A group of scientists and experts participating in the Dates' Workshop, in the context of Super Fruit seminar held in Rome, confirmed the beneficial effects of dates. grown in more than 40 countries around the world, and their important role in food (...)
World food prices rose for a fifth consecutive month in May after bad weather pushed up the prices of cheese and maize, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also warned (...)
Every year, nearly one in every ten people in the world (an estimated 600 million people) fall ill and 420,000 die, due to eating bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances contaminated food.
Unsafe food also hinders socioeconomic (...)
Yemen's Ambassador to Italy Asmahan Al-Touki said that the rejection and intransigence of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement reduces the chances of peace, and intensifies the suffering of the (...)
The international community must take immediate and decisive action to ensure that Israel cease its violations of international law when responding to the ongoing demonstrations at the Gaza fence, a UN human rights expert said.
The Special (...)
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsin Al-Fadhli has signed, with the President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert F. Houngbo, a draft agreement between the Kingdom's government (...)
Teenage midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo again showed why he is one of Serie A's most promising talents as he inspired Roma to a 3-2 victory at home to Torino in a thriller on Saturday.
Roma let slip a two-goal lead but recovered to inflict Torino's first (...)
Napoli won 2-0 at home to Sassuolo and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup Sunday as Fiorentina and Inter Milan also advanced in the tournament.
Earlier in Turin, Federico Chiesa scored a late brace in Fiorentina's 2-0 defeat of (...)
Yemeni Minister of Local Administration— Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee— Abdulraqeeb Fatah on Sunday met with Director of World Food Program (WFP) in Aden.
Discussions focused on action-plans to carry out the WFP's 2019 plan in light of the (...)
Italy's Catania airport has resumed full operations a day after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruption in eastern Sicily forced it to shut down.
At least 130 tremors have rattled villages on the slopes of the volcanic mountain earlier this (...)
The Office of the Cultural Attaché, at the Saudi embassy, in Rome, is set to celebrate marking the World Day of Arabic Language, on Tuesday, in partnership with King Abdullah Center for Serving Arabic Language.
On the occasion, the office will hold (...)
The Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl announced the reduction of the Agency's fiscal deficit from 446 to 21 million US dollars for the current year.
During the press (...)
Napoli came from behind to beat Genoa 2-1 thanks to an
own goal Saturday and closed within three points of Serie A leaders
Juventus.
The win clinched under heavy rain pushed Napoli into second place on 28 points from 12 games as Juve play a classic (...)
Storms lashing Sicily have killed at least 12 people with torrential floods, Italian authorities said as the country's leader headed Sunday to the stricken Mediterranean island. Divers pulled out nine of those victims from a home flooded by a (...)
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of topics and issues on local, regional and international arenas. The following are the main headlines:
- Leadership Condolences Trump on Victims of Hurricane .. and Al-Bashir on Death (...)
Yemeni Minister of Education Dr. Dr. Abdullah Lamlas met today with Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Program Amir Abdullah.
During the meeting, Yemeni Minister of Education expressed his country's appreciation of the food program for the (...)
Roma defender Federico Fazio went from villain to hero as his side continued their recent dominance over neighbours Lazio with a 3-1 win in a pulsating on Saturday.
Fazio made an awful mistake to gift Lazio an equaliser midway through the second (...)
Arab foreign ministers stressed the need for UNRWA to continue to play its pivotal role, in meeting humanitarian needs of the Palestinian refugees, warning against compromising the agency's mandate or reducing its services, which will contribute to (...)
Juventus have splashed the cash to sign Portuguese superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid in one of the most spectacular transfers in football history, the Serie A champions confirmed on Tuesday, dpa reported.
The 33-year-old five-time (...)
Ten people have been detained in Italy for smuggling migrants from the Balkans to Switzerland and trafficking in arms, gold, diamonds and money laundering.
In a statement, the Palermo branch of the Carabinieri police said it had dismantled two (...)
UNRWA regional director general in Lebanon Claudio Cordone disclosed today that his organization is facing its history's worst financial crisis.
In a message to the Palestinian Refugees Community in Lebanon, Kordoni said the total deficit of the (...)
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Duchy of Luxemburg Abdulrahman bin Suleiman Al-Ahmed participated in the seventh Senior Executive Regional Conference (SERC7) held by the NATO Defense College (NDC), in Rome (...)
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has concluded on Friday, participation in the 34th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, held in Rome, Italy.
The delegation was headed by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the (...)
Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Multi-International Affairs Dr. Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim Al-Rassi headed the Saudi delegation to the extraordinary ministerial conference for supporting of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met here today with France's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on the sidelines of the international conference to support UNRWA, which is currently held in Rome.
The meeting addressed (...)
