A 300kg (661lb) stingray caught in the Mekong river in Cambodia is the biggest freshwater fish ever documented, scientists say.
It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005.
There is no (...)
RIYADH — The travel ban for Saudi citizens to 11 countries, including five Arab countries, is still in force, according to the General Directorate of Passports.
The ban was imposed following the spread of COVID-19 pandemic cases in those (...)
Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of countries and a new member of the Shoura Council on Tuesday took oath of office before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Salam Palace here.
They newly appointed envoys who took the oath (...)
Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of brotherly and friendly countries and a new member of the Shura Council today took oath of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al-Salam Palace in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a temporary ban on direct and indirect travel to Ethiopia, Turkey, Vietnam and India, an official source at the Ministry of Interior said.
The source stated that the lifting of the ban was based on the (...)
An official source at the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today lifting citizens' direct and indirect travel suspension to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Turkey, the Socialist Republic of (...)
RIYADH — The cost of holding wedding parties in Saudi Arabia is among the lowest in the world, despite exorbitant increase in the cost within a year.
The average cost of wedding ceremonies in the Kingdom during a year witnessed a huge spike of 32 (...)
TASHKENT — Saudi Arabia qualified for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup final for the second time in a row after beating Australia 2-0 in the semifinal match, which was held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Wednesday.
Hussein Al-Essa scored the first goal in (...)
TASHKENT — Saudi Arabia qualified for the semifinals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup after beating Vietnam 2-0 on Sunday at Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan.
Miteb Al-Harbi put Saudi Arabia ahead in the first half of the quarterfinals, (...)
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr Nayef Falah M. Al Hajraf received today Ambassador Vu Viet Dung of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
During the meeting, the two sides (...)
Japan and Singapore will start negotiations to reach a deal on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday, Kyodo reported.
During a summit meeting, Kishida and Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong (...)
Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty, the government said Friday, in a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups as a rare progressive step on the issue for the region.
In a statement, Malaysian Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has lifted the direct and indirect ban on Saudi citizens from traveling to Indonesia, the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday.
The Ministry said the decision to lift the travel ban follows the continuous assessment of the (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by, President of the General Court of Audit (GCA) Dr. Hussam Alangari, participated in the 58th Meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), which was (...)
Saudi Arabia's coach Herve Renard has signed a new five-year deal after guiding the team to this year's World Cup in Qatar, football officials announced on Friday.
The Frenchman was shown signing a shirt with the number "2027" in a video posted by (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi citizens have been banned from traveling to 16 countries due to COVID-19 cases in those countries, The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) said on Saturday.
The list of countries includes Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, (...)
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according to the latest flagship report from the World Meteorological (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, under the supervision of the Embassy of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Vietnam has distributed Ramadan food baskets in the Kingdom of Cambodia within the program of the Custodian of the (...)
Japan logged a goods trade deficit of 412.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) in March, remaining in the red for the eighth consecutive month, as high energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine boosted the value of imports, the Finance Ministry said (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, through the Saudi Embassy in the Republic of Vietnam, has started distributing 450 integrated Ramadan baskets, within the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's Iftar (...)
United States President Joe Biden will host a special in-person summit with ASEAN leaders on May 12-13, a White House statement said Saturday.
"The Special Summit will demonstrate the United States' enduring commitment to ASEAN, recognizing its (...)
Shanghai Port have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League due to a COVID-19 lockdown in the city, the Asian Football Confederation said.
Shanghai, who reached the semi-finals of the competition in 2017, had been due to begin their group stage (...)
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has started making the iPhone 13 in India, the company said on Monday, as the U.S tech giant tries to reduce reliance on its Chinese supply chain.
The phone is being produced at a local plant of Apple's Taiwanese contract (...)
Wind- and solar-generated 10% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows.
Fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources, according to research from Ember, a climate and energy think (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia qualified for a sixth World Cup finals appearance after a 1-0 win at home to Australia ensured their place at the tournament in Qatar with a triumph Tuesday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the (...)
