Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.
Borne, 61, who was labor minister in the previous government, succeeds Jean Castex, who resigned (...)
There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (...)
JEDDAH — Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb announced that Argentine football star Lionel Messi has become the official brand ambassador of Saudi tourism.
Upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on Monday, Messi was accorded (...)
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) joined religious leaders and others on Monday in signing a landmark joint appeal for climate-responsible finance "as a moral imperative towards children".
The World Council of Churches (WCC), UNEP, Muslim Council of (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated for a second term during a ceremony on Saturday at the Elysée presidential palace, vowing to first take action to avoid any further escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine before going on to focus (...)
His father was a ruthless dictator. His mother gained international notoriety for her massive collection of shoes.
So how is 64-year-old Ferdinand Marcos Jr, more commonly known by his nickname Bongbong, the frontrunner to be the next president of (...)
PARIS — The Saudis have been adjudged as the world's most trusted people in the economic trends of their country, according to a survey conducted by the third largest market research company in the world, Ipsos, between March 25 and April 3 of (...)
Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final.
City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate when Riyad Mahrez (...)
As part of the "long journey" to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid highlighted on Wednesday the need to build a more sustainable, resilient, and responsible global tourism sector.
The COVID-19 (...)
India and France on Wednesday called for "an immediate cessation of hostilities" in Ukraine, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia's invasion of its neighbor.
India, which imports much of its military (...)
Four left-wing parties in France have agreed in principle to form an alliance to challenge President Emmanuel Macron at June's parliamentary elections.
The Socialists, Greens, Communists and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's far-left France Unbowed party reached (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for France after concluding his "productive" visit to Denmark during which he held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Nordic countries and attended the second India-Nordic (...)
Your flight takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in three hours, but you're still in a meeting on the other side of the city, in a Canary Wharf skyscraper. There's no way you'll make it by public transport and traffic makes the taxi option even (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Denmark began with a 'special gesture' from his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, who received him at the airport. The Indian prime minister's office later tweeted the moment with "a special start (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Germany on the first leg of his visit to three European nations on Monday and met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He will travel to Denmark and France next. The visit comes amid the Ukraine crisis, which (...)
France's left-wing parties are negotiating to form an alliance ahead of the country's June parliamentary elections after none of their candidates made the second round of the presidential election.
Only one leftist candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed to actively work to re-establish the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine during his second mandate, in coordination with allies.
Macron made the remark in a telephone conversation with (...)
In an dominating season for Real Madrid, it was only fitting that it didn't even need its best players to win the Spanish league.
Using its backups ahead of the Champions League semifinals, Madrid earned a record-extending 35th Spanish league title (...)
تمكنت المرأة السعودية في الآونة الأخيرة بدعم من القيادة الحكيمة من إثبات جدارتها وتفعيل دورها بصفتها مواطنة تتحمل المسؤولية في بناء وطنها لتصبح محط أنظار العالم. ومن المجالات التي أثبتت من خلالها المرأة السعودية نجاحها، مجال الاقتصاد (...)
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the international jury's recommendation.
The BAJ was formed in 1995 as a non-governmental (...)
The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty of barriers (...)
The area of tropical forest destroyed in 2021 was enough to cover the entire island of Cuba, and sent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as India does in an entire year from burning fossil fuels, according to an analysis published (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi scholarship student, Osama Albishri, received the Julie Dodd Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award for a lecturer in the College of Journalism and Communication at the University of Florida, while studying for his Ph.D. in (...)
Brussels breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday evening as voters in France and Slovenia shunned nationalists to back pro-EU leaders.
Congratulatory messages from across the 27 country bloc abounded for Macron, who beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen (...)
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.
He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than (...)
