France said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has immunity from the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking a shift in stance that has been criticised by human rights groups.
The (...)
International reactions continued on Wednesday as long-displaced residents of southern Lebanon began their return home after the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
Thousands of displaced people poured back into the (...)
When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on the line.
Now they have a new fear: becoming the (...)
The President-elect announced on Wednesday that he had chosen longtime advisor and highly decorated retired three-star general Keith Kellogg to serve in the role.
Posting on Truth Social, his social media platform, President-elect Donald Trump (...)
President Joe Biden has said the US will make another push with regional powers for a ceasefire in Gaza, involving the release of hostages and the removal of Hamas from power.
His remarks on X come just hours after a ceasefire came into force in (...)
A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.
Sam Benastick, 20, was reported missing on 19 October after he failed to return from a 10-day fishing and hiking trip in Redfern-Keily Park in (...)
Three Americans detained in China were released after the Biden administration negotiated a prisoner swap.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are on their way back to the US, a spokesperson for the National Security Council (NSC) said in a (...)
Several of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats.
The FBI said it was aware of "numerous bomb threats" as well as "swatting incidents", in which hoax calls are made to attract a police (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Transport and Logistics Saleh Al-Jasser said that the Saudi transport sector has contributed to generating 122,000 jobs within a year. Addressing the Budget 2025 Forum in Riyadh on Wednesday, he said that women's participation (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated on Wednesday the Riyadh Metro Project. During the opening ceremony, the King watched a documentary film that explained the salient features of the project, which represents one of (...)
RIYADH — The Riyadh Metro project is set to officially commence operations on December 1, 2024.
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has announced the phased launch of the Riyadh Metro to ensure a seamless and efficient commuting experience for (...)
RIYADH — The Riyadh Metro is projected to accommodate one million passengers daily in the initial phase, according to Saleh Al-Jasser, minister of transport and logistics.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated the Riyadh Metro (...)
RIYADH — Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, participated in a tripartite meeting via telephone with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who is visiting Kazakhstan on an official visit, and Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy (...)
Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday.
A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday (...)
Supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have been pushed back by security forces after reaching the heart of the heavily-barricaded capital earlier on Tuesday.
The convoy of opposition protesters has been marching towards (...)
A police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser in an Australian nursing home has been found guilty of manslaughter after the jury found that the great-grandmother, who was holding a knife, did not pose an "imminent" (...)
North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank.
The facility produces both KN-23 missiles (Hwasong-11A) and KN-24 missiles (Hwasong-11B), (...)
A ceasefire following more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has come into effect.
It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting at least a temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel (...)
LISBON — Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Walid Al-Khuraiji participated in the 10th Conference of the Alliance of Civilizations held in the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
Al-Khuraiji delivered a speech in which he stressed the major global challenges, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has achieved over 800 reforms and is undergoing unprecedented rapid transformation, according to a senior official.
Eng. Ibrahim Al Mubarak, Assistant Minister of Investment and CEO of the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan said that financial sustainability is the basis for achieving the desired economic diversification. Speaking at the "Saudi Budget 2025" forum in Riyadh on Wednesday, he said that the launching of (...)
DOHA — Saudi Arabia participated with a delegation headed by the Chairman of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, Mazen Al-Kahmous, in the second ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies in the member states of the (...)
Six people have been arrested in the UK as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
A 59-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man, a (...)
With a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah apparently holding, residents of southern Lebanon are streaming back to their homes despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they avoid (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha said that Saudi Arabia is heading towards exporting technology in the next phase as part of its future strategy to enhance the digital economy.
Addressing the Saudi (...)