A notorious conman who spent four years in a British jail has now been sentenced to six years in France for ramming his car into two policemen while trying to avoid questioning.
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, had moved to a rural area of central France (...)
JAZAN — Tawuniya Al-Bon has officially begun exporting the first shipment of Saudi-grown coffee from the farms of Al-Dayer Governorate to Belgium, Eastern Europe, marking a significant step in positioning Saudi coffee in global markets.
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EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman sent a cable to Bart De Wever, congratulating him on the occasion of his swearing-in as prime minister of Belgium.
The Crown Prince offered his sincere congratulations to the Belgian (...)
Belgian airspace has reopened after a technical issue with the air traffic controllers' Skeyes computer system forced its closure for just over an hour.
Flights were unable to take off or land at any of the country's main airports but a Skeyes (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has no plan to ban the sale of traditional or electronic cigarettes, according to Dr. Hisham Al-Jadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA).
His remarks came amid growing international discussions on tobacco (...)
Thousands marched on the streets of Brussels on Sunday, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and urging both the Belgian government and the European Union (EU) to sanction Israel.
Protesters demanded the protection of the Palestinian (...)
Several politicians in Germany have pushed back against US President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that NATO's European members should spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, more than double the current target.
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Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes from January 1, citing health and environmental concerns, in a pioneering move for European Union member states.
Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke announced the ban, saying that (...)
The European Union and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, announced on Friday the completion of a landmark free trade agreement, ending 25 years of negotiations.
If ratified, the deal will create one of the world's largest free trade zones, (...)
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, European Council President Antonio Costa and Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos made Kyiv the first foreign capital to visit in their new positions.
With President-elect (...)
Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday.
A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday (...)
Snow has begun falling across parts of Central Europe as a front of polar cold air sweeps across the continent.
In Belgium, Tuesday's heavy rain and gale force winds turned frosty, forming a layer of snow on the peaks near the Signal de (...)
A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Dutch and Belgian police.
The man is alleged to have (...)
Police deployed water cannons at demonstrators after hundreds gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to protest the arrival of French far-right politician Jordan Bardella.
The chairman of France's far-right National Rally party, Bardella arrived in (...)
Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday's France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack.
Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said that (...)
Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Israeli media on Sunday reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet: "The (...)
RIYADH — The escalating violence in the Palestinian and Lebanese territories, including the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza, has compelled Arab and Islamic leaders to take urgent action, and that was translated through their resolve to gather (...)
It costs €15,000 (£12,500) for the whole "package" of an inflatable dinghy, with an outboard motor and 60 life jackets, to get across the English Channel, according to a BBC report.
This is the "good price" offered by two small-boat smugglers to an (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, welcomed Saudi Arabia's hosting of the 2026 Gulf-European Summit.
The Council of Ministers expressed its aspiration that the summit (...)
ever Gulf-European Summit was concluded in Brussels on October 16 with disseminating a powerful message of unity. Leaders from both sides left the Belgium capital with a renewed commitment to deepening their collaboration in politics, security, and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman will lead the Saudi delegation attending the Summit of the European Union-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
This is in (...)
A pair of red shoes, two beaded necklaces and a British 10p coin are among the few clues that could help to identify a teenage girl found murdered in western France more than 40 years ago.
Her death is one of 46 cold cases European police are (...)
Work is finally underway on France's Seine-Nord Europe Canal (SNEC), a major new European trading route that promises to boost the bloc's economic fortunes.
When it is completed in 2030, the massive 107km infrastructure project will significantly (...)
