NEW YORK — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate talks with foreign ministers of Canada and Venezuela in New York on Saturday. The meetings were held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General (...)
The US state of Texas is bracing for the arrival of storm Beryl, which has strengthened into a hurricane again, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters say the storm could bring destructive winds, storm surges and up to 25cm (10 (...)
A powerful hurricane has hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and felling trees on the Caribbean island.
Beryl - a category four storm with winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) - struck the island's southern coast.
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Having survived the night as Hurricane Beryl tore across her idyllic home of Union Island with ferocious force, Katrina Coy was taken aback by the extent of the devastation which lay before her. Virtually every building on the island, which lies off (...)
Hurricane Beryl, now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has set its sights on Jamaica's shoreline after leaving at least one person dead and inflicting ruin across entire islands in the Caribbean on Monday.
Beryl is marching away from the (...)
Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 3 storm, is expected to slam into the Caribbean on Monday, endangering several island communities with life-threatening storm surge, violent winds and flash flooding.
The hurricane's core is most at risk of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it has included three new countries to the list of countries that are eligible to obtain electronic visit visas. The new additions are the Commonwealth Caribbean countries of the Bahamas, Barbados, (...)
All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide.
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Police in the Caribbean are investigating the disappearance of an American couple after escaped inmates in Grenada allegedly hijacked their yacht. Now, their family is bracing for the possibility "they aren't with us" after the violent scene (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, renewed the Kingdom's categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, and demanded an immediate ceasefire, lifting the (...)
Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (...)
Six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns released on Friday show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency, claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill, among other (...)
Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister revealed.
Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years — but emphasized that the move was (...)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the travel sector is fighting to revive itself in the face of restrictions and closures. Countries that have relied heavily on tourism in the past are particularly struggling.
As a result, some have resorted to (...)
A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing threats to human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics.
The funding, (...)
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put five places in Europe -- including one of the world's biggest tourism powerhouses -- on its list of destinations for "very high" Covid-19 travel risk, CNN reported.
France and four of its (...)
The UN launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal on Monday to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a "steadfast partner".
The funding will provide (...)
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Remembering Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Bapu, was part of @GandhiAt150 celebrations organized by the Embassy of India at the magnificent Cultural Palace in the Diplomatic Quarter here on Oct. 1.
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Chris Gayle's recent form promises batting fireworks from the swashbuckling opener in his fifth and final World Cup and offers plenty of hope to a West Indies team finally showing signs of a resurgence.
Gayle will turn 40 in September but remains a (...)
England's batting line-up imploded in familiar fashion before Chris Gayle inspired the West Indies to a seven-wicket triumph in the fifth and final ODI International in St Lucia Saturday to ensure the series ended drawn at 2-2.
The 39-year-old (...)
West Indies has not won a bilateral one-day series in close to five years but they can shock any team at the World Cup, interim coach Richard Pybus has said.
Key to West Indies' renewed confidence is the return of veteran opener Chris Gayle, who (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense has sent a cable of congratulations to the Governor General of Grenada Cecile La Grenade on the (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to the Governor General of Grenada Cecile La Grenade on the anniversary of her country's Independence Day.
In his cable, the King wished the (...)
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt stormed to an unprecedented third straight Olympic 100m title as Wayde van Niekerk (...)
Barcelona sealed its 24th La Liga title as Luis Suarez took his tally for the season to 59 goals with a hat trick in a 3-0 win at Granada to hold off Real Madrid's late-season surge.
Real registered its 12th consecutive La Liga win, 2-0 at (...)
