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 (...)
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 (...)
A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay.
Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three percentage points in Sunday's run-off.
Delgado (...)
CARTAGENA — Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb emphasized the growing importance of tourism as a vital driver of global economic growth during the Kingdom's presidency of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (...)
RIYADH — Brazilian star Neymar Jr. was forced to exit Al Hilal's AFC Champions League match against Iran's Esteghlal due to a muscle injury, a setback that left him visibly frustrated.
Neymar, who was introduced as a substitute for Abdullah Al (...)
ABU DHABI — After more than a year away from the field due to injury, Brazilian star Neymar recently made his return, participating in the second half of Al Hilal's match against UAE's Al Ain on Monday in the third round of the AFC Champions League (...)
RIYADH — After a year-long absence due to a cruciate ligament injury, Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus has included Brazilian star Neymar Jr. in the Al Hilal squad traveling to the UAE for the upcoming match against Al Ain on Monday in the third round (...)
كنت أقرأ قبل أيام حول تطور الاقتصاد الروسي، ودور الحماية الحكومية في تطور القطاع الزراعي بشقيه الحيواني والنباتي، فروسيا حتى عام 2000 كانت تعتمد على واردات اللحوم، وخاصة الدجاج بنسبة 70 %. وكانت الولايات المتحدة هي المورد الرئيس لهذه اللحوم وخاصة (...)
RIYADH — Brazilian forward Neymar has announced his return to full training with Saudi club Al Hilal, nearly a year after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus injury in his left knee during a national team match.
Neymar, 32, joined Al Hilal in August (...)
Security forces in Venezuela have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people protesting Sunday's disputed election result.
Thousands of people descended on central Caracas on Monday evening, some walking for miles from slums on the mountains (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the virtual session of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday.
In his address, the King thanked the people of the Kingdom for their heartfelt well wishes and prayers for his speedy (...)
The Council of Europe agreed on a treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) on Friday, claiming it is the first binding international treaty on the technology.
The treaty sets out a legal framework that covers the entire lifecycle of AI systems and (...)
The decision by Ecuador to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy on Saturday and arrest a former vice president of the Andean country on corruption charges represents a breach of international law, the UN Secretary-General has said.
In a statement (...)
RIYADH — The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) approved the selection of Saudi Permanent Representative to the WTO Ambassador Saqer Al-Moqbel as the chair of its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) for the year 2024-2025. The council (...)
RIYADH — Medical sources estimate that Serbian international player Sergej Milinković-Savić of Al Hilal's football team could be sidelined for a period ranging from two to six weeks, depending on the severity of his knee sprain.
The Blues' star (...)
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 – Al-Hilal Club has announced the injury of their star Brazilian player Neymar with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus.
He is set to undergo surgery later, with a treatment program to be determined post-operation.
The Brazilian (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih has met a number of ministers in Uruguay during his visit to the country.
This visit comes within Eng. Al-Falih's visit to Latin America with the aim of enhancing the investment relations, and (...)
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 (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, endorsed the Kingdom's efforts to boost economic cooperation with various countries, by stimulating the public and private sectors (...)
Uruguay on Wednesday joined the ranks of countries around the world expressing their support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.
The decision was announced by Adel Al-Jubeir, minister of state for foreign affairs, Cabinet member, and (...)
Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a new report launched on Thursday.
"Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is (...)
The President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Duailj, today signed a bilateral agreement of air transport services between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Eastern (...)
