LuLu Saudi Hypermarket will play a lead role in the upgrading of bilateral commercial ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federative Republic of Brazil. This was announced during a visit of the Vice-President of Brazil to the Kingdom of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services Geraldo Alckmin in Riyadh on Monday.
During the meeting, the two leaders signed a draft agreement (...)
The Family Affairs Council led the Kingdom's delegation at the second meeting of the Women's Empowerment Working Group within the framework of the G20 in Brazil. The meeting, held on May 13-14, is themed "Building a Fair and Sustainable Planet."
Dr. (...)
Almost 450,000 Palestinians have fled from Rafah over the past week, the UN says, as Israeli tanks reportedly push deeper into the southern Gaza city.
"People face constant exhaustion, hunger and fear," warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Palms and Dates announced that the value of Saudi Arabia's exports of dates during the first quarter of 2024 rose to reach SR644 million, an increase of 13.7% compared to the same period in 2023 when the value of its (...)
RIYADH — Al Hilal manager Jorge Jesus lauded the 2023/24 season as "spectacular" after the team clinched the Roshn Saudi League title with a 4-1 victory over Al Hazem. This win secured Al Hilal's 19th Saudi Arabian league crown and solidified their (...)
The number of casualties rose to 127 in floods caused by heavy rains in Brazil, with 141 people reported missing, authorities reported Saturday.
Following heavy rains that have been affecting the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul since last week, (...)
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel can "stand alone", after the US warned arms shipments could be stopped if he orders a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza.
Thousands of people have already fled the southern city after the Israeli military began (...)
Nine hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York. Five hours and 30 minutes ahead of London. Three hours and 30 minutes behind Tokyo.
For more than a century, India's clocks have officially fallen short of the full hour in calculating any time difference (...)
RIYADH — The International Conference on Judicial Training, themed "The Future of Judicial and Legal Training in the Age of Digital Transformation," wrapped up on Tuesday in Riyadh. The event attracted over 600 legal specialists and 45 international (...)
Gazans began leaving eastern Rafah on Monday after Israel's military issued a call for residents there to "evacuate immediately," raising questions over whether Israel will soon carry out its long-threatened assault on the city.
During nearly seven (...)
On a blustery morning last month, volunteer Adriana Jasso raised the flaps to a tent propped up against the massive steel bars of the fence that straddles this stretch of the US-Mexico border.
On her side, plastic tables were piled with apples, (...)
On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term. Opinion polls put his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies ahead. They are up against the (...)
At least 20 severely decomposed bodies have been found in a boat off the coast of northeastern Brazil, officials say.
The boat was found on the coast of Bragança, northeast of Pará, on April 13, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry announced (...)
Coral around the world is turning white and even dying as recent record ocean heat takes a devastating toll.
It has triggered the fourth global mass coral bleaching event, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (...)
The decision by Ecuador to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy on Saturday and arrest a former vice president of the Andean country on corruption charges represents a breach of international law, the UN Secretary-General has said.
In a statement (...)
Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that can be deadly, or cause serious illness, in some cases.
A vaccine for dengue has been developed but its (...)
Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate change-driven drought plagues the Amazon rainforest region, Reuters reported.
Satellites registered more than 30,200 fire points in Venezuela from (...)
JEDDAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries accredited to the Kingdom in a ceremony held at (...)
Former Brazil international football player Robinho has been arrested to serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape.
He was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a night club in Milan in (...)
India is taking another step in its quest to find valuable minerals hidden in the depths of the ocean which could hold the key to a cleaner future.
The country, which already has two deep-sea exploration licenses in the Indian Ocean, has applied for (...)
Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his COVID vaccination records, paving the way for possible criminal charges in the Supreme Court.
His health records say he received the vaccine in Sao Paulo (...)
Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged.
The country's Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, reiterated the Kingdom's support for regional and international efforts to ban all forms of weapons of mass destruction.
The backing comes following its (...)
Just over two years after they strongarmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi into an exceptional U-turn, India's protesting farmers are back on the streets – and this time the stakes are higher.
For about two weeks now, thousands of angry farmers have (...)