RIO DE JANEIRO — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji reiterated Saudi Arabia's commitment to being a reliable and neutral partner in its efforts and endeavors aimed at de-escalating tensions at regional and international (...)
Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday in St Peter's Square, the Vatican has confirmed, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend.
The head of the Catholic Church died of a stroke on Monday, aged 88, less than 24 hours after leading (...)
From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics were spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis.
His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for followers of the Roman Catholic Church, and (...)
Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a UN report issued on Monday.
For several years, scam (...)
Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, CEO of SABIC, has been named among Gulf Business magazine's Top 100 Arabs 2025 list, recognizing the most influential figures shaping the Arab world and beyond.
Gulf Business highlighted Al-Fageeh as one of the most (...)
MIAMI — The Saudi Arabian national team has been drawn into Group D of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, alongside hosts United States, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago, following the official draw held in Miami.
The tournament — the 18th edition of the (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Australia's Anthony Albanese are among the world leaders who have come out in criticism of US President Donald Trump, after he announced far-reaching import taxes on products from across the globe.
Meloni called a 20% (...)
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has told the BBC he wants US, European and Brazilian armies to join his "war" against criminal gangs.
He added he wants US President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorist groups, as he has done for (...)
US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose more tariffs after his latest move to introduce import taxes on steel and aluminum entering the US prompted retaliation from the European Union (EU) and Canada.
Trump said "of course" he would respond (...)
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.
It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 (...)
Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminum have taken effect in a move that will likely escalate tensions with some of America's largest trading partners.
The measure raises a flat duty on steel and aluminium (...)
US President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress on Tuesday since his return to power, focusing on Ukraine and Greenland in a record 99-minute speech.
Trump wasted no time outlining what he said were his administration's (...)
RIYADH — The Museums Commission in Riyadh officially opened the 'Art of the Kingdom' exhibition at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art in JAX Tuesday, marking the exhibition's second stop after its successful debut in Rio de Janeiro, (...)
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged by the country's chief prosecutor with attempting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election.
The 69-year-old was handed five charges over the alleged bid to prevent his (...)
Pro-Palestinian NGO the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, seeking a warrant for his arrest, the group said on Sunday.
In a statement, HRF (...)
RIYADH — Representing the Food Development Company, one of the leading food manufacturers in Saudi Arabia, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadley has signed an agreement with Vibra, a Brazilian poultry production (...)
US President Donald Trump doubled down on his extraordinary push for more balanced trade, ordering on Thursday that agencies should investigate plans for new reciprocal tariffs that could boost America's revenue — but could also ignite a global (...)
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centers in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian (...)
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.
Although the United States gets most of its steel from Canada, Brazil and Mexico, the tariffs are (...)
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, and said that he could allow other states in the Middle East to rebuild parts of the war-ravaged enclave.
"I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us (...)
Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one of the owners and his nephew, according to their family members.
CCTV footage shared by the owners, four brothers from the (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced at the fourth edition of the LEAP 2025 Technology Conference that as many as 685 exceptional talents and researchers in the technology sector have obtained Premium (...)
China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are coming into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs.
Beijing (...)
A small aircraft crashed on a busy avenue in São Paulo on Friday morning shortly after taking off from a nearby private airport, killing the pilot and the plane's owner, authorities confirmed.
The two victims were the only people on board.
The crash (...)
