Europe is battling a record-breaking surge in energy prices that threatens to derail the post-pandemic economic recovery, strain household incomes and even tarnish the nascent green transition.
A series of market, geographic and political factors (...)
The European Commission has missed a deadline to trigger a new mechanism to make receiving EU funds conditional on a country's respect for the bloc's core values.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) imposed the two-month ultimatum in June in a (...)
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest human losses in the past 50 years, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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At least 54 people have died due to severe flooding in Western Europe, caused by what experts described as the heaviest rainfall in a century.
Up to 70 people are missing in Germany after flash floods swept across western and southern parts of the (...)
Torrential rain and flooding have left more than 100 people dead and hundreds missing in western Europe, with Germany bearing the brunt of the worst natural disaster in living memory.
At least 50 people have died in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has expressed its solidarity with Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg over the deadly floods that have caused devastation in some areas of western Europe.
In a statement on Friday, the Saudi foreign ministry (...)
Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the victims of the massive flooding that hit the west European country.
In his cable, King Salman said: "We (...)
More than 30 people have lost their lives amid flooding in Germany and Belgium following days of heavy rain.
Precipitation across western Europe has led to many rivers overflowing in Belgium, France Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
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The European Union has announced that the transport sector must cut greenhouse gases by 90 percent by 2050 in order to meet the goals of the European Green Deal.
As part of a raft of new legislation, announced on Wednesday, passenger cars - which (...)
The prime minister of Luxembourg has been taken to hospital "as a precaution" a week after testing positive for coronavirus.
According to a government statement Xavier Bettel was placed in hospital for 24 hours under observation, and was undergoing (...)
For those dreading the consequences of Brexit, it is a most unwelcome deadline: European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom have just a week left to apply for permanent residency.
Those who don't risk eventually losing their right to live, (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to Grand Duke Henri of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Grand Duke (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to Grand Duke Henri of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
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His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to Grand Duke Henri of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on the anniversary of his (...)
European Union foreign ministers will approve Monday a fresh set of sanctions against scores of officials in Belarus and prepare a series of measures aimed at hurting the country's economy, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
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The European Union, in coordination with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, slapped new sanctions on the regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in response to the "forced and unlawful landing" of a Ryanair flight that (...)
For the fifth consecutive year, the United Arab Emirates leads the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2021 published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, (...)
RIYADH — The Tawakkalna application is now available globally and its services can be accessed in 75 countries, representing the first phase of the countries in which the application is operational and users can benefit from it.
Tawakkalna revealed (...)
Turkey's tourism minister is facing calls to resign after public criticism of an official video promoting tourism that includes workers wearing "Enjoy, I'm vaccinated" face masks.
The video was released by the government-linked Go Turkiye travel (...)
The European Union's economy is set to grow faster than expected in 2021 and 2022 thanks to the accelerating pace of vaccination across the bloc and the gradual ease of coronavirus restrictions.
As of today, EU countries have administered 175.3 (...)
Nearly half of European respondents are unsatisfied with the EU's measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has revealed. It found 49% were unhappy with measures taken by the bloc, while 43% were satisfied and 8% undecided.
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The European Court on Wednesday ordered the lifting of sanctions against Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, on the grounds that she no longer poses a threat to international peace and security in the (...)
RIYADH — For the fourth year in a row, Finland has been crowned the world's happiest country. According to the World Happiness Report 2021, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Saudi Arabia emerged tops in the Arab world a (...)
Europe's medicines regulator has said there's "no indication" that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has caused blood clots, as the list of countries temporarily halting the vaccine's rollout over safety concerns continues to grow.
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