Saudi Arabia has resumed international flights and reopened its land and sea borders, Saudi Press Agency reported late Saturday citing an official source at the interior ministry.
The Kingdom reimposed a temporary travel ban on Dec. 20 following the emergence of a mutated variant of COVID-19 in a number of...
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Thursday asked international funding bodies for support in drawing up an emergency rescue plan for his protest-wracked country.
Donors including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday rebuffed a plea for financial aid pending the rapid formation of a new government to implement...
Xi Jinping was on Friday unanimously re-elected Chinese President.
Xi Jinping was also elected Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China on the platform of the ruling Communist Party of China.
The re-election was an outcome of the ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress.
The event marked the third...
Singapore’s first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
The use of drones is part of the city-state’s drive to embrace technological innovation, as well as an effort to...
The President of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced.
The ministry also confirmed that there will be 40 days of official mourning with flags across the UAE drawn at half-mast and the work of all...
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as “absolutely unforgivable”.
Citing a senior member of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, national broadcaster NHK said “former prime minister Abe died at a...
Lebanese House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Monday urged for a quick cabinet formation while warning against famine if the current political paralysis prevails.
“We are going to a very dangerous place which we may not be able to avoid later. We need to form a government to deal with economic...
Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has initiated talks with a Russian consortium, spearheaded by Tyamzhpromexport (TPE), the original developers of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), to breathe new life into the defunct steel plant.
The Minister held a crucial meeting with the consortium, comprising teams from Russia’s...
In a devastating incident during Eid celebrations, three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza. The news was confirmed by the Hamas-affiliated news agency Shehab, shedding light on the ongoing violence in the...
Saudi Arabia on Thursday extended curfew restrictions on Islam’s two holiest cities to 24 hours to stem the spread of coronavirus as the number of deaths from the disease rose to 21.
The announcement comes amid uncertainty over the hajj which is due to take place at the end of...