RIYADH: The Houthis have carried out 20 attacks on King Khalid International Airport since Oct. 1, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy said on Thursday. During a press conference, the Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said 17 people have died and more th»»»

JEDDAH: The last thing Lamis Asiri’s father sent her before the Oct. 10 attack on King Khalid International Airport was a simple wish for a safe journey home. Hours later, the WhatsApp conversation that had connected them fell silent. Lamis, a final-year student at Prince Musaid bin Abdulrahman Uni»»»

Berlin: The State of Qatar, reprsented by the Ministry of Culture is participating in the fourth edition of Al Diwan Arabic Book Fair, set to be held in Berlin on Oct. 16-18 with the participation of over 110 publishers form the Arab World and Germany. The fair presents a diverse range of Arabic pu»»»

Damascus, Oct. 15 (SANA) Syria’s People’s Assembly reviewed issues related to the 2025 and 2026 state budgets and began preparations for discussions on the 2027 budget, the assembly said on Thursday. The review took place at a meeting of the Budget and Accounts Committee chaired by committee head A»»»

Stockholm: The fifth round of political consultations between the foreign ministries in the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Sweden was held in Stockholm on Thursday. Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi headed the Qatari side, while Director-Gene»»»

RIYADH: Students in Riyadh returned to online classrooms this week, swapping desks and school corridors for laptops and tablets at home following the recent attacks on the capital. While some students welcome the change, citing improved concentration, longer sleeping hours and less time spent commu»»»

RIYADH: Saudi telecom operator STC Group is offering free, unlimited calls to and from the Kingdom for roaming customers abroad amid ongoing flight disruptions, helping travelers stay connected with their families. The initiative, announced on X, runs from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19. “We understand how dif»»»

GPSSA processes 44,760 registration transactions in 2026 The number of Emiratis registered under the UAE’s General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has reached 190,063, marking a 13.6% increase compared to the previous year. According to figures released on Thursday, the authority proc»»»

BAKU:His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan HE Ilham Aliyev, on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Baku, Azerbaijan. During the»»»

Doha: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met separately today with Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Qatar HE Antonino Maggiore and Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Qatar HE Cao Xiaolin. Discussions during the meetings cover»»»

Iran’s deputy army coordinator said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any transit through the vital waterway requires coordination, citing rising U.S. gasoline prices as proof. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Chief of Staff and Deputy Coordinator of Iran’s Army, said the Strait of Hormuz is »»»

Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and energy installations, together with the threats they pose to shipping in the Red Sea, show the Yemeni rebel group’s intentions to expand their control in Yemen and beyond. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah have been involved in developing th»»»

Showers lash Al Dhaid, Mleiha, rainy cloud warnings remain in place until 10pm Dubai: Heavy rain and hail fell over parts of Sharjah on Thursday afternoon, as unsettled weather continued to sweep across the UAE and the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued alerts for convective clouds and fla»»»

Bangkok: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom HE John Healey on the margin of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, held in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand. During the meeting, a range»»»

Baku: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with President of the friendly Republic of Uzbekistan, HE Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the margin of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting discussed cooperation»»»

Baku: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani praised the convening of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan. His Highness expressed hope that its outcomes would contribute to the continent's security »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, met with HE Anas Khattab, Minister of Interior of the Syrian Arab Republic, during his visit to Damascus, the Syrian capital. During the meeting, the two side»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar participated in the 73rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, which concluded today in Cairo, Egypt. The session was held under the theme: "Together for a Healthier Future: Action, Access, and Equity." Assistant M»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah on Thursday warned Lebanese authorities that any measures against its fighters and military capabilities would have serious repercussions for domestic stability. In a statement, MP Fadlallah accused Lebanese authorities of expl»»»

Somalia announced on Thursday that its parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled for 2027, despite an increasingly fractured political landscape and concerns over escalating instability. The Election Commission confirmed that the parliamentary polls would be held on April 15, 2027, fol»»»

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on October 15, held a telephone call with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud to confirm Japan’s support for Riyadh’s efforts to restore stability in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, at t»»»

In an interview with France 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September, Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs described the three rounds of UN and US-backed Western Sahara negotiations held earlier this year as “constructive and prod»»»

DUBAI: The UAE is developing an artificial intelligence-enabled system that would flag when a product is likely to face barriers in a given market, its Foreign Trade Undersecretary Fahad Al-Gergawi has said. Speaking to Arab News, Al-Gergawi said the technology would within minutes suggest alternat»»»

Bangkok: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with member of the Federal Council and Head of the Federal Department of Finance of the Swiss Confederation HE Karin Keller-Sutter on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group held in »»»

Bangkok: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and Chairman of Qatar Investment Authority HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani met separately with Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia) HE Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, and Co-President Global Wealth Management, Pre»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated on Thursday in the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku. HH the Amir's participation came at the invitation of the President of