Russia and the West have traded blame over alleged sabotage that caused mysterious leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Two underwater pipelines running from Russia to Germany were damaged this week, with explosions apparently recorded in the (...)
Norway and Denmark will increase security and surveillance around their energy infrastructure sites after the alleged sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
Major leaks struck two underwater natural gas pipelines running (...)
Danish and Swedish authorities have issued navigation warnings after two gas leaks were identified on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which the Kremlin shut down earlier this month for an indefinite period of time in retaliation for Western (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been elected president of the 36th session of the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which will be held in the third quarter of 2024 in Rome, Italy.
The Ministry of Environment, (...)
At least 76 protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in custody, activists said.
Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based organization, accused authorities of using (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been elected president of the 36th session of the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which will be held in the third quarter of 2024 in Rome, Italy.
The Ministry of Environment, (...)
The European Union should be "very careful" about imposing a price cap on all gas imports entering the bloc, Anna Lührmann, Germany's minister of state for Europe, has warned.
The idea of an EU-wide gas cap has gained traction in recent weeks after (...)
The nation has paid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, with a state funeral and military procession.
World leaders and foreign royalty joined King Charles III and the Royal Family in the congregation at Westminster Abbey.
Hundreds of thousands (...)
Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a series of long-awaited proposals to tackle the EU's worsening energy crisis and curb the soaring bills that are putting European households and companies under financial stress.
The European Commission president (...)
The Covid-19 pandemic contributed to half the decline in life expectancy between 2020 and 2021
US life expectancy has fallen to the lowest level seen since 1996, continuing a steep decline largely driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government data (...)
The United States is planning to appoint an Ambassador for the Arctic, amid increased Russian military activity in the region.
The Ambassador-at-Large will be put in place to advance US policy in the northern polar region, a Department of State (...)
On Tuesday, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, issued its Annual Results Report, which revealed that despite global upheaval, the fund and partners have continued to expand (...)
The ongoing drought in the UK and Europe is putting electricity generation under pressure, say experts.
Electricity from hydropower — which uses water to generate power — has dropped by 20% overall.
And nuclear facilities, which are cooled using (...)
A beluga whale stranded in the Seine river in France has been lifted from the water in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.
The four-meter (13ft) whale — a protected species usually found in much colder Arctic waters — was stuck in the (...)
The leaders of Estonia and Finland want other EU countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to travel to Europe on holiday while the Kremlin carries out a devastating war in Ukraine.
Estonian Prime (...)
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received a $100 million contribution from the World Bank to assist with critical emergency cash and food sustenance in Sudan.
In the first-ever direct contribution between the two UN agencies in the (...)
The US has urged China to increase pressure on Myanmar following the military junta's execution of four democracy activists.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said China could influence Myanmar more than any other country.
"We are calling on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has supported the World Bank's agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide the WFP $100 million for Sudan food emergency project.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday in a statement that (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian team has won two silver and four bronze medals at the 63rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) that concluded in Oslo, capital of Norway, on Saturday. The IMO was organized by the Scientific Olympiad Foundation (...)
Represented by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for the Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) and the Ministry of Education, the Saudi national team for Mathematics has collected six international prizes, two silver and four bronze, in the (...)
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend lifesaving aid deliveries into northwest Syria from Türkiye for a further six months following a vote on Tuesday.
Ireland and Norway put forward the resolution, which renews humanitarian (...)
The European Union is bracing itself for a difficult wildfire season with hundreds of firefighters from different member states being deployed as the drought in southern European countries could become "the worst ever".
"Since 2017, we have (...)
On Wednesday, the first day of the Women's Euro 2022 football tournament, the United Nations launched Football For The Goals (FFTG), an initiative aimed at tapping into the power of the game to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, (...)
U.S. stocks rose yesterday to start the third quarter, after the Standard & Poor's 500 concluded its worst first-half performance since 1970. Despite Friday's gain, the three major indexes posted their fourth losing week in five.
The Dow Jones (...)
The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation has announced the third cycle of The Red Sea Fund, with sterling support to filmmakers that reaches up to USD 500,000 per film.
The third cycle will support projects with directors from Saudi Arabia, Arab World (...)
