DAMASCUS — A delegation from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is scheduled to visit Damascus airport on Friday in preparation for the resumption of direct flights between Saudi Arabia and Syria, the Saudi Press Agency (...)
A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six children living in a migrant facility on the eastern island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition, the first time its doctors have made such a diagnosis since the facility opened in (...)
RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed a cooperation agreement via video conference with a civil society organization to support orphan care and economic empowerment in earthquake-affected areas in northwestern (...)
The World Food Programme said that the Trump administration had axed funding for life-saving schemes in 14 impoverished countries — despite previously pledging to spare vital aid.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the Trump (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist facing deportation by the Trump administration, described his March 8 arrest by immigration authorities as an "abduction" in an op-ed published Saturday in the Columbia (...)
Syria has strongly condemned a fresh wave of Israeli strikes on airbases and other military sites overnight as an "unjustified escalation".
The foreign ministry said the attacks almost destroyed Hama airbase and injured dozens of people. A (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned on Thursday the recent Israeli strikes targeting five locations in Syria, which resulted in numerous civilian and military casualties.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Saudi (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed the announcement of the formation of a new government in Syria, expressing hope that it will fulfill the aspirations of the Syrian people.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Kingdom (...)
Syria's new President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Saturday formally announced the formation of a new government, pledging to rebuild state institutions based on transparency and accountability in a post-Assad era.
Speaking at a ceremony at the Presidential (...)
MAKKAH — Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its role in facilitating talks between Beirut and Damascus, highlighting the Kingdom's efforts in addressing key unresolved issues with Syria.
Speaking (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting in Jeddah on Thursday between Syria's Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Eng. Murhaf Abu Qasra, and Lebanon's Minister of National Defense, Maj. Gen. Michel Mansi, along with their accompanying security (...)
VIENNA — Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the ongoing attacks and violations committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, especially the systematic targeting of civilians. This was stated by Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, Saudi (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of the Syrian town of Koya that resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of innocent people.
In a (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — Direct flights between the Saudi eastern city of Dammam and Damascus, capital of Syria, resumed on Wednesday after a hiatus of 13 years. A Syrian Air plane bound for Damascus departed Dammam's King Fahd International Airport on Wednesday (...)
A Palestinian student activist, who was detained by US immigration officers earlier this month, has spoken out for the first time about his arrest.
In a letter dictated over the phone to his family from an ICE detention facility in Louisiana, (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' bombing in Syria, calling it a flagrant violation of international law.
Saudi Arabia slammed the Israeli attempts to (...)
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.
The two officials also agreed to strengthen coordination and (...)
JEDDAH — The Islamic Development Bank's (IsDB) Board of Executive Directors has approved the reactivation of the Syria's membership during its meeting on Sunday. The reactivation of Syria's membership in the IsDB Group is a significant step that (...)
Bereaved families are calling on the United Kingdom's online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website that promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones.
The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains (...)
ALEPPO — The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority announced that Aleppo International Airport will reopen on Tuesday, March 18, following the completion of all technical and administrative preparations.
The authority confirmed that the airport is now (...)
In the arena of international politics, some countries observe, others comment, and some negotiate. But then there are nations that make a difference, reshuffling the deck when options are limited.
Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Crown Prince (...)
Syria's president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under his group's rule while promising to protect the rights of all Syrians for five years during a transitional phase.
The nation's rulers came to power when the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has contributed $132.9 billion in humanitarian aid to 171 countries, according to an official.
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has implemented 3,361 projects in 106 countries at a cost of more than (...)
