LAGOS — The Saudi U-20 fencing team clinched the bronze medal in the épée event at the U-20 Fencing World Cup, which concluded on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria.
The team secured a narrow 39-38 victory against Hong Kong, marking Saudi Arabia's first-ever (...)
French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African country.
After seizing power in a coup in July last year, Niger's military rulers said they would revamp rules (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, reiterated its concern over the extremist Israeli statements about imposing sovereignty over the West Bank, and the construction (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the virtual session of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday.
At the outset of the session, the King was reassured that preparations and arrangements for this year's Hajj season are (...)
The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.
A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.
The Victoria & Albert Museum (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what's needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.
As the fourth day of this year's UN (...)
The Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan Al-Marshad, inked 14 new development loan agreements on Thursday with ministers from 12 African nations.
These agreements, totaling over $580 million, aim to finance crucial (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, approved a model of a memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and the governments of countries and international organizations to cooperate in (...)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in NEOM, reviewed the state's general pre-budget statement for the fiscal year 1445-1446 Hijri (2024), and its estimates and targets in support of the comprehensive (...)
While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country's stability and development, the head of the mission said on Monday.
Briefing the Security Council, (...)
The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artifacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period.
Objects to be returned include a gem-encrusted bronze cannon and a looted cache of jewels from the "Lombok treasure".
A (...)
The ruler of Ghana's Asante people has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to his country.
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, recently met the museum's director Dr Hartwig Fischer for discussions.
The museum's (...)
JEDDAH — King Abdullah Air Base in the Western Sector received 26 foreign flights evacuating 2,889 nationals from Sudan. The nationals belonged to six countries — India, Pakistan, Sudan, Indonesia, Morocco, and Korea.
Twenty-two flights departed (...)
RIYADH — A total of 133 people, Saudi citizens and other nationalities, arrived in Jeddah on Sunday after being evacuated from Sudan through air and sea. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
The Ministry said that 45 Saudi citizens, in (...)
In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom's Leadership, several evacuees arrived at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah this morning through a Royal Saudi Air Forces plane, from (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday the arrival of 20 Saudi citizens, and 1,866 evacuees of different nationalities from Sudan to Jeddah.
This is considered the largest number of nationals who have been evacuated via a (...)
In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom's Leadership, several evacuees arrived from the Republic of Sudan to the city of Jeddah today by a Kingdom's ship. The arrivals are 20 (...)
RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed more than 31 tons of food materials in several countries during the holy month of Ramadan.
This comes within the relief and humanitarian projects that Saudi (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday nine tons of food baskets in the city of Kouffo, benefiting 900 people, as part of the Ramadan food basket project in Benin for the year 2023.
The program is part of (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 3 tons of food baskets in the Republic of Benin, benefiting 300 people.
This comes within the relief and humanitarian projects provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (...)
Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Abdulfattah bin Suleiman Mashat, on the sidelines of "Hajj Expo" conference and exhibition, signed today a number of Hajj agreements with 15 delegations from several Islamic countries, within the framework of (...)
Acting Secretary General of the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghdi, at the coalition headquarters in Riyadh, has received Ambassador of Benin to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adam Bagoudou Zakari and (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday received credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received here today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, the credentials of a number of (...)
