Rescuers are using helicopters to search for survivors in the ruins of remote villages in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed 800 people and injured 1,800 others.
Many are feared trapped under the rubble of their homes after the (...)
Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists.
The attack on the hospital (...)
Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday.
At least 20 people were killed in the attack, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, (...)
Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say.
One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, and 15 people were reported wounded in (...)
Saudi researcher Abdulaziz Al-Adham Al-Quaishish has presented an academic study that questions the conventional portrayal of democracy as the "ideal" system of governance, using Switzerland as a case study.
His work deconstructs the mechanisms of (...)
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed new tariffs on dozens of countries, which will go into effect in seven days, a deadline that has been delayed by a week so that the tariff schedule could be updated.
To many, the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 6 percent year-on-year in May 2025 to reach SR31 billion ($8.2 billion), according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on Thursday.
However, national non-oil (...)
Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.
July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to data (...)
The UK and 27 other countries have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, where they say the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths".
A joint statement says Israel's aid delivery model is dangerous and condemns what it calls the (...)
Ukraine's new government has approved plans to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country's weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
"We are transforming (...)
JEDDAH — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet session held Tuesday in Jeddah, where the Council reviewed the Kingdom's international engagements, local policy advancements, and approved several key (...)
GENEVA — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha affirmed that Saudi Arabia has launched a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the global challenges in computing, data, and algorithms for the benefit of humanity. (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia maintained its top global ranking in the Cybersecurity Index, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook's cybersecurity indicator for 2025.
The Yearbook is an annual report published by the International Institute for (...)
Due to a scorching heatwave which has spread across Europe in recent days, a number of nuclear power plants in Switzerland and France have been forced to either reduce activity or shut down completely as extreme temperatures have prevented sites (...)
The world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time.
The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be 40,000 years old.
Archaeologists say it was (...)
Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva has said diplomacy still have a chance if Israel stops its strikes but warned that Iran would target the United States if it chooses to come into the conflict.
"We (...)
Israel is set to be one of the first countries targeted by a reform of the mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU and Schengen countries agreed on Tuesday by the European Parliament and the Council according to European (...)
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia announced its candidacy to retain its membership in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council. The announcement was made during the 2025 ITU Council session held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Addressing the council (...)
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia participated in the meeting of the advisory group of the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The meeting began with a comprehensive review of the Fund's 2024 results. Detailed data was (...)
The iconic Palazzo Versace Dubai, one of the most luxurious hotels in the United Arab Emirates, has officially been put up for auction following financial difficulties faced by its current owner. The property has been listed for online bidding with (...)
A ballistic missile fired from Iran struck the wall of a building in central Israel on Monday, breaching a reinforced shelter, a preliminary investigation by Israel's civilian protection military body has revealed.
At least four people were killed (...)
US President Donald Trump has said a deal with China "is done" after two days of talks between top officials in London.
Trump said that, subject to final approval from President Xi Jinping and himself, the US will get the rare earth metals it needs, (...)
Trade talks between the US and China are "a bit stalled", US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
His comment comes less than three weeks after a temporary trade truce was agreed between the world's two largest economies, with both agreeing to (...)
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley.
Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has attracted 25 international startups specializing in research, development, and innovation (RDI) as part of its Global Startup Attraction Program, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Investment and the Research, (...)
