burning of copies of the Holy Quran by some extremists in Sweden, stressing that it is a deliberate attack to provoke the feelings of Muslims around the world.
In a statement issued today, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (...)
Saudi Arabia is witnessing these days the events of the final qualifiers for the international Holy Qur'an and Call to Prayer competition, organized by the General Entertainment Authority and aired on Otr Elkalam (Scent of Speech) TV show.
A total (...)
The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a "massive malnutrition crisis" for millions of children in other emergencies because of its already huge impact on global food prices, the UN said on Thursday.
Six weeks since Russia invaded its (...)
Libya welcomed the initiative of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen, in which he announced that a two-month truce had been reached, starting from the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan.
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Pope Francis offered his most pointed condemnation of the war in Ukraine, calling out "infantile and destructive aggression" on Saturday during a trip to Malta.
In words that appeared to directly call out President Vladimir Putin, the Pope said that (...)
Many of Libya's migrant detention centers remain places of terrible and systematic abuse, that may amount to crimes against humanity, top rights investigators said on Monday.
On the sidelines of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, head of the (...)
After waiting more than two years since the launch of the Disney+ entertainment service in the United States, the Company has announced on Tuesday the date for launching its services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and many other (...)
A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having "a seriously chilling effect on human rights (...)
Amid growing donor fatigue and a brutal war in Ukraine that has diverted the world's attention, the world must not forget millions of people in need across the Middle East and North Africa, the UN chief told the Security Council on (...)
The third political dialogue between the Political Affairs and Negotiations Department at the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States and the United Nations' Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding was (...)
A boat transporting migrants 34 nautic miles far from Libyan coasts.
GENEVA — Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
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Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the electoral aspirations of nearly three million registered voters, the UN political (...)
Poor countries in northern Africa, Asia and the Middle East that depend heavily on wheat imports risk suffering significant food security because of Russia's war in Ukraine, the UN food agency warned on Friday.
The Rome-based Food and Agriculture (...)
A joint statement was issued on the occasion of the visit of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Following is the text of the statement:
"In the context of deep historical, brotherly relations, profound ties and (...)
Senior European Union (EU) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC officials have held talks in Brussels focused on deepening relationships between the blocs in a number of fields, including climate change, energy and security.
EU and GCC ministers (...)
Libya recorded 1,815 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 11 deaths, in the past 24 hours.
The Libyan National Center for Disease Control stated, in a statement issued today, that the infection tally in Libya have reached (...)
With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe "will not happen" — although if it did, "it would be catastrophic".
Addressing world (...)
DAMMAM — The International Dates Council held the technical and founding meeting in Al-Ahsa on Wednesday.
The meeting was held in the presence of agriculture ministers from several countries and representatives of a number of dates producers and (...)
The UN chief is "following closely" the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December.
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Unidentified assailants fired bullets at Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's car early Thursday but he escaped unharmed, Reuters news agency reported quoting a government source close to him.
The source said the incident happened as (...)
The Arab Economic and Social Council is scheduled to hold its 109th ordinary session at the ministerial level tomorrow at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, under the presidency of Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea, and (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranks sixth among the world's 50 most competitive emerging markets, according to the annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.
The Kingdom retained its No. 3 position in the area of business fundamentals and ranked (...)
United Nations Security Council sanctions are no longer the "blunt instrument" they once were, having transformed since the 1990s into "a vital tool" that minimizes negative consequences for civilians, and States that are not directly being (...)
