RIYADH: The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the formation of the new Government of Iraq led by Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, a spokesperson said on Friday. Antonio Guterres “looks forward to working with the new Government to advance the aspirations of the Iraqi people for economic and social deve»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will stage its first professional T20 cricket competition featuring stars of the international game in October this year. The six-team Dunes T20 League will run from the second week of October, and represents a significant step in the development of cricket in the Kingdom. The »»»

ROME: Casper Ruud maintained his focus during a nearly two-hour rain delay to rout home player Luciano Darderi 6-1, 6-1 and reach the Italian Open final for the first time on Friday. The match was suspended with Ruud leading 4-1 in the first set. In Sunday’s final on the red clay of the Foro Italic»»»

Officers of the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) uncovered a criminal operation smuggling cigarettes from Greece through Bulgaria to Romania and detained two people near Pernik, Deputy Director Darin Kostov said on Friday. As part of the law enforcement effort, a passenger car »»»

Share: China is eager to “help” peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday, as he concluded a two-day presidential summit in Beijing. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump said his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, had ruled out sending mil»»»

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1 of 2 | Monica Elfriede Witt is wanted by the FBI for allegedly spying for Iran. Photo courtesy of the FBI May 15 (UPI) -- The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013. Monica Elfriede Witt, 47,»»»

Tunis, May 15 (TAP) - The Mediterranean Season was kicked off on May 15 in Marseille, by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, in the presence of Tunisia’s Ambassador to France Dhia Khaled.The ceremony was also attended...»»»

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority’s President Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi held a virtual meeting to review the technical and engineering readiness of SDAIA teams participating in the Ministry of Interior’s Makkah Route Initiative. Now in its eighth year, this Vision 2030 program operat»»»

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Greeting you with an image of a jolly anthropomorphic bee donning a chef’s hat, Jollibee is giving even the business of bees in Saudi Arabia some juicy and crunchy chicken to munch on. The branding of Jollibee — which was founded by Filipino Chinese entrepreneur Tony Tan Caktiong — is said to have »»»

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday said his country has had enough “reckless” wars for foreign interests, calling for Arab and international support in Beirut’s negotiations with Israel. Speaking at an NGO dinner, Salam said that he hoped to “mobilize all Arab and international s»»»

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday. On Friday, he faced the same committee to answer why troop deployment to Poland was canceled. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Phot»»»

KINSHASA, CONGO: Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. Neighboring Uganda later confirmed one death in an Ebola case it said was imported from Congo. The deaths and suspected»»»

LONDON: The Saudi Embassy in the UK on Friday urged Saudi citizens in London to exercise caution and avoid gatherings ahead of planned demonstrations in the British capital this weekend. In a statement, the embassy said protests were expected to take place on Saturday in several areas of London and»»»

MANILA: The Philippines vowed Friday to stop the chief enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war from fleeing the country to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa barely escaped arrest on Monday when he sought refuge in the Senate b»»»

NEW DELHI/DUBAI: The UAE and India approved the framework for a strategic defense partnership on Friday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation, the Indian Foreign Ministry said. The UAE and India also signed pacts on strategic petroleum reserves and supply of liquefied petro»»»

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LONDON: As self-proclaimed King of Switzerland and, to give his full titles, Emperor of the Lauwiner Empire, Grand Master of the Order of Merit, Admiral of the Empire Fleet and Field Marshal of the Empire Legion — to say nothing of his recent election to the municipal council of the Swiss city of B»»»

NEW YORK: Jurors deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein ‘s rape retrial Friday, forcing another mistrial in a #MeToo-era case that has gone to trial three times so far. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two US coasts and remains behind bars, the mistrial leaves the »»»

Keir Starmer may still be British prime minister when this article is published, but it is certain that he will not lead the Labour Party at the next general election, due to be held in June 2029. Starmer became prime minister after steering Labour to a decisive election victory in July 2024. With »»»

US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beiji»»»

Iran 's foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages have "m»»»

Israel said on Friday that it carried out a strike in Gaza targeting Ezzedine Al-Haddad, who it described as