RIYADH — The bilateral technical meetings of the Saudi-Djibouti Joint Committee kicked off its sixth session in Riyadh on Sunday..
The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Djibouti to Saudi Arabia, Diaa Eddine Bamakhrama, and the Undersecretary (...)
At least 45 people have died and many others are missing after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials say.
The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before sinking in the Red Sea off the east African nation on Tuesday, (...)
RIYADH — Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed El-Khereiji participated on Wednesday in the second consultative meeting on enhancing coordination of peace initiatives and efforts in Sudan held in Djibouti.
El-Khereiji delivered a speech (...)
DJIBOUTI — A consortium of Saudi investors signed a contract for establishing Saudi Logistics City in the free zone of Djibouti port. The logistics free zone will be located on an area spreading over 120,000 square meters in the inaugural phase. The (...)
JEDDAH — The mixed naval exercise "Red Wave-7" has commenced at King Faisal Naval Base in the Western Fleet, with the participation of countries on the Red Sea, including Jordan, Egypt, Djibouti, and Yemen, alongside the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, (...)
A Conservative MP says he was deported during a trip to Djibouti because of the east African country's close ties to China.
Tim Loughton, the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said he was detained for more than seven hours and barred from entry to (...)
At least 33 Ethiopian migrants — including an eight-year-old boy — have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials have told the BBC.
They were among 77 people crossing the Red Sea from Yemen to Ethiopia, the UN's migration (...)
Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of the cargo ship hijacked by the Houthis in November, with a senior Filipino diplomat saying he does not expect a release until the war in Gaza is over, while the Houthis say the fate (...)
The crew of a Belize-flagged, British-registered cargo vessel have abandoned ship off Yemen after it was hit by missiles fired by the Houthi movement.
The Rubymar was in the Gulf of Aden and nearing the Bab al-Mandab Strait when it was struck, (...)
RIYADH — Prince Khalid bin Salman, minister of defense and chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), announced Saudi Arabia's commitment of SR100 million ($26.6 million) in support of (...)
Despite the US, UK and 10 other states issuing a joint statement, warning the Houthis against attacking shipping vessels in the Red Sea, Grant Shapps said the rebel group "chose to ignore it".
"And enough was enough," he told defense officials, MPs (...)
Ethiopia has taken the first legal steps on a path that could one day enable the landlocked country to gain access to the sea, its government says.
It has signed what is known as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the self-declared republic of (...)
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has said British forces are ready to act against Houthi rebels that target cargo ships in the Red Sea.
In a newspaper article, he said the UK was "willing to take direct action" to protect the key shipping (...)
Oil giant BP will pause all shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.
The firm blamed the "deteriorating security situation" in the region as Iran-backed Houthis target ships they believe are bound for (...)
RIYADH — President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti lauded the Saudi Arabian initiative related to hosting the Saudi-African Summit.
This initiative underscores the Kingdom's pivotal role in solidifying the principle of collective action toward (...)
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 (...)
As UN General Assembly's general debate continued Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made a strong plea for action to rescue a world teetering on the precipice of climate catastrophe and struggling under the weight of an outdated and unfair global (...)
LuLu Hypermarket's annual 'Amazing ASEAN', celebration of some of the tastiest food ingredients, health and beauty products and FMCG best-sellers from the ASEAN countries was inaugurated today at the Avenue Mall, Murabba, Riyadh in the presence of (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman on Tuesday in Jeddah, established the "International Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics", to be based in Riyadh, with legal personality and financial and (...)
Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday.
Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, was briefed on the outcome of the official visit of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman to France and his meeting with (...)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah received a written message from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
The message focuses on bilateral (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.
The King wished good health and happiness to the president of Djibouti, (...)
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah visited on Tuesday the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) where he met with OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha, delegates, representatives and consuls of OIC member (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan met on Thursday with Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group in Jeddah.
The two ministers, (...)
