RIYADH — Saudi Arabia strongly condemned and denounced the suicide attack on the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of people.
In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign (...)
At least seven people have died after heavy rains triggered flooding in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night, inundating homes and streets and cutting off key roads, officials said Saturday.
The flooding, caused by an overwhelmed drainage (...)
The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN.
The document also (...)
The World Food Programme said that the Trump administration had axed funding for life-saving schemes in 14 impoverished countries — despite previously pledging to spare vital aid.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the Trump (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the attack targeting the convoy of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Saudi Arabia affirmed its full solidarity with Somalia and its people against threats to (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) during the fourth Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum.
The Forum discussed importance of delivering polio vaccines to all children, (...)
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, a US Navy spokesperson said Thursday.
It's not clear what caused the collision between (...)
Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to disburse it.
These aren't warnings of what's to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump (...)
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing south to take more territory.
In a televised address to (...)
Fear and uncertainty are spreading across many US college campuses ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration, with some schools advising international students to return early from winter break amid promises of another travel (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi signed two cooperation agreements with Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Somalia Yusuf Mohamed Adan in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The agreements focused on the employment of (...)
Somalia's parliament on Saturday passed a bill introducing universal suffrage, replacing the decades-old clan-based voting system with a one-person-one-vote framework.
The bill, which received overwhelming support with 169 lawmakers in favor, two (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on Sunday with Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia.
The two ministers reviewed the relations between their countries and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has implemented 15 projects totaling $39.114 million as part of its commitment to combating polio in less developed countries.
Ten of these projects were executed in nations such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, (...)
The Italian government has been criticized for praising fascist soldiers who fought in El Alamein, on the 82nd anniversary of the World War Two battle.
In a social media post, the defense ministry said that the troops who took part "sacrificed their (...)
At least 45 people have died and many others are missing after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials say.
The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before sinking in the Red Sea off the east African nation on Tuesday, (...)
NEW YORK — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a cooperation agreement on Sunday to address acute malnutrition in drought-affected areas of Somalia.
This initiative, unveiled on the (...)
Many within the Italian far-right populist Lega party called it "a summer fling", but the center-right Forza Italia's ambition to introduce a new citizenship reform based on years spent studying in Italy seems to be gaining momentum.
Speaking on the (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist attack that took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, resulting in the death and injury of dozens.
In a statement, the ministry (...)
VIENNA — Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan concluded his participation in the OPEC Fund Development Forum and Ministerial Meeting, which was held in Vienna, capital of Austria, on June 25-26.
Addressing the meeting, Al-Jadaan highlighted (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the virtual session of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday.
At the outset of the session, the King was reassured that preparations and arrangements for this year's Hajj season are (...)
GENEVA — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed five agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva on Saturday. This is to provide $19.5 million in funding to WHO programs in three countries: Yemen ($9.5 (...)
When Kenyan President William Ruto touched down in Beijing seven months ago, he was welcomed on the tarmac with a red carpet and cordons of Chinese troops standing at attention. Among the goals of his three-day state visit in October: securing (...)
MANAMA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the Israeli occupation forces' ongoing aggression and violation of all international laws and norms in the Gaza Strip has exacerbated the scale of the humanitarian (...)
BANJUL, Gambia — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's call for restructuring, developing, and reforming the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to tackle regional and international challenges.
Representing (...)
