RIYADH: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s culture minister, received his French counterpart Rachida Dati, who is currently on a visit to the Kingdom. Prince Badr commended the robust cultural relations between the Kingdom and France, emphasizing their recent development and the Saudi leadership’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cultural connections. The discussions … Read more
RIYADH: Ramadan is a time for fasting, prayer and reflection, and all over the world Muslims welcome it with enthusiasm and joy. In Saudi Arabia, locals welcome Ramadan by decorating their homes and work spaces with festive ornaments that over time have achieved iconic status. Shahad Al-Ghamdi has a smart habit of visiting wholesale stores … Read more
NEW YORK: Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with her plans, ensuring that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election.Haley will give a speech at 10 a.m. local time … Read more
JEDDAH: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha recently received ambassador Turko Daudov, Russia’s permanent representative to the OIC, at the body’s headquarters in Jeddah. During the meeting, they discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the organization and Russia, along with developments in Gaza, the Palestinian issue, and other matters of … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has sent more than 130 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine through its relief arm, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. Two aircraft loaded with aid took off on Thursday from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh for Poland’s Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, where packages will be unloaded and forwarded to neighboring … Read more
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel faced growing international pressure Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped.CIA director William Burns met Mossad chief David Barnea in Cairo for a new round of talks … Read more
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pledged support for Egypt’s economy and reforms after meeting with the North African nation’s authorities on Tuesday in Washington amid talks over expanding Egypt’s $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program. The Egyptian officials, including the country’s finance minister and central bank governor, also were due to meet with … Read more
WASHINGTON: Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A key staffer was out sick with the flu.Even as the Biden administration pledged to … Read more
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.