RIYADH — Brazilian star Neymar Jr. was forced to exit Al Hilal's AFC Champions League match against Iran's Esteghlal due to a muscle injury, a setback that left him visibly frustrated.
Neymar, who was introduced as a substitute for Abdullah Al (...)
RIO DE JANEIRO — Saudi Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel participated in the Group of Twenty (G20) joint finance and health ministerial meeting in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He also attended the high-level meeting on "One Health," held alongside the (...)
BRICS leaders emphasized the need for increased financial resources and stronger partnerships to combat land degradation, desertification, and drought, ahead of the upcoming UN environment conference in Saudi Arabia this December.
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NATAL, Brazil — Mazin Al-Kahmous, President of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), urged all G20 countries to contribute to the development of the GlobE Network.
Representing Saudi Arabia at the third anti-corruption ministerial (...)
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin — but he left empty-handed
CARACAS — Venezuela has criticized Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies.
Venezuela's foreign ministry (...)
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 (...)
An expanded meeting of emerging economies taking place in Kazan, Russia, is sending jitters among EU policymakers.
The club formed in 2009 now includes not just Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa – original members whose acronym gave it (...)
This week in the city of Kazan President Putin will greet more than 20 heads of state at the Brics summit of emerging economies. Among the leaders invited are China's Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan is heading Saudi Arabia's delegation to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), as well as to the 4th meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central (...)
India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, India's top diplomat has said.
Vikram Misri said on Monday that the two sides have agreed on "disengagement and resolution of (...)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to Russia after injuring his head in an accident at home on Saturday.
The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit — a grouping of major developing (...)
RIYADH — The Museums Commission has announced the launch of a groundbreaking art exhibition titled "Art of the Kingdom," set to introduce Saudi contemporary art to the world stage.
The traveling exhibition aims to showcase the best of Saudi artistic (...)
The Kingdom's delegation, led by Dr. Maimoonah Al-Khalil, Secretary-General of the Family Affairs Council, took part in the Ministerial Meeting for the G20 Women Empowerment Working Group, hosted by Brazil in the capital, Brasilia, on October 8-9, (...)
Brazil's Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he authorised the "immediate return" of X's activities in the country after it paid (...)
BRASILIA — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, stressed the importance of achieving a balance between economic growth, energy security, and climate change mitigation.
He made his remarks during his participation in the (...)
RIYADH — Brazilian forward Neymar has announced his return to full training with Saudi club Al Hilal, nearly a year after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus injury in his left knee during a national team match.
Neymar, 32, joined Al Hilal in August (...)
Despite harsh criticism for his earlier mediation efforts, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seems undeterred — and is again busy rounding up world countries to push for his peacemaking plan for Ukraine.
On the sidelines of last week's UN (...)
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes added new conditions on Friday for Elon Musk's social media platform X to be reinstated in the country. This comes one day after X claimed to have complied with all of the court's demands, (...)
NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia has called on G20 countries to intensify joint efforts to address the international community's failure in confronting Israel's serious violations of international laws and norms. The Kingdom emphasized the need for a (...)
The 79th UN General Assembly, one of the largest global diplomatic events, will kick off Tuesday in New York, bringing together heads of state and government from member nations. The assembly will take place from September 24-30.
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BELEM, BRAZIL — Saudi Tourism Minister and Chairman of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, affirmed the Kingdom's commitment to transforming its rapidly growing tourism sector into a sustainable (...)
RIYADH — Portuguese coach Jorge Jesús emphasized that Al Hilal has achieved its initial goal of winning the Super Cup, but many objectives remain for the season ahead.
Following a convincing 3-1 victory against Al Ittihad in the Saudi Clasico, the (...)
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Friday the seizure of approximately $3 million from the bank accounts of social media platform X and satellite-based internet service provider Starlink, both controlled by tech (...)
BRASILIA — Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Space Agency, participated in the G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The CEO of the Saudi Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed Al-Tamimi, headed the Kingdom's delegation.
The (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday hailed the report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that lauded Saudi Arabia's leading role in international cooperation and the rapid steps it has undertaken towards achieving the goals of Vision (...)
