Saudi optimism outweighs the rest of the West at FII in NYC
Saudi Arabia leads the world in optimism, a new report has found, with the Saudis not only confident in where their own lives are headed, but also the Kingdom and…
Saudi crown prince and Germany’s Scholz discuss relations, areas of cooperation
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday received German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Jeddah, who was in the Kingdom at the beginning of a two-day tour of…
Egypt, India bid to develop military cooperation
CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki have had discussions on military and security matters with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. El-Sisi and Singh spoke of…
Yemeni troops take control of Abyan’s Omaran valley from Al-Qaeda
Yemeni troops have announced they have taken control of a large valley in Abyan’s southern province from Al-Qaeda, forcing its fighters to abandon their hiding spots and training facilities. Mohammed…
Egypt, France in bilateral talks at UN
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has met his French counterpart Catherine Colonna for bilateral talks away from the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. Shoukry is keen for France…
EU envoys ‘gravely concerned’ over crisis in Lebanon
BEIRUT: EU member states’ ambassadors to Lebanon on Tuesday told President Michel Aoun of their “grave and growing concerns” over the deepening economic crisis in the country. During a meeting…
Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq’s mighty river drying up
BAGHDAD: It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. Human…
‘Food security is the global priority,’ Jordan’s king tells UN
Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday called for global partnerships to tackle the increasing array of interlocking crises gripping the world, calling out world hunger as the top priority. Addressing the…
UN ‘needs to be more effective’ against global crises: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has derided the UN Security Council and urged the General Assembly to take more effective steps to combat an increasing range of interlocked international crises.…
US court awards millions to victims of Hezbollah rockets
A US court has ordered the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to pay millions of dollars in damages to a group of Americans who sued saying they were wounded by the…