The Saudi national handball team lost its first match in the main round of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship against Qatar (19-34), which was held today at the Ministry of Sports Hall in Dammam, as part of the first group competitions that (...)
MAKKAH — A big increase is expected in the arrival of foreign Umrah pilgrims over the coming three months, ending with Ramadan, which is the peak annual Umrah season.
Saeed Bahashwan, member of the National Committee for the Activities of Hajj, (...)
The former head of Kazakhstan's anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent protests in the country.
The arrest of Karim Masimov was announced by the National Security Committee, which Kasimov (...)
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilize" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations, BBC reported.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as nationwide (...)
ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants worldwide, Monday announced it has finalized the project agreements for the 100MW Nukus wind project in the Republic of (...)
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Sunday told the foreign ministers of Central Asian countries that their "concerns and objectives" in Afghanistan are "similar", and flagged "a truly inclusive and representative government, the fight (...)
Improper water management, including insufficient supply and poor quality drainage systems, are contributing to excessive soil salinization — a problem that threatens global food security, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (...)
Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, received here today the Consul General of Uzbekistan in Jeddah.
During the meeting, they exchange cordial talks and discussed a number of issues (...)
Participants in the third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan pledged on Wednesday support to a peaceful secure and stable Afghanistan.
Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the third Regional Security Dialogue on (...)
A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN's deputy spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Farhan Haq was briefing journalists in New York, after two explosions detonated (...)
Countries must unite and act urgently to secure stability in Afghanistan, and a better future for its people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message on Wednesday to a regional conference of the country's neighbors, organized (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of his re-election as president of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of his re-election as President of (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Uzbeks voted Sunday in a presidential election that the incumbent is expected to win in a landslide against weak competition. Although Shavkat Mirziyoyev has relaxed many of the policies of his dictatorial predecessor, he has made little effort at (...)
The large-scale and rapid democratic reforms that underway in the Republic of Uzbekistan became irreversible in recent years. Ensuring and protecting the human rights, freedoms and legitimate interests are the basis of our democratic reforms. The (...)
Russia has urged the Taliban movement to stay committed to its pronounced pledge to refrain from using Afghanistan's land against neighboring countries, said Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"Terrorist groups such as the so-called Islamic (...)
The International Monetary Fund has said Afghanistan's economic woes could fuel a refugee crisis impacting neighboring countries, Turkey and Europe, BBC reported.
The Afghan economy will contract by up to 30% this year — which could push millions (...)
Al Nassr and Al Hilal set up an all-Saudi Arabian semi-final in the Asian Champions League on Saturday as wins over Al Wahda and Persepolis respectively took the Riyadh-based duo into the competition's last four.
The clubs, bitter rivals at domestic (...)
A recent report published by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group disclosed at its annual meeting held in August 2021 in Uzbekistan that its Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) has succeeded in achieving good results in combating (...)
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
A month since the UN-led $606 million appeal for solidarity for the (...)
NEOM — Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of countries took their oaths of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman virtually on Thursday in the presence of Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman.
The taking-oath ceremony was (...)
Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of the brotherly and friendly countries took oath of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud virtually today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed (...)
When the extremist militant group ISIL, or Daesh, collapsed in Iraq and Syria, thousands of foreign nationals were hastily detained in prisons and camps. At least 42,000 foreign women and children, most under the age of 12, currently remain in (...)
China called on member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to strengthen solidarity and cooperation and build a closer SCO community with a shared future.
Noting that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the SCO's founding, (...)
