In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian Orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at his hands. He adjusted the gold cross hanging from his neck.
"The (...)
Nearly three and a half decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus — and lean in more with their (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia expressed regret over fatal shooting in the central Swedish city of Örebro.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's deep regret over the shooting incident which resulted in (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have sent cables of condolences to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden following the school shooting incident that resulted in fatalities and (...)
Swedish police said they were still investigating the motive behind the country's deadliest mass shooting, as local media began reporting details about the gunman.
The suspect, named in reports as 35-year-old local man Rickard Andersson, was (...)
At least ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the central Swedish city of Örebro on Tuesday, according to authorities.
Swedish police said they believe the suspect — a man — to be among the dead. They said the perpetrator acted alone (...)
An Iraqi man who publicly burned the Qur'an several times in Sweden has been killed, according to Swedish authorities.
Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.
Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings of Islam's (...)
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia.
Prosecutors said an initial investigation pointed to sabotage, and an inquiry has been launched involving Sweden's police, military, (...)
Police in Finland say the crew of a Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging a power cable under the Baltic Sea have been detained indefinitely.
The Eagle S crew consists of 24 people with Finland's Central Criminal Police imposing movement (...)
Philip Morris International (PMI) successfully hosted its flagship event, Technovation 2024, on December 11 at Jumeirah Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This was the first time the event was held in the Middle East.
The 'Technovation: Smoke-Free (...)
Greenland once again said it was not for sale after US President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the territory.
"Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland," its prime minister said on Monday, a day after Trump repeated (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (L) during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow
MOSCOW — Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir (...)
Representatives from Germany, Finland and Denmark have boarded a Chinese cargo ship believed to be connected to the rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in November.
Swedish police and Chinese officials were also part of the inspection (...)
Last year, India nudged past China to become the world's most populous country, according to UN estimates.
With nearly 1.45 billion people now, you'd think the country would be quiet about having more children. But guess what? The chatter has (...)
Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate with an investigation into damage to two cables in the Baltic Sea after a Chinese ship was linked to the incidents.
The cables — one linking Sweden to Lithuania and the other between Finland and Germany — (...)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he would ignore an arrest warrant issued by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Hungarian leader added that not only would he (...)
Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met on Thursday with Johan Stuart, State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sweden, in Riyadh.
The meeting focused on exploring ways to enhance and develop cooperation between the two countries. (...)
Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies, amid fresh warnings of possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure.
A communications cable between (...)
On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or other unexpected crises.
"If crisis or war comes" has been updated from six years ago because of what the (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih began on Wednesday an official visit to a number of countries, including Sweden, France, and Tunisia. He was accompanied by a delegation of representatives from a number of major Saudi (...)
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who endured torture at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison over two decades ago –– holding a US government contractor accountable for contributing to the abuse.
The ruling stems (...)
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 (...)
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say.
Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia is the largest producer of green and clean hydrogen and is ready to export it globally. Addressing the 8th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) 2024 in (...)
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 (...)