European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery (...)
Orio al Serio airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights on Tuesday due to a runway incident.
Local media reported that it was caused by someone running onto the tarmac and getting sucked into an airport engine.
The Volotea (...)
The era of nuclear disarmament is coming to an end while new technologies push the risk of nuclear conflict higher, SIPRI warned on Monday.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) stressed in its annual assessment of the state (...)
Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, detaining those onboard and taking them to Israel.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said the Israeli military had "attacked" and "unlawfully (...)
Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel wouldn't allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms.
In a post on X Katz announced that he has (...)
A ship carrying activists to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid rescued four migrants on Thursday after they had jumped into the sea from another vessel to avoid being picked up by Libyan authorities.
The vessel Madleen, which is operated by the (...)
Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at "breaking Israel's siege" of the devastated territory, the Associated Press new agency reported.
The sailing boat Madleen – operated by activist group (...)
Israel has said it rejects a decision by the European Union to review the bloc's wide-ranging trade and cooperation pact with the country over its intensified offensive in Gaza.
The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated on Tuesday that the (...)
A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which is (...)
The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN.
The document also (...)
A Libyan writer and politician who published documents linking his country's intelligence service to the Lockerbie bombing has been arrested on national security charges.
Samir Shegwara was taken into custody two days after the BBC reported that the (...)
EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
Ten foreign airlines canceled their flights to Israel on Sunday amid escalating cross-border tensions with the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, major carriers, including Air France and the Dutch airline (...)
Voters in most EU countries began casting their ballots Sunday to elect their representatives in the European Parliament (EP) for a five-year term.
On the final stretch of four days of voting that began this week, EU voters in Austria, Belgium, (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has underscored the need to provide the best possible facilities and the finest services for the Hajj pilgrims so as to enable them perform their rituals in ease and comfort.
Chairing the weekly (...)
The United Nations General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organization and called for it to be accepted as a member.
Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full (...)
European Union countries willing to recognize the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said.
Speaking to (...)
The Indian Navy's rescue of a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia's coast last weekend shows how Delhi's military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world's best, analysts say.
The navy rescued 17 crew members of (...)
Australia has axed its so-called "golden visa", which granted wealthy overseas investors the right to live in the country.
Designed to attract foreign business, it was cut in an immigration overhaul after the government found it was "delivering poor (...)
A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said.
It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi passport advanced its global ranking to 61st during the current year of 2024 from 65 during the year 2023.
The ranking was made among passports of more than 200 countries in the world, in terms of the number of countries that its (...)
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says the European Union has "lost credibility" because of its "inability to take a stronger and more united position on Israel and Palestine."
Speaking at the start of a EU summit in Brussels focusing more on (...)
In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a "field hospital" ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. In the other corner: a small but vocal minority that has set itself against the Pontiff (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji met in Riyadh with the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta, Christopher Cutajar.
During the meeting, the two sides signed an (...)
Pope Francis is evicting US Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken critic, from his Vatican apartment and revoking his salary.
Cardinal Burke is part of a group of American conservatives who have long opposed the Pope's plans for reforming the (...)
