Parts of Spain are experiencing their hottest May ever with temperatures of more than 40C in some places, according to the state weather agency, AEMET.
The agency issued heat warnings in 10 regions for Saturday, saying it could be "one of the most (...)
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has ensured the public on Friday that it has not detected any cases of monkeypox in Saudi Arabia yet, Al-Arabiya reported.
Dr. Abdullah Asiri, deputy minister of health for preventive health, said that the Kingdom's (...)
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people's access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday.
"Climate change is already posing serious challenges to water (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday.
The UN agency said in a statement that there were around 80 cases confirmed so (...)
As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, some scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease's spread in the West.
Cases of the smallpox-related disease haven't (...)
Cases of suspected and confirmed monkeypox are being investigated in the US, Canada, Spain, Portugal and the UK, according to health authorities and local media reports.
Most recently one case was confirmed in the US and 13 suspected cases are being (...)
A Belgian appeals court has upheld a decision not to extradite the controversial Spanish rapper Valtònyc.
The 28-year-old musician — whose real name is Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran — has been living in exile in Belgium since 2018.
He faces (...)
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 (...)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has recently wrapped up 'Destination Deep Tech,' a Saudi-first program that spins in leading-edge global startups to the Kingdom to develop deep tech innovations.
The international startups (...)
A human trafficking expert at the United Nations has told UN News how she was instrumental in saving over 1,000 trafficking victims, mainly in eastern Europe and Central Asia. Reda Sirgediene works for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first in the evaluation of people's optimism for the future of their countries. The Ipsos survey "What worries the world" showed that 92 percent of Saudis see their country moving in the right direction, followed (...)
MARRAKESH — Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan met with his counterparts from several countries on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh, which was held in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Prince (...)
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN-backed counter-terrorism meeting that opened in Málaga, Spain, on Tuesday.
"As (...)
Colombia has sent an additional 2,000 troops and police to help contain a gang that has burned cars and threatened people as reprisal for the extradition of its leader to the US.
President Iván Duque said Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as (...)
Actor Dennis Waterman, known for his roles in TV shows including Minder, The Sweeney and New Tricks, has died, his family have said. He was 74.
A statement said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis passed away very peacefully (...)
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 COVID pandemic has caused the deaths of nearly 15 million people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. That is 13% more deaths than normally expected over two years.
The WHO believes many countries undercounted the (...)
Eleven mainly European countries have now reported salmonella food poisoning, linked to popular "Kinder" chocolate products produced in Belgium, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization said on (...)
In the early days of the pandemic, it was extremely rare to hear of people catching COVID twice. The Omicron variant which first emerged in late November 2021 has changed that.
Why are more people catching COVID again? Part of it is Omicron itself — (...)
A 31-year-old healthcare worker caught Covid twice within 20 days — the shortest-known gap between infections, Spanish researchers have claimed.
Tests show the woman was infected with two different variants — Delta in late December and then Omicron (...)
Health officials say they are now investigating unexplained cases of hepatitis in children in four European countries and the US.
Cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, have been reported in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the US, (...)
Russia's war in Ukraine is taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Vladimir Putin's troops, accused of killing civilians in cold blood as they retreated from the Kiev region.
Moves are afoot to investigate war (...)
US President Joe Biden said on Monday that Russia had committed a "war crime" in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, as media reports said that many bodies had been found on the streets in the city after the withdrawal of Russian forces.
"You may remember (...)
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) and its Commander Lt. Gen. Admiral Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili celebrated the ceremonial launching of the warship of "AVANTE 2200" Corvette, which is the first of its type within the Sarawat Corvette (...)
The Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Lt. Gen. Admiral Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili, the RSNF have celebrated the ceremonial launching of the warship of "AVANTE 2200" Corvette, which is the first of its type within the Sarawat (...)
