The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force just after midnight on Friday, hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as "an important step toward a world free of nuclear weapons".
Guterres said (...)
Saudi Arabia is optimistic about its relations with the United States under the new administration of President Joe Biden, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday in a TV interview.
"We are optimistic of having excellent relations (...)
The mixed maritime exercise "Naval Defender 21" between Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the United States Navy kicked off at King Abdulaziz Naval Base (KANB) at the Eastern Fleet in Jubail today, with participation of the British Minesweeper, in the (...)
European leaders have expressed hope that "conviction and common sense" will restore their relationship with the United States under new President Joe Biden.
European Council President Charles Michel tweeted a congratulatory video soon after Biden (...)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with the World Health Organization (WHO) and continue to be a full participant in advancing global (...)
Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said he looks forward to an era of new leadership toward accelerating climate action, with the US back inside the (...)
Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday as the new president of the United States after tumultuous events that ensued in the aftermath of the presidential election results.
These events triggered by the questioning of Biden's victory by his processor (...)
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 (...)
As many as 96.7 million (96,727,834) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,068,306 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 69,425,841 cases of global (...)
The Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf welcomed the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States of America.
The Secretary General also congratulated Kamala (...)
Israel's decision to advance plans for some 800 new settlement units, most of which are located deep inside the occupied West Bank, has sparked the concern of UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
In a statement issued on Monday by his (...)
Over 93,000 people died from coronavirus in the past week, which is a record high figure since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly bulletin on Wednesday, according to Russian News Agency (TASS).
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Over 93,000 people died from coronavirus in the past week, which is a record high figure since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly bulletin on Wednesday, according to Russian News Agency (TASS).
The (...)
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been sworn in as president of the United States and Kamala Harris has become the first female Vice President in US history.
"Democracy has prevailed," the new US president said, calling for unity after the violence seen at (...)
The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday the global economic outlook remained highly uncertain given the coronavirus pandemic, and a growing divergence between rich and poor countries required the IMF to find more resources.
The (...)
A group of independent UN rights experts released a statement on Monday condemning the violent storming of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC on Jan. 6, which they described as a shocking and incendiary attempt to overturn the (...)
MANAMA — Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to US President Donald Trump for awarding him the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander.
King Hamad highlighted the steady development of the (...)
As many as 96.1 million (96,118,791) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,052,259 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 68,782,878 cases of global (...)
When US President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Wednesday he'll be facing a to-do list like no other: Combat the pandemic, rescue the economy and heal a deeply divided nation.
And when he takes the oath of office, he'll do so in a city under siege (...)
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris officially announced on Monday her resignation from her California Senate seat, before Joe Biden is sworn in a President of the United States on Wednesday.
In ended her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the (...)
President-elect Joe Biden will take office Wednesday with high expectations and largely positive reviews of how he has handled the transition, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But those rosy assessments of Biden come as negative (...)
On Wednesday, the world will watch from behind the screens the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States of America. In front of him, there are many merits both internally and externally.
At the outset, it (...)
Members of the World Bank Group Executive Board have unanimously selected the Executive Director representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdulmuhsen Al-Khalaf, as Chair of the Audit Committee of the World Bank Group Executive Board. The committee (...)
The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday the global economic outlook remained highly uncertain given the coronavirus pandemic, and a growing divergence between rich and poor countries required the IMF to find more resources.
IMF (...)
As many as 95.5 million (95,596,078) people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,041,872 have died, according to a worldodometer tally. It reported that there have been 67,293,550 cases of global (...)