RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's sweets and chocolate market is witnessing a notable uptick in activity in the lead-up to Eid Al-Fitr, as consumer demand for a wide variety of festive treats continues to grow.
Local and imported products are in high demand, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received calls from the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Jordan on Saturday, as they exchanged warm wishes for Eid Al Fitr.
UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (...)
CAIRO — A meeting of the members of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee and a senior official of the European Union condemned the resumption of hostilities and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. In a (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Cairo on Sunday to take part in high-level discussions on the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
The meeting, organized by the Ministerial Committee formed during the Joint (...)
Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shuttered in the early phase of Syria's civil war.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reopened the mission during a visit to the Syrian capital, her second trip to the country since (...)
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and becomes the first woman and first African to get arguably the biggest job in global sports.
The Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold (...)
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.
The 2026 edition of (...)
JEDDAH — The Arab – Islamic Ministerial Committee reiterated its demand to the international community to assume its moral and legal responsibilities by immediately intervening to put pressure on Israel to halt its aggression on the Gaza Strip and (...)
Jihad Suleiman Al-Sawafta, 46, has lived on his farm in the occupied West Bank village of Bardala his entire life. But when Israeli settlers showed up in December, Al-Sawafta said his land, and his livelihood, shrank to a fraction of its former (...)
MAKKAH — The 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which concluded in Makkah on Thursday, reiterated the support of the GCC for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to continue living on their (...)
RIYADH — Four Arab countries will join the 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Makkah on Thursday.
The agenda of the meeting focuses mainly on strengthening strategic relation and joint work in a (...)
Jòrdan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 25-year-old clung on to a black bin bag with some possessions as he used the strong (...)
AMMAN — The Saudi-Jordanian Joint Committee for Land Transport, headed by Undersecretary of Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Land Transport Eng. Abdul Majeed Al-Tasan and Secretary-General of Jordanian Ministry of Transport Fares Abu Diya met in (...)
AMMAN — The Jordan Chamber of Commerce is hosting the activities of the Saudi-Jordanian Joint Business Forum, which is being organized in cooperation with the Federation of Saudi Chambers and Saudi Export Development Authority, in Amman on (...)
BEIJING — The Saudi U-20 national team clinched qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a dramatic 1-0 victory over China in the quarterfinals of the AFC U-20 Championship.
With the match heading toward extra time, Ammar Al-Yahibi (...)
RIYADH — A friendly and fraternal meeting brought together the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, and Egypt in the Saudi capital on Friday, underscoring their commitment to enhancing cooperation and coordination between their (...)
Arab leaders are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday for the first time to formulate a response to US President Donald Trump's plan for the US to take ownership of Gaza, expel its Palestinian population and turn it into a Middle Eastern (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman will hold an informal fraternal meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Riyadh (...)
AMMAN — Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud met with Jordan's King Abdullah II, in the presence of Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince of Jordan, at Basman Palace in Amman on Wednesday.
During the meeting, bilateral relations (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump's proposal to depopulate the territory so the US can take it over. (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have sent messages to King Abdullah II of Jordan congratulating him after he underwent a successful surgery.
In their separate messages, (...)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday, marking his first visit to the Middle East since assuming office.
Upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, he was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who (...)
Malaysia and Egypt have firmly rejected any plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, stressing that such moves would undermine Palestinian statehood and violate fundamental rights.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday night that he (...)
The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart.
A senior Egyptian source told the BBC that regional mediators Egypt and Qatar were (...)
US President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday.
It was their first meeting since Trump announced his proposal to take over the enclave and (...)
