Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned.
Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of (...)
At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal's coast.
Authorities say more than 100 people were on board the wooden fishing vessel when it sank just 4km (2.5 miles) into its journey.
Distraught relatives and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan made phone calls on Monday with Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita and Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the latest developments on the Palestinian issue and efforts to enhance joint Arab and Islamic actions aimed at restoring the legitimate rights of Palestine and its people, stopping (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has made several remarkable achievements in the recruitment sector during the first half of 2024. This is mainly through the Musaned, the ministry's official platform for (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Cabinet, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, on Tuesday approved the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority Law.
During the session, updates were provided on recent diplomatic (...)
MINA — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hosted the annual reception ceremony for the Muslim leaders and heads of state, prominent Islamic personalities, Islamic scholars, (...)
MAKKAH — Wearing white seamless dress of Ihram, hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims flock to Makkah from all over the world. More than 1.3 million pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city. Most of these pilgrims came directly to Makkah via (...)
BANJUL, Gambia — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's call for restructuring, developing, and reforming the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to tackle regional and international challenges.
Representing (...)
JEDDAH — Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji, represented the Kingdom at the Foreign Ministers' preparatory meeting ahead of the 15th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference to be held in Banjul, Gambia, on May (...)
Eight cruise passengers left behind in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe have been struggling for days to catch up with their Norwegian Cruise Line ship as it makes its way up the western coast of Africa.
The passengers were late (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Republic of The Gambia President Adama Barrow on his country's Independence Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Gambian president continued good (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims.
The Weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, also (...)
Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly.
Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay (...)
India's top drug controller has banned an anti-cold drug combination for use in children below the age of four.
The ban comes after a spate of child deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan were linked to Indian-made cough syrups last year.
In India, at (...)
RIYADH — Gambia's President Adama Barrow received Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi at his residence in Riyadh.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relation between Saudi Arabia and (...)
RIYADH — The Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labor Dr. Abdullah Abu Thnain has signed 4 agreements to recruit public and domestic workers with Gambia and Tanzania, during the Saudi-African Economic Conference in (...)
Spain's Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with more than 32,000 migrants making the treacherous boat journey this year so far.
Most of them are from Senegal.
The islands, located near the (...)
The boss and three other officials of an Indonesian firm whose cough syrup was linked to the deaths of over 200 children have been sentenced to jail.
They were handed two-year prison sentences and fined 1bn Indonesian rupiah ($63,056; £51,786).
The (...)
The last time three-year-old Anirudh was captured on video, he lay listlessly on a hospital bed with wires attached to his hands.
His mother is seen desperately trying to feed him, talking about the games he can play once he recovers.
Three days (...)
In September last year, Ebrima Sajnia watched helplessly as his young son slowly died in front of his eyes.
Sajnia, who works as a taxi driver in The Gambia, says three-year-old Lamin was set to start attending nursery school in a few weeks when he (...)
Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter them from trying to reach Europe. They spoke to the BBC's Alice Cuddy -- on board a (...)
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor told CNN Friday that efforts to bring justice for the Rohingya must be accelerated and the world cannot look away from the ongoing crisis.
Chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox's Bazar, (...)
The Indian government has made it compulsory for cough syrup makers to get samples tested before exporting their products.
Starting 1 June, these companies will have to get a certificate of analysis from a government-approved laboratory.
The rule (...)
In continuation of the recent evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the directives of the Kingdom's Leadership, several evacuees arrived in Jeddah this evening from the Republic of Sudan. Two hundred people arrived aboard the (...)
