Once regarded as a safe haven for refugees, Kenya is slowly becoming a hostile place for some of those seeking protection from political persecution and war, rights groups say.
Their concerns come after masked men abducted at gunpoint four Turkish (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Asim Munir at his office in Riyadh on Wednesday.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and opportunities for further (...)
The 8th annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) officially commenced at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, bringing together global leaders, visionary innovators, and influential investors to explore the theme "Infinite Horizons: (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has implemented 15 projects totaling $39.114 million as part of its commitment to combating polio in less developed countries.
Ten of these projects were executed in nations such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, (...)
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.
But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far it has come.
Top leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN (...)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan underscored the need for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide dedicated and comprehensive assistance to address the challenges facing countries affected by conflicts.
He made the (...)
Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they face in eradicating one of the world's most intractable diseases.
Pakistani (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Professional Accreditation Program, launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, has so far verified the skills and accredited more than 209,500 workers in various professions covering over 1,000 occupations (...)
A Bangladeshi court has ordered an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was ousted by mass protests.
Hasina is wanted by Bangladesh's International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) for her alleged (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan received on Saturday phone calls from Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (...)
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih and his delegation from Saudi Arabia's public and private sectors during an official visit to Islamabad on Thursday.
Sharif expressed deep gratitude (...)
ISLAMABAD — The 2024 Saudi-Pakistani Business Forum took place on Thursday in Islamabad, attended by Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, and numerous entrepreneurs (...)
Gunmen have killed at least 20 people at a coal mine in Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, according to local police.
The attackers stormed the workers' accommodation at the Junaid Coal Company mines in the province's Duki district in (...)
ISLAMABAD — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed four cooperation programs with the National Disaster Management Authority, National Commission for Human Development, Pakistan Red Crescent Society, and Kashmir Earthquake (...)
The northern Indian state of Haryana and Indian-administered Kashmir sprang surprises on Tuesday as votes were counted in assembly elections there.
Most exit polls had predicted a hung assembly in Kashmir but an alliance of the main opposition (...)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is leading in the northern state of Haryana but is set to fall short in Indian-administered Kashmir as votes continue to be counted in two major elections.
An opposition alliance formed by the Congress and (...)
A British climber who went missing in the Himalayas has spoken of her relief after surviving for two days in "brutal" conditions that put her life in danger.
Fay Manners, originally from Bedfordshire, and her climbing partner, Michelle Dvorak from (...)
Two Chinese nationals have been killed and at least 10 people injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan.
A third body, not yet officially identified, is thought to be that of the attacker, the BBC understands.
The (...)
RIYADH — The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is participating in the "Sindh Shield 2024" military exercise in Pakistan. The departing group was bid farewell by RSAF Commander Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz at King Abdulaziz Air Base (...)
Six migrants have died after soldiers in Mexico opened fire on a vehicle carrying a group of 33 people who were traveling in the south of the country.
The Mexican defense ministry said another 10 migrants were injured in the incident on Tuesday (...)
The release of a blockbuster Pakistani film has been put on hold in India after officials in Delhi refused to give permission for its screening, the BBC has learned.
A remake of a 1979 Punjabi film, The Legend of Maula Jatt, is the highest-ever (...)
China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Monday to strengthen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative with Sri Lanka, following the inauguration of newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
In a message to Dissanayake after his (...)
Police in southern Pakistan have shot dead a doctor accused of blasphemy, drawing condemnation from human rights groups.
Dr Shahnawaz Kanbhar was killed "just by chance" in a shootout with officers who did not know it was him, according to a local (...)
The suspected shooter of former US President Donald Trump was not a member of Ukraine's International Legion or the Azov Brigade, the two units said on Monday, despite reports and videos on social media linking him to them.
"We would like to clarify (...)
On a bright September afternoon, a caravan of colorful cars, festooned with flags, arrives at a village in Indian-administered Kashmir for an election rally.
Iltija Mufti, a politician from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), slowly rises from the (...)
