Feel like airport security lines keep getting longer, or that you're booking hotel reservations way further in advance than you used to?
It's true. The UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has just released its 2024 year-in-review data, (...)
• Brand Global Sales Milestone: In 2024, OMODA&JAECOO's annual sales reached 248,605 units, with monthly sales exceeding 20,000 units for 8 consecutive months, accounting for 22% of the group's sales, and has become the fastest-growing car brand (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Spain, Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al-Mogrin, visited the Ministry of Interior's pavilion at the fourth Hajj Conference and Exhibition, themed "A Passage to Nusuk."
During her visit, the ambassador was briefed on the (...)
Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK.
Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the (...)
RIYADH — The foreign ministers and representatives of Arab and Western countries, who met in Riyadh on Sunday, discussed the steps to support the Syrian people and provide them with all the aid and support in this critical phase of their history. (...)
Several politicians in Germany have pushed back against US President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that NATO's European members should spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, more than double the current target.
On Tuesday (...)
Ireland has joined South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice announced Tuesday morning.
In a brief press statement, the ICJ said that Ireland had on Monday joined Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, Libya, Bolivia, (...)
Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
González was traveling in the United States when his son-in-law Rafael Tudares was kidnapped while on his way (...)
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation.
Under emergency powers announced Monday by the office of the Prime (...)
More than 10,000 migrants have died while attempting to reach Spain by sea in 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by Spanish migration rights group Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders).
9,757 deaths, the vast majority of the 10,457 (...)
At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali's authorities have confirmed.
The "makeshift boat" was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a (...)
RIYADH — Inspection teams from the Ministry of Commerce busted a warehouse run by an Asian resident in southern Al-Faisaliah neighborhood of Riyadh. The inspectors shut down the facility after seizing 33,000 pieces of counterfeit products.
The Asian (...)
A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed.
It said 14 members of the crew were rescued and taken to the Spanish port of (...)
RIYADH — The weekly session of the Saudi Council of Ministers, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, hailed the successful outcome of recent economic, cultural, and media conferences and events held in (...)
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris has called Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin "deeply regrettable" but said his government would not change its position on how the war in Gaza is being fought.
Israel announced on Sunday it would (...)
Israel announced on Sunday its decision to close its embassy in Dublin, accusing Ireland of pursuing "extreme anti-Israel policies" and engaging in actions it described as "antisemitic."
The move comes amidst heightened diplomatic tensions and (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Spanish company Navantia in Riyadh on Thursday to acquire and supply three Avante 2200 corvettes model multipurpose combat vessels for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
The contract was (...)
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 (...)
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted dying in 2016, which for the first (...)
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 (...)
FIFA revealed the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 on Friday, highlighting football's brightest stars across men's and women's categories. The awards will feature fan voting, which is open on FIFA.com until December 10.
Best Men's (...)
Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday.
A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday (...)
Global sales breakthrough: In October, the sales volume of OMODA&JAECOO reached 22,499 units.
The monthly sales volume has exceeded 20,000 units for six consecutive months. This monthly sales figure accounts for 20% of the group's export sales. (...)
The United States has formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the country's president-elect following the disputed July 28 presidential election, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday on X.
"The Venezuelan (...)
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia returned on Tuesday to a region devastated by recent catastrophic floods — just two weeks after angry survivors pelted them with mud and shouted profanities at them during their first visit to the disaster (...)