JAKARTA — Saudi Arabia, buoyed by a spirited display in their draw against Australia, will face Indonesia on Matchday 6 of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 26 Group C, determined to secure a vital victory.
The Green Falcons, under the leadership (...)
JAKARTA — Saudi Arabia's national football team began its training sessions on Saturday in Jakarta, Indonesia, in preparation for their upcoming match against Indonesia on Tuesday at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. The match is part of the sixth (...)
A Russian-controlled segment of the International Space Station is leaking, allowing pressure and air to bleed out. The situation has reached a fever pitch as cosmonauts scramble to patch problem areas and officials from Russia's space agency, (...)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has called for accelerated mass production of exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said on Friday.
Kim said the development of the weapons in the country was going well, and stressed the need (...)
RIYADH — The 'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' is preparing to continue its dazzling performances in Japan. On the fifth stop of its world tour that already took it to Paris, New York, London, and Mexico, the Saudi team will bring its musical showcase to (...)
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has won a run-off vote in parliament to stay in his post, after an election setback last month that saw his coalition lose its majority in the lower house.
Ishiba, 67, took over as prime minister from Fumio (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi national team departed early Saturday morning without two of their key midfielders, Salem Al-Dawsari and AbduleIlah Al-Malki, after French coach Hervé Renard made the decision to exclude them from the squad following injuries (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman made a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday.
During the call, the two leaders discussed regional developments and the current escalation in the (...)
Heavy rains and high winds lashed Taiwan on Thursday as the largest storm to hit the island in nearly three decades made landfall along its southeast coast, killing at least one person and injuring dozens.
Typhoon Kong-rey packed winds approaching (...)
Cyclists using a mobile phone while riding in Japan could face up to six months jail under strict new rules introduced Friday.
Those who breach the revised road traffic law can be punished with a maximum sentence of six months in prison, or a fine (...)
North Korea has fired what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.
The launch comes at a time of deteriorating relations between the two Koreas and Pyongyang's (...)
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced Thursday the signing of five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) valued at up to $51 billion with prominent Japanese financial institutions.
The MoUs were signed with Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (...)
Israel's parliament has voted to ban a nearly eight-decade-old United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, a move that could have devastating consequences for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli (...)
The coalition led by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result for over a decade.
Opposition parties secured more than half the seats in the lower house, provisional election results (...)
An Israeli MP behind a bill that would prevent the main UN agency in Gaza and the West Bank from working in Israel has accused the US ambassador in Israel of lobbying opposition leaders to block the move.
If the bill passes in the Israeli (...)
Polling officially ended across Japan at 8 pm local time (1100GMT) on Sunday after millions of voters cast ballots in the country's snap elections.
The vote count has begun, a process that may last for several hours, with official results in the (...)
Japan is set to hold a snap general election on Sunday, aiming to elect lawmakers to the House of Representatives, the 465-seat lower house of parliament known as the National Diet.
With over 45,000 polling stations established nationwide, more than (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team has fallen three places in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, landing at 59th in the world after previously holding the 56th position.
This decline follows disappointing results in the World Cup 2026 (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports jumped 7.5 percent to SR27.5 billion ($7.3 billion), year-on-year in August 2024, compared to SR 25.6 billion in the same month last year.
According to the international trade data released by the General (...)
The Saudi Football Federation announced on Thursday that it has terminated its contract with Italian coach Roberto Mancini after reaching a mutual agreement to end their partnership. The federation's board expressed gratitude to Mancini for his (...)
This week in the city of Kazan President Putin will greet more than 20 heads of state at the Brics summit of emerging economies. Among the leaders invited are China's Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud (...)
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador, seeking the "immediate withdrawal" of North Korean troops which it says are being trained to fight in Ukraine.
About 1,500 North Korean soldiers, including those from the special forces, have already (...)
JEDDAH — Yasser Al Misehal, president of the Saudi Football Federation, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Saudi national team's performance in the Asia qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, indicating that a meeting will be held on Wednesday to (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia missed multiple opportunities to advance in the AFC qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup after a goalless draw against Bahrain at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
The match, part of the third group stage, followed (...)
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation is set to host the inaugural edition of the PaperBack – Art Book Fair at the JAX District in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
This cultural event, scheduled for November 1–3, 2024, will bring together a diverse array of (...)
