TUNIS — Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer Sultan Al-Marshad signed on Saturday a new development loan agreement with Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning Dr. Samir Abdelhafidh to finance the establishment of an Oasis Hub (...)
Six activists who were detained by Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed.
Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said (...)
Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a "Global March to Gaza," a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine.
Some 4,000 volunteers from (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday emphasized the highest standards of efficiency, quality, coordination, and integration among relevant authorities while implementing the annual plan for the Hajj pilgrimage season of 2025. Crown (...)
A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which is (...)
TUNIS — The Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, inaugurated a new oxygen generation station at Taher Sfar University Hospital in Mahdia, Tunisia, in a project fully funded by (...)
Libyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country's ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered them to close their offices.
Ten groups have been singled out — including Doctors Without (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday welcomed the commencement of talks between the United States and Ukraine, hosted by the Kingdom as part of its efforts to bring an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Custodian of the (...)
TUNIS — Tunisian President Kais Saied received Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif at the Carthage Presidential Palace in Tunis on Sunday.
During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and security (...)
JEDDAH — Prince Badr bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Culture, met with Yemeni Minister of Media, Culture and Tourism Muammar Al-Eryani in Jeddah.
He also praised the cooperation between the Ministry of Culture in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and the (...)
RIYADH — On behalf of Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman, Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf graced the graduation ceremony of 105th batch of students of King Faisal Air Academy on Sunday. The deputy (...)
Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called "aphrodisiac honey" — illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction.
The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs (...)
DAVOS — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday that he has "cautious optimism" about Syria. "There is a great opportunity for Syria to move in a positive direction," he said while addressing a session titled "Diplomacy in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has agreed to finance two hospital projects in Tunisia. A signing ceremony was held on Friday at the Tunisian Ministry of Health for contracts to complete two local hospitals in Sbiba in Kasserine governorate and El Jem in (...)
Guantanamo Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says.
He was found eligible for transfer from the detention facility after a "rigorous interagency review process", a press statement (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih began on Wednesday an official visit to a number of countries, including Sweden, France, and Tunisia. He was accompanied by a delegation of representatives from a number of major Saudi (...)
The 27 leaders of the European Union gave on Thursday their most explicit endorsement yet of the contentious project of outsourcing migration policy, even if they offered scant details on how the idea would work in practice and how authorities would (...)
TUNIS — The King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) is launching the annual meeting of the Steering Committee of the Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation Platform (IPDC), on Tuesday in Tunisia.
The (...)
RIYADH — The session of the Council of Ministers, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, underscored Saudi Arabia's relentless efforts to put an end to Israel's aggression on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and (...)
JEDDAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session held in Jeddah on Tuesday.
The Cabinet began by reviewing several periodic performance reports on the programs of the Saudi Vision 2030, noting numerous (...)
RIYADH — Saudi teams continue preparations for the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, which will officially open in Paris on Friday. Saudi Arabia will participate with 10 athletes in four events: show jumping, taekwondo, athletics, and swimming.
The Saudi (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the virtual session of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday.
At the outset of the session, the King was reassured that preparations and arrangements for this year's Hajj season are (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia will hold the Executive Council meeting and the General Conference meeting of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) during May 14-17 with the participation of 22 Arab countries.
The meetings, to be (...)
The European Parliament has narrowly approved the wide-reaching reform of the European Union's migration and asylum policy.
The move was preceded by uncertainty due to a growing chorus of dissent from the right and the left, which, despite gaining (...)
A quick search into the shadowy hands behind every disturbance, especially in stable and secure countries like Jordan, reveals the Muslim Brotherhood as the culprit. The Brotherhood members swap roles among their groups across various Arab nations. (...)
