Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: World
Cadbury chocolate cleared in Malaysia after pork scare
• Halal certification for the two types of bars will remain suspended until further tests • Malaysia’s fatwa council has said Muslims can continue to eat Cadbury KUALA LUMPUR: Further tests on Cadbury chocolate bars found no traces of pig
Kuwait emir in landmark Tehran visit
TEHRAN: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending fences between Iran and the Gulf. The two-day visit comes amid a thaw in ties between Tehran and the GCC since the
Al-Qaeda urges Libyans to fight Hiftar
TRIPOLI: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb on Sunday urged Libyans to fight a rogue general pressing an offensive against militias in the country’s east, labeling him an “enemy of Islam.” Just hours after the AQIM statement, ex-general Khalifa Hiftar’s forces
100 years on, airlines hampered by history, IATA says
2014 marks 100 years since first commercial flight DOHA: On New Year’s Day, 1914, Abe Pheil squeezed into the open cockpit of a Benoist Type XIV boatplane in St. Petersburg, Florida, and became the world’s first airline passenger, flying 20
Qatar denies World Cup bid corruption claims
LONDON: Qatar’s 2022 football World Cup organizers vehemently denied any wrong-doing after a British newspaper alleged a top official paid more than $5 million to secure support in the bidding process. The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of
Curious onlookers
The Haj Exhibition in Paris is drawing enthusiastic crowds. The exhibition, which will continue for three months, showcases the kiswa (cover) of the Kaaba door, the door of the Prophet’s Mosque’s podium and the cover of the Black Stone. It
KSA-World Bank partnership stressed
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who arrived in Jeddah Sunday, held wide ranging talks with Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf on key regional issues, including challenges hampering the inclusive economic growth of the Middle East region, said David Theis, a
Malaysia honors students who graduated from IUM
Malaysian students were among some thousands of students hailing from different countries around the world who have successfully graduated from the Islamic University of Madinah Al-Munawwarah (IUM) in its 50th graduation ceremony held recently. Mohammed Khalid A. Razak, consul general
Google flooded with ‘forget me’ requests
BERLIN – Google received 12,000 requests from people seeking to be “forgotten” by the world’s leading search engine on the first day it offered the service, a company spokesman in Germany said Saturday. The requests, submitted on Friday, came after
Raped, murdered girls reveal horrific risks for India’s poor
KATRA SHAHADATGANJ, India: The nightly trek into the fields behind their homes under the cover of darkness leave the women of Katra Shahadatganj in northern India feeling scared and vulnerable at the best of times. But the abduction, gang-rape and
US soldier flies to freedom after Afghan prisoner swap
US army sergeant had been held by Taleban for nearly five years Five Taleban detainees released from Guantanamo in swap Defense Secretary Hagel hopes deal might herald peace breakthrough Qatar acted as intermediary in negotiations BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan/WASHINGTON:
Iran, Syria top GCC’s Riyadh meeting agenda
Key regional issues, including the elusive Iranian nuclear deal and the worsening situation in Syria, will top the agenda of the GCC foreign ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on Monday. “This important GCC ministerial council session will be chaired by Sheikh
Scientists find compound to fight virus behind MERS and SARS
GENEVA: An international team of scientists say they have identified a compound that can fight corona viruses, responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks, which currently have no cure. Coronaviruses affected the upper and lower respiratory tracts in humans. They
India arrests 3rd suspect in gang rape of 2 teens
LUCKNOW, India: Police arrested a third suspect and hunted for two others Saturday in the gang rape and slaying of two teenage cousins found hanging from a tree in northern India, a case that has prompted national outrage. The three
KSA’s support for Pakistan lauded
Pakistan created a balance of power on the subcontinent when it decided to become a nuclear power on May 28, 1998, according to a senior Pakistani diplomat. Consul General Aftab Ahmad Khokher was speaking here recently at an event organized
Oil prices expected to drop in second half
LONDON: Brent crude oil prices are expected to drop sharply in the second half of this year as ample supply and tepid demand offset worries over political risks, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday. Brent crude oil will
Saudi oil output rises in May
LONDON: OPEC’s oil output has risen to a three-month high in May, a Reuters survey found on Friday, as increased supplies from Angola and a further gain in exports from southern Iraq outweighed worsening unrest in Libya. Supply from the
Google taking requests to censor results in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO: Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world’s dominant search engine. The demands can be submitted on a Web page that Google opened late Thursday
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