The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
The federation on Wednesday announced (...)
The Ministerial Conference for Global Food Security affirmed its commitment to act with urgency, at scale, and in concert to respond to the urgent food security and nutrition needs of millions of people in vulnerable situations the world.
The (...)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met here today with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and prospects for enhancing them in various fields, especially (...)
Commander of the Joint Forces and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Mutlaq Bin Salem Al-Azaima met Wednesday with Commander of the Qatar Emiri Air Force Brig. Gen. Pilot Jassem Bin Mohammed Al-Mannai.
During the meeting, they exchanged (...)
Commander of the Joint Forces and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azaima met today with Commander of the Qatar Emiri Air Force Brigadier General Pilot Jassem bin Mohammed Al-Mannai.
During the meeting, they (...)
The Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant-General Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, received here today, the Commander of the Qatar Emiri Air Force, Major General Pilot Jassem Mohamed Al-Mannai and the accompanying delegation.
During the (...)
The National Security Services Company "SAFE", a company fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Obvious Technologies, a French software editor developing OODA, an open 3D Data Visualization (...)
RIYADH — Sandstorm, loaded with tons of dust, reached the outskirts of the governorates of northern Riyadh and started sweeping through the region of Riyadh and the Eastern Province.
The dust storms that originated from Iraq are now hitting Saudi (...)
King Felipe VI of Spain received here today Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of the State of Qatar.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them, especially in the (...)
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed received on Saturday heads of state and government for condolences in Abu Dhabi.
They included Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, Jordan's King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Dr Barham (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says he is "appalled" by Wednesday's killing of veteran Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla.
He also called for an independent investigation into her death.
Abu Aqla, 51, died while (...)
Donors on Wednesday pledged $33 million toward a UN-coordinated plan to prevent an aging oil tanker moored off the west coast of Yemen from sparking a potential ecological and humanitarian disaster.
The FSO Safer, which is holding more than a (...)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Thursday for talks on a host of issues including the enhancement of bilateral ties, according to IRNA news agency.
Upon arrival at Tehran airport, the Qatari emir (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will participate in the third Gulf Games hosted by Kuwait on May 22 with more than 250 male and female players in 17 different games.
First arrivals to Kuwait, the women's futsal team arrived on Wednesday to launch their (...)
Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA on Monday and will have to play the World Cup qualifying game that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field caused by pandemic rule breaches.
In one of the most bizarre scenes (...)
Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have congratulated the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on the successful results of a colonoscopy procedure he underwent at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah on (...)
His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, in a cable, congratulated the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the fine results of a colonscopy procedure he underwent at King Faisal (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi stock market continues to rise, with the index now exceeding 13,800 points.
The Saudi stock market finished trading on May 8, in the first session after the Eid Al-Fitr vacation with gains, boosted by a rise in the Aramco (...)
ALICANTE — The Saudi football national team has started its preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with two preparatory camps at Alicante city in Spain during the upcoming months of June and September.
The preparations of the Green Falcons (...)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation authority's permission for extremists to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation (...)
The US on Thursday said it was for holding this May's Lebanese legislative elections "on time".
"But we do support free, fair, transparent, and on time elections in Lebanon that represent the legitimate will of the Lebanese people who are living (...)
Qatar Central Bank raised the bank's deposit rate (QCBDR) by 50 basis points, starting today to become 1.50%.
It also raised the bank's lending interest rate (QCBLR) by 25 basis points to become 2.75%.
Qatar Central Bank also decided to raise the (...)
The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the storming of dozens of Israeli settlers of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces and the storming of Al-Qibli prayer hall and the assault on worshipers (...)
Muslim worshippers across the world are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when faithful fast from dawn to dusk.
Traditionally, Eid Al-Fitr, often referred to as 'Eid', is a three-day feast but can be longer or (...)
ZURICH — Tickets applications for the match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022are proving a big draw among the fans.
The tickets are among the most sought-after matches that have attracted fans, FIFA said in a (...)
