RIYADH: Armenia is committed to drafting a “road map” for the development of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia’s minister for foreign affairs, told Arab News on Thursday in an exclusive interview during a visit to the Kingdom. In a wide-ranging discussion, in which he explored the development of ties, the peace process … Read more
‘I fear the world has failed the test of humanity’ in Gaza, Slovenia’s foreign minister tells Arab News NEW YORK CITY: Tanja Fajon, Slovenia’s minister of foreign and European affairs, has expressed deep disappointment at how the US has repeatedly used its veto power at the UN Security Council to block demands for a ceasefire … Read more
LONDON: The Sanremo Music Festival sparked controversy at the weekend as a result of an on-stage plea by one of the performers, Italian-Tunisian rapper Ghali, to “stop the genocide” in Gaza. Israel’s ambassador to Italy, Alon Bar, said the festival, which is officially known as the 74th Italian Song Festival and is a major TV … Read more
JEDDAH: Saudi Horeca, the annual hospitality and food services exhibition, returned to Jeddah this week. Described as the leading trade show in the Kingdom for the food, beverage and hospitality sectors, the event offers an opportunity for industry leaders, experts and innovators to get together and showcase their industry. Mayada Badr, CEO of the Kingdom’s … Read more
DUBAI/LONDON: Israel’s suspected killing of senior Hamas figure Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut on Jan. 2, followed by the death of Hezbollah commander Wissam Al-Tawil in a similar strike in southern Lebanon on Jan. 8, has once again thrust the country into the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although Israeli forces and members of Lebanon’s Iran-backed … Read more
JERUSALEM: Bombing continued across Gaza on Friday as the world began to digest Israel’s first proposals for the administration of the territory after its war with Hamas, now approaching its fourth month. With much of the Gaza Strip already reduced to rubble, airstrikes continued through the night in the southern cities of Khan Younis and … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Sunday it had destroyed 21 of 49 Iranian-made drones fired after Russia vowed to retaliate for what it called a “terrorist attack” on a border city that left 24 dead.The Ukrainian air force said the “Shahed” drones were particularly targeted at “the front line of defense, as well as at civilian, … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a “diplomatic iron army” loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive “Wolf Warrior” rhetoric propagated by some diplomats as a sign of China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy.
DAMMAM: At the crack of dawn on Dec. 17, as the seemingly endless line of trucks and cars whizzed by at the busy-at-all-hours Dammam checkpoint on the way to Riyadh, one commuter on wheels prepared to embark his 30-day journey across the Kingdom. The lone biker wearing a helmet, warm jacket and shirt embedded with … Read more