TASHKENT — The second ministerial meeting of the GCC-Central Asia Strategic Dialogue took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Monday, marking a significant step in strengthening the partnership between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and (...)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have cast doubt on Russia's claims that Ukraine was involved in the brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall last week.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre, which killed at least 139 (...)
Russia's Vladimir Putin has acknowledged "radical Islamists" carried out Friday's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall.
But he has repeated his claim that they had some kind of link to Ukraine and the West.
Ukraine has rejected the Russian claim (...)
Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people.
Three were marched bent double into a Moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. All were charged with committing an act of terrorism.
The (...)
RIYADH — Salem Al Dawsari's standout first-half goal secured Saudi Arabia a 1-0 victory over Tajikistan in their Group G match of the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, held (...)
RIYADH — Roberto Mancini, the head coach of the Saudi national football team, has announced the squad for the third and fourth rounds of the second phase of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
The Saudi team's (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, reiterated the Kingdom's support for regional and international efforts to ban all forms of weapons of mass destruction.
The backing comes following its (...)
DUSHANBE — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed a development loan agreement worth $100 million to fund the Rogun Hydropower Project in Tajikistan.
The agreement was signed by SFD CEO Sultan Al-Marshad and Tajikistan's Finance Minister (...)
AMMAN — Saleh Al Shehri showcased his scoring prowess, netting twice as Saudi Arabia secured a 2-0 victory against Jordan in Group G of the Preliminary Joint Qualification — Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 (...)
AMMAN — Italian coach Roberto Mancini of the Saudi national team expressed his respect for the Jordanian national team ahead of their challenging encounter on Tuesday at the Amman International Stadium.
This match marks the second round of the 2026 (...)
ALAHSA — In a commanding performance at Al Fateh Club Stadium, Saudi Arabia triumphed 4-0 over Pakistan in Group G of the Preliminary Joint Qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 on Thursday.
Roberto Mancini's (...)
ALAHSA — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced that Salem Al-Dawsari has left the team's camp on Tuesday, ruling him out of the upcoming World Cup 2026 and Asia Cup 2027 qualifiers against Pakistan and Jordan.
According to the (...)
AL-AHSA — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced that the country's national team will face Pakistan national team in the second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Nov. 16.
The match will be held at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi (...)
DUSHANBE — The second round of political consultations between the Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry and Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry was held on Monday in Dushanbe.
During the round, the two sides reviewed the bilateral relations between the two (...)
Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have raided the homes of several prominent journalists and authors in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick.
Those raided have been charged by the police under an (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman sent a cable of congratulations to Republic of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of his country's independence day.
The King wished the Tajik president continued good health and (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Salam Palace here Tuesday, commended the Kingdom's decision, taken during the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism has announced a new initiative to grant tourist visas electronically to eight more countries including Azerbaijan, Albania, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman reaffirmed on Wednesday that the challenges facing the world demand collective action to confront them.
He also underscored the need to further enhance cooperation between the Gulf (...)
During his address at the GCC-Central Asia Summit held in Jeddah Wednesday, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon emphasized the strong relations existing between the Central Asian countries and the Gulf Cooperation Council (...)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Central Asian countries (C5) — Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — all member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have shared values and (...)
JEDDAH — The first ever summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the five Central Asian countries will begin in Jeddah on Wednesday.
Officials from the six GCC states as well as from the Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia will host a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries on July 19 in Jeddah.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent invitations to leaders of all countries in the two blocs to attend the (...)
Divisions are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, as humanity faces three major challenges where the world has the power to "seek and unite for solutions" said the UN chief on Tuesday.
António Guterres was addressing the Council of The (...)