Thousands of people staged protests in several cities across France against the currently prepared security bill seen by many as a ‘violation of freedom'. Despite the coronavirus restrictions imposed in the country, the largest French cities (...)
The rate of new coronavirus infections slowed again in France on Friday, the day before shops can resume selling non-essential goods, Reuters cited health ministry data as showing.
The number of daily new infections fell to 12,459, compared to (...)
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Wednesday that Japan will take specific steps toward its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while hailing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's recent pledge to make the country carbon neutral (...)
RIYADH — The organizing committee of the Saudi Dakar Rally announced on Wednesday details of the route of the second edition of the rally to be held in the Kingdom during a virtual press conference from Paris.
The conference was attended by Saudi (...)
The organizing committee of Saudi Dakar Rally announced today, through a "virtual press conference" from Paris, the final details of the rally's route.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian (...)
With the COVID-19 pandemic precipitating one of the world's worst health, socioeconomic and humanitarian crises in over a century, the UN chief told a high-level discussion on Tuesday to seize the opportunity "to make real, foundational, and (...)
The US government gave the green light for President-elect Joe Biden's transition, recognizing him as the "apparent president-elect" in the Nov. 3 election.
The US General Services Administrator, Emily Murphy, gave the go ahead for Biden to (...)
The International Energy Agency said today that the attack on oil facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is a reminder of the need to remain vigilant for threats to energy security.
The IEA added that it is closely monitoring the situation, emphasizibg (...)
The French Republic condemned here today Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of a petroleum products distribution terminal in Jeddah.
The Spokesperson of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said that this aggression which (...)
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019, and are expected to keep rising this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Monday.
"We (...)
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012.
Sarkozy is accused of (...)
The Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) stand united in our conviction that coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation are more necessary today than ever to overcome the current challenges and realize opportunities of the (...)
RIYADH — China has thrown its weight behind Saudi Arabia's proposal for the carbon circular economy approach as the G20 leaders stressed the importance of the joint action to safeguard the planet, address climate change and preserve the environment (...)
The European Union's foreign policy chief used the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War to urge Bosnia's political leaders to overcome their persistent ethnic divisions and prepare their nation to join the EU fold.
"We (...)
More than 58.5 million (58,547,558) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,387,443 have died. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in (...)
A new initiative involving 20 of the world's leading conservation organizations Friday issued an unprecedented joint declaration to the G20 calling for urgent action to invest in nature to protect biodiversity and reduce the risk of future (...)
The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 22,882 to 2.11 million by late Friday slightly higher than the 21,140 reported on Thursday, while hospital numbers eased again, according to Reuters tally.
The Health Ministry also reported (...)
The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 17,881 on Saturday, lower than the 22,882 reported on Friday.
The health ministry also reported 276 new deaths from the virus in hospitals over 24 hours, against 386 on Friday, Reuters (...)
The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 22,882 to 2.11 million today, on Friday, slightly higher than the 21,140 reported on Thursday, while hospital numbers eased again, according to Reuters tally.
The health ministry also (...)
France reported today 27,228 new cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases to 198,1827 cases.
The French Ministry of Health said in a statement today that the number of deaths reached 302, bringing the total (...)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said that the Kingdom is working with global pharmaceutical companies to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine.
In his speech at the Paris Peace Forum on Thursday, Al-Jubeir said that the Kingdom (...)
The number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases and deaths in France rose sharply in the last 24 hours, Reuters cited French health ministry data as publishing today, on Saturday.
France registered 32,095 new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours to (...)
European interior ministers have pushed the fight against terrorism to the top of their agenda following last month's attacks in Paris, Nice and Vienna.
In a joint statement issued on the fifth anniversary of the Nov. 13 attacks in France, the (...)
Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons in conflicts around the world, while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a UN-backed civil society report on (...)
The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 Countries held a meeting today under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20, chaired by Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary (...)
