RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers praised the results of Monday's Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, hoping that it would contribute to strengthening joint action and continuing cooperation with the international community to stop the war on (...)
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 (...)
Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday following Tehran's execution of Iranian-German dual citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, who had spent four years in an Iranian prison on terror charges.
Sharmahd, 69, a (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan demanded an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages and detainees in the Gaza Strip. Inaugurating the High-level Meeting of the Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution in (...)
The European Commission has urged Israel to repeal its recently adopted legislation that bans the UN's Palestine aid agency from operating in the country and forbids Israeli officials from engaging with it.
The ban, the Commission said, is (...)
Iran has executed German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, following his conviction for "leading terror operations", state media is reporting.
Sharmahd was sentenced to death last year for "corruption on Earth", having been accused of leading a (...)
Authorities in Oslo announced on Monday that they had agreed to buy AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air defense missiles from the US in a deal worth over 4 billion Norwegian kroner ($364m, €337m).
It is one of the largest single purchases ever made by the (...)
As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed.
In a study that has provided clues about how polar bear disease (...)
Indonesia has called on East Asian nations to officially recognize the state of Palestine and urged the international community to uphold international law and principles of humanity, state-run media reported Friday.
Speaking at the East Asia Summit (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers emphasized that Saudi Arabia's announcement regarding provision of monthly financial support to Palestinians as well as medical and relief aid to the Lebanese people underscores its endeavor to address humanitarian (...)
NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia has reiterated its condemnation of Israel's grave violations against international laws, warning that the absence of accountability encourages further escalation and poses serious risks to regional security.
In a speech (...)
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 (...)
Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing explosives inside the batteries of pagers brought into Lebanon, according to two high-ranking Lebanese security officials, who said the technology was so advanced that it (...)
In a significant gathering held on Friday in Madrid, representatives from the Ministerial Joint Contact Group of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), including the Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, (...)
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met on Friday with members of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit.
The committee, chaired by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, included the (...)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday urged China to cease its support for Russia in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, warning that continued backing would harm Beijing's interests and reputation.
Speaking in Oslo, Stoltenberg called on (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Palms and Dates revealed an increase in the value of Saudi Arabia's date exports during the first half of 2024, reaching more than SR751 million, an increase of 9.9%, compared to the same period in 2023, in which the (...)
Norway and Israel have been in a diplomatic dispute for months following Oslo's decision to recognize Palestine as a state, a move that provoked a strong reaction from Tel Aviv. In response, Israel has taken several measures against Norway and the (...)
Three Americans including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who were freed in a prisoner swap deal with Russia, have arrived back on US soil.
Gershkovich, 32, was one of 16 prisoners swapped for eight Russian prisoners in what has been (...)
Climate activists have glued themselves to the runway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, one of Germany's biggest airports.
Flights were stopped but they have now resumed, with the airport saying: "The police operation at Cologne/Bonn Airport is over. Flight (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan thanked the European countries of Spain, Norway, Ireland and Slovenia for their decision to recognize the State of Palestine, describing this step as a correct decision at the right (...)
European Council President Charles Michel is "in favor of the recognition of Palestine" and calls for a coordinated approach among EU and third countries to bring about concrete progress on the matter, he told Euronews in an exclusive (...)
Norway's foreign minister said Tuesday marks "a milestone in the relationship between Norway and Palestine," as the country officially recognizes a Palestinian state.
"For more than 30 years, Norway has been one of the strongest advocates for a (...)
BRUSSELS — The Second Arab/OIC-European Contact Group meeting co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and Norway has made significant strides toward the recognition of Palestinian statehood. The conference, held in Brussels, brought together world leaders to (...)
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa says his government is preparing to eventually govern all of the Palestinian territories, including Gaza.
He's also calling on more European countries to join Ireland, Spain and Norway in (...)
