German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said Saturday that he was "very skeptical'' about prospects of people traveling at Easter but expected the coronavirus situation in the country to improve by the end of May.
Helge Braun told the Funke (...)
European stocks ended lower yesterday, weighed down by rising US bond yields and concerns over
inflation, dpa reported.
The markets were also weighed down by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on Thursday that reopening of the (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia has been ranked second in the Arab region and 24th worldwide, up from last year's 26th ranking, in the Global Soft Power Index 2021.
The Kingdom has recorded an impressive 0.8-point increase in the governance pillar, with (...)
Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont has told Euronews he will continue fighting after Members of the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
He fled Spain after the northeast region declared independence following a (...)
Protests in support of a jailed rapper turned violent for a sixth consecutive night in Barcelona on Sunday with clashes between police and groups of youths in the center of the Spanish city.
It began with a peaceful protest in Barcelona, with (...)
The world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa lit up to celebrate the launch of 200th LuLu Hypermarket. The visitors at the landmark destination and millions across the world saw the iconic Burj Khalifa projecting the familiar colors of Lulu logo with (...)
عينت سياحة إسبانيا شركة أفياريبس الرائدة في التمثيل السياحي العالمي، كممثل مشترك للتسويق والعلاقات العامة في المملكة العربية السعودية. التعيين الذي يدخل حيز التنفيذ الفوري هو جزء من مبادرة يقودها مكتب السياحة الإقليمي المسؤول عن تسويق إسبانيا كوجهة (...)
Hazen.ai, a maker of intelligent traffic systems that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to improve road safety, has received a follow-on investment from Wa'ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco.
The company this year won a global award (...)
Separatist parties in Catalonia have boosted their parliamentary majority in the regional elections, held amid a third wave of coronavirus.
The pro-union Socialist Party, led by former health minister Salvador Illa, won the most votes to claim a (...)
Catalonia goes to the polls on Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists. More than three years ago they failed to break away from Spain by holding an illegal referendum.
This vote could see a high level of (...)
Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected on Friday to be the next Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
He will take office on June 16, replacing Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of Ghana.
The (...)
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) will host the 2021 Qatar International Baja, round three of the FIM Bajas World Cup, on April 8-10.
The event's announcement comes hot on the heels of the conclusion of the 2021 Qatar International (...)
World Cup rallying makes a welcome return to the UAE later this month when the Dubai International Baja combines two series taking the sport back into action across the globe.
Ruled out last year by the COVID-19 emergency, the event assembles a (...)
Brussels threatened on Monday to block exports of COVID-19 vaccines outside of the bloc over the AstraZeneca's announcement that deliveries will be reduced for a few weeks.
The pharmaceutical giant told the European Commission on Friday there would (...)
Brussels has warned AstraZeneca it must meet its contractual obligations to supply its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union.
The pharmaceutical giant told the European Commission on Friday there would be delivery delays in the first quarter of (...)
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari will be looking to put himself in contention to win the Qatar International Rally for a second time when the opening round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship gets under way at Katara on Friday evening.
The 41-year-old (...)
The poorest people in the world will take more than a decade before they return to their pre-pandemic financial positions, Oxfam has said.
On the other hand, the richest recouped their losses due to the coronavirus outbreak within just nine (...)
A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan's Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in search of safety, including many into neighboring Chad, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday.
According to the (...)
Saudi Arabia stressed the importance for the international community to work together to ensure the full recovery of the sector especially as vaccines campaigns are accelerated globally. The Kingdom made this call this week in the meeting of the (...)
To date, 60 countries have reported either imported cases or community transmission of the UK coronavirus strain — 10 more than a week ago, WHO said in a news release on Wednesday.
Among the countries which have reported cases of the variant first (...)
Defending FIA Middle East rally champion Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and WRC star Kris Meeke are the top seeds on an international 18-car entry with competitors from nine nations (subject to FIA approval) announced by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle (...)
The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concerns over escalating violence in West Darfur and called Sudanese authorities to "expend all efforts" to end the fighting and protect civilians.
According to media reports, at least 83 people, (...)
The International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) Eleventh Assembly will get under way virtually from Monday setting the course for a critical year of global commitments to low-carbon development.
With the postponed COP26 set to take place later (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was opposed "for the time being" to the introduction of certificates of vaccination — so-called "vaccine passports" — against COVID-19 as a condition for allowing international travelers entry (...)
A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that had suspended all services as the snow kept falling on (...)
