KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation on Thursday held the draw for the final play-off round of 2026 World Cup qualification, placing Saudi Arabia in Group B alongside Iraq and Indonesia.
Six teams are competing for two remaining direct (...)
MAKKAH — Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, received Dr. Firdavs Firdonovich Abdukhalikov, Chairman of the Center for Islamic Civilization under the (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's hopes of direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to an end on Tuesday night after a 2-1 home defeat to Australia at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
The result left the Green Falcons third in Group C with 13 (...)
TASHKENT — Saudi Arabia, represented by the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), has signed two memoranda of understanding with Uzbekistan to bolster cooperation in preventing and combating corruption.
The agreements were inked with the (...)
TAIF — Host nation Saudi Arabia clinched a thrilling spot in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup final after defeating South Korea 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regular time, in front of a packed crowd at Okaz Club Stadium on Monday night.
In a (...)
KUWAIT — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan participated in the third meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Central Asian countries, held in Kuwait.
The meeting focused on advancing cooperation (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's U-17 national team has officially secured a place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, set to be hosted in Qatar later this year, after reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, currently taking place in the (...)
The EU is "preparing for further countermeasures" to protect its interest, Ursula von der Leyen said after Donald Trump announced a 20% levies on European goods, urging the US to "move from confrontation to negotiation".
"We are already finalizing a (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's welcome of the trilateral treaty signed between Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan regarding the definition of their border junction.
The Kingdom also praised the signing (...)
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 (...)
DOHA — Al Ahli continued their impressive AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 campaign with a 3-1 comeback victory over Qatar's Al Sadd SC at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday.
Both teams had already secured qualification to the next stage, but the (...)
A 29-year-old Uzbekistan citizen has been detained in Moscow over the killing of top general Igor Kirillov, according to Russia's security service.
Russian state agency TASS reported on Wednesday that the man was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence. (...)
BAKU — Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a joint executive program with the energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to enhance cooperation in the fields of developing and transferring renewable energy.
The (...)
CARTAGENA — Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb emphasized the growing importance of tourism as a vital driver of global economic growth during the Kingdom's presidency of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met with a number of Arab and Muslim leaders on Monday on the sidelines of the Arab-Islamic Follow-up Summit in Riyadh.
The Crown Prince held bilateral meetings with Syrian President (...)
TASHKENT — Saudi Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Mujib met with Uzbekistan's Prosecutor General Nigmatilla Yuldashev in Tashkent on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by the Saudi Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Yousef Saleh Algahrah.
The two officials (...)
The Eastern European country of Moldova is continuing efforts to attract overseas firms, as it tries to move past political uncertainty.
"I went with a backpack, and set up a business," says Dutch entrepreneur Luc Vocks, recalling how he moved to (...)
RIYADH — Aleksandar Mitrovic starred with a hat-trick as Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal moved closer to the knockout stage after a 3-0 win over Esteghlal FC of Iran in their AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 tie on Monday.
This victory keeps Al Hilal at (...)
Archeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road.
Known for the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West, (...)
More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia's military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analyzed by the BBC.
And for the first time, volunteers — civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war — now make up the highest (...)
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, marking the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban returned to power three years ago.
Aripov, leading a delegation, was welcomed at Kabul airport by Abdul (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia has decided to extend bearing the cost of fees for expatriates working in the industrial sector by the state until December 31, 2025. The decision was taken by the weekly session of the Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced that Air Samarkand (Sam Air) will inaugurate regular flights between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan starting on 30 July. The new route will operate from Samarkand to Jeddah (...)
The 2024 Olympics kick off today with the first games in football and rugby sevens, two days before the official ceremony scheduled for Friday.
The anticipation is huge as Paris 2024 has already set a record by selling 8.6 million tickets, the (...)
Belarus and China kicked off 11-day joint military training exercises Monday, Belarus' defense ministry said – with activities taking place just miles from the border of Poland, a NATO and European Union member.
The joint anti-terrorist training (...)
