RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 6 percent year-on-year in May 2025 to reach SR31 billion ($8.2 billion), according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on Thursday.
However, national non-oil (...)
Police in India are trying to piece together the story of a Russian woman who was found living in a cave in the southern state of Karnataka with her two young daughters.
Nina Kutina was rescued on 9 July by policemen who were on a routine patrol (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation on Thursday held the draw for the final play-off round of 2026 World Cup qualification, placing Saudi Arabia in Group B alongside Iraq and Indonesia.
Six teams are competing for two remaining direct (...)
Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build a security alliance resulting from their mutual alarm over what they perceive as growing aggression threatening their regions by countries such as China.
The memorandum of (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — King Ibrahim bin Iskandar of Malaysia has presented the prestigious Hijra Personality of the Year award to Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. This international award, which is also known as the "Prophet's Hijra (...)
A British aircraft carrier has docked in Singapore on a rare Indo-Pacific deployment which will see it call on Australia, Japan, Korea and take part in several multinational exercises.
HMS Prince of Wales' visit comes weeks after two Chinese (...)
Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.
Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base (...)
Days after the devastating Air India-171 crash killed at least 270 people, investigators from across the world are putting their heads together to find out what exactly went wrong. So far, there is no indication of where the fault lies, and it could (...)
Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will close down at the end of July, with affected passengers to be offered full refunds.
The low-cost airline has struggled with rising supplier costs, high airport fees and increased competition in the (...)
Authorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare reptiles, including venomous snakes, into the country.
The Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan highlighted the vast potential of partnership between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). He also (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the second (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — On behalf of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan led the Kingdom's delegation at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...)
MALE — Saudi Arabia launched the "Makkah Route" Initiative in the Maldives on Monday, making it the eighth country to benefit from the initiative. The other countries are Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Côte (...)
Celebrity competitors, global football icons, top influencers, and fans of EA SPORTS FC Mobile will converge on Asia as part of the new EA SPORTS FC Series Asia presented by Visa.
The partnership between EA SPORTS and Visa will see the competition (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that more than one million pilgrims have benefited from the Makkah Route Initiative since its launch, reaffirming the Kingdom's commitment to serving pilgrims.
Now in its seventh year, the (...)
KRAFTON has officially revealed the return of the PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2025. This year, the tournament will see a significant expansion, with 24 national teams participating, up from the previous edition's 16, reflecting a clear ambition to (...)
Pakistan's army chief, General Asim Munir, is not known for seeking the spotlight.
Yet in recent weeks, it has found him — not only in Pakistan, but across the border in India and in diplomatic capitals far beyond.
His remarks on Kashmir — made just (...)
JEDDAH/MADINAH — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday received the first groups of pilgrims arriving to perform Hajj 2025, including those traveling under the "Makkah Route" initiative, as flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Malaysia landed in Jeddah (...)
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.
State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)
Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.
The annual (...)
Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest (...)
The US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo, who at the time was the US Commerce Secretary, in an interview with me back in 2021.
Four years on, chips (...)
China's President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose "unilateral bullying" to upkeep a global system of free trade — though he stopped short of naming the US.
It comes as Xi is on a so-called "charm offensive" trip across South East Asia, (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences over the death of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
In a cable of condolences sent to King of (...)
