RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, recorded an increase of 10.7 percent in January 2025 compared to the same month last year. The increase in the non-oil exports, with the exclusion of re-exports, stood at 13.1 percent (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the era of deep economic and military integration with the United States is over, following sweeping new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa on (...)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the United States, a significant escalation in a global trade war.
The tariffs, set to take effect on April 3 at 12:01 am ET, are aimed at expanding America's auto (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
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A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against (...)
Saudi Arabia secured a valuable point in their push for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, holding off a dominant Japan side to earn a 0-0 draw at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday in Group C of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 26.
The result lifts Hervé (...)
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly expressed confidence that Canada will prevail in its escalating trade dispute with the United States following a new wave of tariffs introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Speaking to the BBC's World (...)
RIYADH — Salem Al Dawsari's decisive goal secured Saudi Arabia a 1-0 victory over 10-man China PR on Thursday, propelling them into sole possession of third place in Group C of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 26.
The Al Hilal captain broke the (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi women's national football team will take part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to develop women's football.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the Saudi Disaster Medical Assistance Team (S-DMAT) as a Type 2 Emergency Medical Team (EMT), making Saudi Arabia the first country in the West and Central Asia region to achieve this (...)
The Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has received an overwhelming response, with over 120,000 people engaging with the Saudi Tours Japan campaign, which visited seven cities from February 15 to March 9 to promote the pavilion ahead of the (...)
The AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025 draw has set up an exciting knockout stage, with seven thrilling matches scheduled to take place in a centralized format from April 25 to May 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
With no regional restrictions (...)
North Korea's top diplomat Choe Son-hui met with visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko in Pyongyang, state media reported Sunday, as discussions continue regarding a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
According to the Korean (...)
Defense ministers from Europe's five largest military nations—France, Germany, Britain, Italy, and Poland—met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss a new security framework for Ukraine in response to the US-Russia rapprochement.
French Defence Minister (...)
يشهد قطاع الرياضات الإلكترونية نمواً وازدهاراً غير مسبوقين على مستوى العالم، وتقود المملكة العربية السعودية هذه النهضة بخطوات واثقة وطموحة، تجسدها كأس العالم للرياضات الإلكترونية (EWC)، الحدث الأكبر في هذا القطاع. وفي خطوة تعزز دور البطولة وأهميتها، (...)
Russia announced on Monday that it is expelling two British diplomats stationed at the embassy in Moscow, accusing them of espionage.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed in a statement that the diplomats had submitted false personal details (...)
Japan is grappling with its worst shortage of full-time workers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than half of local firms reporting understaffing, according to a recent survey.
Among the 11,000 companies that responded to the (...)
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since (...)
Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor who endured both German and Japanese oppression but lived for eight decades beyond the end of World War II, has died at age 113. The death was confirmed by her daughter, Reha Bennicasa.
She was the (...)
Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In a career spanning more than six decades, Hackman received two Academy Awards for his work on The French (...)
More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a parliamentary petition urging Canada to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship and passport.
Musk's association with US President Donald Trump, who plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in the coming weeks.
He was speaking to Fox News in Washington following talks with Donald Trump at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia's (...)
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of Japan's former prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023.
Ryuji Kimura, 25, hurled a pipe bomb at Kishida as the country's leader approached a crowd for a speech during an (...)
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.
An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximizing the (...)
As the dust settled on the Munich Security Conference, European leaders were left caught off guard by the recent statements of the Trump administration on the war in Ukraine and European defense.
After a phone call with Russian President Vladimir (...)
