RIYADH — Amin Nasser, president and CEO of Saudi Aramco, said that the giant Jafurah unconventional gas field, located in eastern Saudi Arabia, is expected to contribute $23 billion annually to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). He stressed (...)
Panda fever has swept through Hong Kong as residents compete to name the city's first locally born giant panda twins, who celebrated their six-month milestone on Saturday.
The naming contest, officially launched at a ceremony at Ocean Park, was (...)
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 (...)
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
UN Human Rights (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's population reached 35.3 million until the middle of the year 2024, according to the latest estimates of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Saudi citizens constitute 55.6 percent of the total population while (...)
JEDDAH — On behalf of Emir of Makkah Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Deputy Emir of Makkah Prince Saud bin Mishaal inaugurated a total of 179 educational projects in Makkah and Jeddah. Minister of Education Yousef Al-Bunyan and a number of princes and (...)
DAMASCUS — The first batch of Saudi doctors and volunteers landed at Damascus International Airport in Syria on Tuesday.
This is part of the Saudi Amal Volunteer Program to help the people of Syria, being carried out by King Salman Humanitarian Aid (...)
A stunned expression shot across Beyoncé's face as her latest record, Cowboy Carter, was named best country album at the 67th Grammy Awards.
In a moment laced with symbolism, the award was announced by Taylor Swift — another artist who has (...)
RIYADH — Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), inaugurated the Saudi Amal Volunteer Program to help the people of Syria at KSrelief headquarters in Riyadh on Monday.
Speaking on the (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has mandated that all male students in public and private secondary schools wear national attire, in line with directives from Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.
The initiative aims to reinforce (...)
JEDDAH — The Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) announced that it has contributed to the employment of 437,000 Saudi male and female citizens in private sector establishments during 2024 through dedicated programs and initiatives.
The private (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) announced the issuance of a series of decisions aimed to raise the Saudization rates in as many as 269 professions across various sectors. According to the decision, it is (...)
Leaders of the far-right organizations at the forefront of the Capitol riot who were released on Donald Trump's orders say they are planning to regroup.
In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes defended his (...)
Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called "aphrodisiac honey" — illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction.
The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs (...)
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House was sworn in as the 47th US president on Monday.
The day had an unorthodox start, with the traditional outdoors (...)
Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, promising a transformative new era for the United States during an inaugural ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda.
The event marked the first indoor inauguration since (...)
US President Donald Trump issued executive orders shortly after he was sworn in to change the US government's policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the campaign trail.
He rolled back orders from the Biden (...)
A senior Taliban figure has called on the group's leader to scrap education bans on women and girls in the country.
In a rare public rebuke of government policy, Sher Abbas Stanikzai said there are no excuses for the bans, according to the (...)
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to help scores of illegal miners still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground, a national umbrella body for NGOs, Sanco, has told the (...)
Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been living underground for months.
They have been there since police operations targeting illicit mining (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has formulated new rules for practicing the recruitment activity and providing labor services. According to the new rules, a large human resources company is required to submit a bank (...)
RIYADH — About 234000 foreign domestic workers joined the Saudi employment market within a year, specifically from the end of the third quarter of 2023 until the same period of 2024.
According to a survey conducted by Okaz newspaper, among these (...)
A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel.
It is unclear how many hostages remain alive.
Among (...)
A police officer in Zambia has been arrested for allegedly releasing over a dozen prisoners so they could celebrate New Year's Eve.
Detective Inspector Titus Phiri "forcibly seized cell keys" on Tuesday morning whilst "in a state of intoxication," (...)
Revelers were spilling out of bustling bars and packed clubs in the city's French Quarter — an area often referred to as the beating heart of the city's famous nightlife.
"It was all young kids out. Lots of 19, 20, 21-year-olds," recalled Derrick (...)
