The Committee of Five has strongly condemned the repeated attacks by the Houthi militia against civilians in Yemen, including the attack on local employees of the US Embassy in Sana'a, and its continued heinous terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia and, (...)
More than eight million new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Americas last week, the highest weekly caseload since the start of the pandemic, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on (...)
A Tongan family's trip to visit relatives on Mango island earlier this month turned into a nightmare, when the country was devastated by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano, and subsequent tsunami.
Pauline Vaiangina, her (...)
JEDDAH — Senior representatives of the governments of Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Yemen.
The UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, attended the (...)
People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
His appeal came in a video message to a ceremony at the Park East Synagogue in New (...)
Emmanuel Macron has said there is a "very strong unity" between France and Germany in seeking to defuse tensions over the Russia-Ukraine security crisis.
But, he added, "in the event of an attack, the response will be there and the cost (to Russia) (...)
North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Tuesday morning, according to the South Korean military.
The launch is being analyzed by the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States.
It comes as North Korea has ramped up its missile (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today.
At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the content of the letter received by the (...)
The United States of America has confirmed that the Houthi rebels' attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are a dangerous escalation, noting that it is still considering including the Houthis on the list of terrorism.
US State (...)
The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The institution now expects the global economy to (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in person at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh after a series of virtual session on Tuesday, addressed the outcomes of the visit of South Korea President Moon Jae-in to Saudi (...)
China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year.
The flights by the People's Liberation Army aircraft came a day after the United States and (...)
RIYADH - Dr. Abdullah Asiri, assistant deputy minister of health for preventive health, said that children between the ages of 5 and 11 are required to administer a second dose of the vaccine against coronavirus and that is after an interval of four (...)
There was a small protest of Afghan citizens in Oslo ahead of the Taliban's visit to the Norwegian capital on Sunday.
They're against the delegation meeting with Norwegian authorities and representatives from the international community for (...)
The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) announced the launch of the Squid Game experience, at Riyadh City Boulevard, as part of the Riyadh Season2 activities.
The authority said that the experience will run from Jan. 21 to March 31 and it has a (...)
Japan and the United States of America have decided to launch regular ministerial talks on economic and environmental issues in an attempt to boost bilateral cooperation, Kyodo quoted government sources as saying.
The launch of the framework, akin (...)
Dutch driver Nyck De Vries insists he's not fazed by the pressure of being the defending champion of the and is looking forward to his 'favorite' race of the calendar in Saudi Arabia when the new season begins later this month.
The 26-year-old will (...)
The United States of America recorded, in the past 24 hours, 768,190 new infections and 2,542 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus.
According to statistics published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of (...)
An American Airlines passenger plane bound for London turned around mid-flight due to a mask-related disruption on Wednesday.
"American Airlines flight 38 with service from Miami (MIA) to London (LHR) returned to MIA due to a disruptive customer (...)
Iran, China and Russia on Friday began joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean on Friday, state media reported.
Navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are taking part in the "2022 Marine Security Belt", Rear Admiral Mostafa (...)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan received a phone call on Friday from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
During the call, they reviewed the strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and the (...)
South Korea's technology trade reached the second-highest tally ever of US$29.9 billion in 2020, down 5.5 percent from the previous year, Yonhap cited government data as showing Friday.
The technology trade refers to the country's international (...)
The U.S. Department of Treasury today designated the terrorist Hezbollah-affiliated financial facilitator Adnan Ayad, as well as members of an international network of facilitators and companies connected to him and to Adel Diab, Ayad's business (...)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki criticized US President Joe Biden on Thursday for moving too slowly to reverse Trump administration's adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington's special relationship to pressure (...)
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (...)
