RIYADH — At the culmination of realizing years of dreaming, jubilant Saudi citizens gathered in public squares, parks, and in front of television screens to witness a monumental moment in the nation's sports history: the official announcement of (...)
RIYADH — The Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2024, which met virtually on Wednesday, announced officially Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. The Federation Internationale De Football Association (FIFA)President Giovanni Infantino made the (...)
Saudi Arabia's cultural practices related to the Taif rose have been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The (...)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has commended Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), for its proactive efforts in establishing regulations that support the digital circular (...)
Children's eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests.
The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent (...)
Authorities in Paraguay seized over 4 tons of cocaine with a market value of around $240 million inside a shipment of sugar that was destined for Belgium, the country's anti-drug agency Senad said Tuesday.
The cocaine bust – named "Operation (...)
Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that can be deadly, or cause serious illness, in some cases.
A vaccine for dengue has been developed but its (...)
JEDDAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries accredited to the Kingdom in a ceremony held at (...)
Nauru has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China, just days after Taiwanese voters elected a new president.
Nauru's government said it would "no longer recognize [Taiwan] as a separate country but rather as an inalienable part of (...)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the UN's Security Council. A majority of 153 nations voted (...)
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency's list of world treasures, some of which must be "urgently" safeguarded.
Convened in the town of in (...)
Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament.
Football Australia confirmed its decision only hours before Fifa's deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia is the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has announced the launch of the Development of Electronic Waste Management Regulations (...)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, (...)
The 2030 World Cup will be held across six countries in three continents, FIFA has confirmed.
Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named as the co-hosts, with the opening three matches taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
The opening (...)
More than 40 Chinese warplanes flew over Taiwan's air defense zone on Saturday, as part of military drills that Taiwan called "irrational and provocative".
About 26 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Ministry of (...)
China's defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against "playing with fire" when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.
Speaking at the Moscow Conference on International (...)
ASUNCIÓN — Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member and Climate Envoy Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir participated in the inauguration ceremony of Paraguay's President Santiago Peña.
Al-Jubeir participated in the ceremony, which was held (...)
Young climate advocates are preparing to tell leaders at a UN summit next month that they are out of options: they must deliver now on ambitious climate action that pushes the world faster towards sustainability and empowers younger generations with (...)
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez received on Thursday Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih.
During the meeting, Al-Falih conveyed greetings from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih is heading a high-level Saudi Arabian delegation on an official tour of Latin American countries.
The delegation includes a number of government officials, executives of national companies, and (...)
ASUNCIÓN — The President-elect of Paraguay Santiago Peña Palacios received the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Council of Ministers, and Envoy for Climate Adel Al-Jubeir on Tuesday.
Al-Jubeir extended his congratulations to Peña (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to Santiago Peña on the occasion of winning the presidential election in the Republic of Paraguay.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to Santiago Peña on the occasion of winning the presidential election in the Republic of Paraguay.
In his cable, (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia continued its massive evacuation operation for its citizens and other nationals from war-torn Sudan.
A new batch of 187 evacuees belonging to at least 25 nationalities arrived in Jeddah aboard the Saudi vessel HMS Taif on (...)
