Vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis, urgently need greater support from the international community, UN humanitarians said on Friday, ahead of a donor (...)
THE fact that the Palestinian Hamas movement honored the Iranian agent — the head of the so-called "Supreme Revolutionary Committee" in Yemen — Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi on a day that coincided with the militia attacks on Marib in which innocents were (...)
Until those responsible for any and all chemical weapons use in Syria are held responsible, the global community will continue sending a message of impunity, the senior UN disarmament official warned the Security Council on Thursday.
Izumi (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow the entry of travelers from 11 countries starting from May 30, following a suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday, citing an official source at the Ministry of (...)
BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended sanctions against the Syrian regime for one additional year, until June 1, 2022, in light of the continued repression of the civilian population in the country, the European Council said in a statement on (...)
Violent conflict, terrorism, and human rights abuses continue in Syria as its besieged population suffers economic destitution, displacement, detention and abduction, the UN's special envoy for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
"It (...)
The international legal framework and tools are all there to protect civilians caught up in conflict, and now it's time for governments and armed groups to apply them, the UN relief chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Emergency Relief (...)
"The brutality of minorities" has become a growing Arab phenomenon following the 1979 Khomeini revolution. Then the phenomenon began to spread in the Arab world with Iranian support until it has become common and within earshot and sight today. It (...)
Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warns the UN Children's agency, UNICEF, in a (...)
The Palestinian cause is a central issue for the Arab and Islamic countries, with the main reason being the long years of Palestinian grievances that remained open to the options of war and peace throughout the modern history of Palestine. This (...)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met today in Iceland with Norway's Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide, on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the two sides in (...)
JEDDAH — As many as 18,680 Saudi citizens, including men and women, left the Kingdom via land borders and airports within 36 hours after the ban on international travel was lifted on May 17 (Monday), the Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday, (...)
Millions of children trapped in protracted conflict in Syria continue to endure severe violence with little support for survivors, according to the UN Secretary-General's third report on the situation, launched on Wednesday.
"In Syria, all children (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned and denounced derogatory statements made by the caretaker Lebanese Foreign Minister, Charbel Wehbe, during a TV interview on Monday regarding the Kingdom and its citizens.
In a statement on Tuesday (...)
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three individuals and one entity for their links with Daesh (the so-called ISIS).
"The individuals and company being designated today played a crucial role connecting ISIS with a network (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has warned citizens against traveling to 13 countries without permission due to security circumstances and the instability in a number of countries, while the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic and the spread of new (...)
An official source, at the Ministry of Interior said that in furtherance to the ministry's statement on warning to travel to a number of countries, and in keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on safety and security of the citizens willing to (...)
After ten years of war that have scourged a historic civilization, the Montreal-based online visual art gallery Arte Arta announced that it is representing the important Syrian Sarcophaguses collection by renowned Syrian artist Dr. Nizar Sabour.
The (...)
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed on Friday two agreements and two memoranda of understanding to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields.
The documents were signed during the visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who arrived here on (...)
A joint statement was issued today on the official visit of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 7-9 May 2021, corresponding to 25-27 Ramadan 1442 AH. Following is the full text of the (...)
The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar on Friday called on countries that have not yet done so, to impose arms embargo on the country urgently, to stop the "massacre" of citizens across the country.
Tom Andrews, UN Special (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received at the Royal Court at Alsalam Palace in Jeddah today Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran (...)
At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in part to COVID-19, a UN-partnered flagship report said on Wednesday.
It's been five years since (...)
King Abdulaziz Public Library has documented Carsten Niebuhr's expedition to Arabia through issuing a translation of the book "Niebuhr's Expedition to Arabia", in which he narrates his journey from Denmark to Arabia with six scientists who died (...)
King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL) has documented Carsten Niebuhr's expedition to Arabia by issuing a translation of the book "Niebuhr's Expedition to Arabia", in which he narrates his journey from Denmark to Arabia with six scientists who died (...)
