RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and seven other OPEC+ countries decided to extend additional voluntary cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for one more month until the end of December 2024.
The OPEC Secretariat said in a statement that the eight OPEC+ (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team has fallen three places in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, landing at 59th in the world after previously holding the 56th position.
This decline follows disappointing results in the World Cup 2026 (...)
NEW YORK — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed that the legal and moral responsibility to put an end to the crisis in Palestine lies with the United Nations Security Council. "The Council's discussions have been (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his reelection as president of Algeria.
In a phone call made with Tebboune on Wednesday, the Crown Prince wished him success during his new (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and 7 other OPEC+ countries have agreed on Thursday to extend their voluntary oil supply cuts until the end of November, 2024. In a virtual meeting, these countries decided to postpone a planned output increase amid falling (...)
PARIS — Princess Reema bint Bandar, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), delivered a powerful speech during the IOC's Closing Session on Saturday.
She began by congratulating the (...)
PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif captured the spotlight recently after her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, withdrew from their match just 46 seconds in, following two powerful punches to the head from Khelif.
This victory marks another milestone (...)
Earlier this week, two earnest teenagers walked down a narrow, cobbled lane in the ludicrously pretty medieval market town of Auray.
As they handed out leaflets for their party, the far-right National Rally, you could hear the angry mutterings – the (...)
MAKKAH — Sarhuda Stiti, a 130-year-old pilgrim from Algeria, has captured the hearts of many as she undertakes her journey to Makkah for Hajj.
The Saudi national carrier celebrated her arrival with flowers and a special reception at Jeddah Airport, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that it is better for OPEC+ countries to remain cautious, in the context of the different views on the market and the continuing state of economic uncertainty. "The group is moving hard (...)
The OPEC+ countries, which had announced additional voluntary cuts in April 2023 and November 2023, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, held a meeting in person in Riyadh on the (...)
RIYADH — The coordination meeting of the Arab and European countries to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip, which concluded in Riyadh on Monday, called for the establishment of a single Palestinian government in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, (...)
RIYADH — A coordination meeting of the Arab and European countries was held in Riyadh on Monday to support efforts to implement the two-state solution and recognition of the State of Palestine. The meeting, convened by Saudi Arabia and Norway, was (...)
Russia and China have vetoed a US-proposed resolution in the UN Security Council that called for a ceasefire in Gaza tied to a hostage agreement.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor and three against, including (...)
The head of the UN has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians during an aid delivery in Gaza.
At least 117 people were killed and more than 760 injured on Thursday as they crowded around aid lorries.
UN (...)
RIYADH — Saudi non-oil exports to the African continent surpassed SR128 billion over the last five years (2019-2023), marking a significant milestone in the Kingdom's trade expansion, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The chemicals and polymers (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, praised the outcome of the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), which was held in (...)
The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) plays a "critical role" in delivering aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip and it is vital to restore international confidence in the agency, the United States Ambassador to the UN Linda (...)
More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments' policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to "grave violations of international law".
The "transatlantic statement", a copy of which (...)
A stowaway was found alive but in critical condition in the undercarriage bay of an Air Algeria airplane at Paris Orly airport on Thursday morning, December 28, a security source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
The person was in a (...)
JEDDAH — Al-Ittihad of Jeddah, the defending Saudi Pro League champions, will face off against New Zealand's Auckland City in the opening match of the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup tournament will be kicked off at 9:00 (...)
Coup leaders in Niger have overturned an eight-year-old law criminalising migrant smuggling in the country.
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast desert on to Libya and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi met in Riyadh with Algeria's Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni and his accompanying delegation.
Dr. Al-Qasabi affirmed the importance of enhancing trade and investment (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to People's Democratic Republic of Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished (...)
At the concluding segment of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva, several States seized the opportunity to address the conflict engulfing Gaza and Israel, now in its sixth day.
Some 22 countries and one (...)
