Category: News

Iranian footballers granted asylum in Australia vo...

TEHRAN — The two members of the Iranian football team who were granted asylum in Australia have said the country has given them 'h...

Virginia ex-lieutenant governor and wife found dea...

RICHMOND — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, inside their home and then killed...

Celebrations erupt in Lebanese cities as 10-day ce...

BEIRUT — A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into force, with celebratory gunfire heard in Beirut and other cit...

Europe-led coalition weighs post-war mission to re...

PARIS —France and Britain gathered more than 40 countries in Paris on Friday to discuss a possible multinational mission to restor...

Key suspect in Philippine corruption scandal arres...

MANILA — A key suspect at the heart of a corruption scandal that sparked widespread anger in the Philippines has been arrested in ...

ZATCA foils 29kg cocaine smuggling attempt at Jedd...

Saudi customs authority seizes 29.1kg of cocaine hidden in shipment at Jeddah Islamic Port.

Saudi grant supports irrigation, food security in ...

Saudi Arabia funds irrigation project in Pakistan to boost agriculture, create jobs and enhance food security.

Probe ongoing into Saudi tourist’s death in Istanb...

Turkish authorities investigate death of Saudi tourist in Istanbul after suspected food poisoning at hotel restaurant.

Trump: Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump says Iran has reopened Strait of Hormuz for full passage following ceasefire developments.

Hervé Renard sacked as Saudi Arabia coach before W...

Saudi Arabia part ways with coach Hervé Renard despite qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Georgios Donis linked as a rep...

Saudi, Iran foreign ministers discuss latest devel...

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi

PIF’s al-Rumayyan says no NEOM projects cancelled,...

Yasir al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), said in an interview

Saudi Arabia approves PIF’s 2026-2030 strategy

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) Board of Directors, chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin

Saudi Arabia’s MBS meets with Pakistan’s PM

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with Pakistan’s Prime Minister

Pakistan’s PM arrives in Jeddah for meeting with S...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Wednesday to meet with

Saudi Arabia extends $8 billion support to Pakista...

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s economy by extending an existing $5 billion

Port of NEOM announces new goods transit corridor ...

Saudi Arabia’s Port of NEOM announces new Europe-Egypt-NEOM-GCC corridor, combining trucking and

Saudi Arabia welcomes Trump’s Lebanon ceasefire an...

The Saudi foreign ministry welcomed on Thursday the announcement by US President Donald Trump of a

Saudi Arabia Latest and Breaking News

Catch up on the latest updates in the financial markets, political and social events, and top stories and breaking news in Saudi A...

WHO designates Saudi Arabia’s Hail as ‘Health City...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the city of Hail in northwestern Saudi Arabia as

Mecca entry restricted: Saudi Arabia bans expatria...

Saudi Arabia restricts Makkah entry from April 13, barring expatriates and residents without official Hajj-season permits under ne...

Saudi Arabia launches e-permits for Mecca entry ah...

Saudi Arabia launches online Mecca entry permits via Absher and Muqeem ahead of Hajj 2026, tightening access controls and streamli...

US-Iran ceasefire: Trump warns Iran as US blockade...

US-Iran ceasefire talks may resume in Islamabad as Trump’s naval blockade of Iranian ports takes effect and pressure mounts for a ...

US, Iran discuss 'another round' of direct talks b...

New US-Iran talks sought to shield region, energy markets from fresh unrest

Saudi Arabia opens bids for naming rights of five ...

Riyadh invites local and global investors to bid for naming rights at five key metro stations, promising up to 10 years of high-vi...

Construction begins at Expo 2030 Riyadh site as Sa...

Saudi Arabia starts building the Expo 2030 Riyadh site, briefing the BIE in Paris on infrastructure, design, global participation ...

Syringe reuse at Pakistan hospital infects 331 chi...

Probe reveals 331 children infected with HIV at Pakistan hospital where staff were secretly filmed reusing syringes and flouting b...

Saudi Arabia sets SR100,000 fines for illegal Hajj...

New Saudi rules set fines up to SR100,000 for performing Hajj without a permit or helping visit visa holders enter Mecca illegally...

Thunderstorms to batter Saudi Arabia until Sunday,...

Saudi Arabia faces unstable weather with thunderstorms, heavy rain, dust storms and high winds through Sunday. Residents warned of...

US and Iran edge towards talks again as blockade s...

As a deepening blockade standoff strains regional security, the US and Iran edge back toward talks, reviving hopes for fragile dip...

Saudi Schools Welcome Students Back for Second Sem...

Saudi Arabia’s public schools opened their doors on Wednesday for the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, welcoming mi...

Makkah Airport and Metro Plans Advance as Major In...

A Strategic Vision for Developing Makkah Infrastructure The CEO of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, Saleh Al-R...

King Abdulaziz University Launches 13th Career For...

King Abdulaziz University hosts the 13th Career Forum featuring elite participation from major companies and leading institutions ...

Saudi Arabia Updates Administrative Support Jobs L...

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced an update to the administrative support jobs localization decisio...

Saffron Farming in AlUla Boosts Crop Diversity and...

AlUla is witnessing a notable rise in saffron cultivation, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s broader efforts to diversify its agricultural...

Saudi Arabia Rolls Out NAFIS National Tests Across...

Saudi Arabia's NAFIS national tests are underway in over 28,000 schools, covering 1.5 million students in reading, mathematics, an...

Saudi Arabia’s Ejar Rental Platform Gets Key 2026 ...

Saudi Arabia’s rental market is entering a new phase in 2026, shaped by a series of updates to the Ejar platform that govern how r...

Saudi Customs Records 900 Contraband Seizures in a...

ZATCA recorded 900 contraband seizures in one week across Saudi Arabia's ports, including 133 types of narcotics, 1,975 tobacco pr...

Flame-Chested Pipit Adds Color to Saudi Arabia’s W...

The Flame-chested pipit stands out as a vibrant seasonal visitor across the natural landscapes of Saudi Arabia, attracting attenti...

Saudi Arabia’s Madrasati Reaches Millions as the K...

What began as an emergency response to distance learning requirements in 2020 has grown into one of the most expansive national di...

Lin Jingjing and the Fragile Architecture of Human...

Lin Jingjing weaves thread over paint to expose identity, memory, and social fragility. Art that stitches modern contradictions in...

Wei Wu: the sparkling visual language that gives C...

Wei Wu: London-based illustrator on Chinese cultural memory, female symbolism, color as emotion, and the human element AI cannot r...

Memory, Shadows, and Restraint: Inside Liao Wan-ni...

Liao Wan-ning paints women without filters. The figurative painter on color, shadows, realism, and why sincerity outlasts every tr...

Buddhist Thresholds and Photographic Process: A Gr...

Cyan from the Other Shore at meda:gallery Kyoto, 18–27 April 2025: cyanotype, AI, and infrared photography by three Hong Kong arti...

Interview with Pauline Ferrières, co-founder of DE...

Pauline Ferrières on DEYI, the ethical studio working with Dong and Miao weavers in Guizhou to keep slow textile traditions econom...

Between Demolition and Eternity: Wong Wo Bik's Hon...

Hong Kong photographer Wong Wo Bik on memory, vanishing architecture, intuition, and four decades of documenting what the city cho...

Interview with Yang Yi, Dong artisan part of DEYI ...

Dong artisan Yang Yi on weaving as cultural memory, ancestor spirits, mutual aid, and what the DEYI cooperative means for Guizhou ...

Race, Gender, and Revolution; Gao Yunxiang on the ...

Interview with historian Gao Yunxiang on Afro-Asian solidarity, trans-Pacific lives, gender, race, and the activists who connected...

Porcelain, Migration, and Identity: Sin-ying Ho's ...

Sin-ying Ho merges Qing dynasty porcelain with corporate logos, migration, and global politics into a ceramics practice both techn...

Muna Tseng and Carlo McCormick on Keith Haring, Ts...

Muna Tseng and Carlo McCormick discuss Keith Haring, Tseng Kwong Chi's photographs, and 1980s downtown New York. Free Parking, Apr...

1971 World Table Tennis Championships: The dawn of...

In 1971, the 31st World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) took place in Nagoya, Japan, marking a pivotal moment in sports history....

Philippine Davao City opposes foreign military fac...

The Davao City Government in the southern Philippines has strongly opposed any proposal to establish foreign military facilities w...

A chance encounter: Can a single bus ride change t...

During the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, American athlete Glenn Cowan accidentally boarded the Chinese team bus...

Cold War, warm welcome

1972. History showed up in smiles, cheers and outstretched hands.When the Chinese table tennis team arrived in the US for their hi...

From Nagoya to Beijing: A landmark journey in dipl...

Following the historic encounter between Zhuang Zedong and Glenn Cowan in Nagoya, the Chinese government extended a formal invitat...

Can Germany put coal in the past as world energy c...

The conflict in the Middle East has put fresh pressure on Berlin's ambitious energy transition strategy

South African opposition figure Malema handed a fi...

South African opposition leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for firing a rifle in the air at a r...

Should AI be used in military conflict?

A growing divide is emerging in how artificial intelligence is used in national security, highlighted by a dispute between the U.S...

Asia News Wrap: Malaysia begins work-from-home pol...

Here are a few stories from around Asia you may have missed this week.

Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Ira...

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and ​US President Donald Trump said the next meeting be...

Railway ramps up dispatching to ensure timely spri...

Railway ramps up dispatching to ensure timely spring fertilizer supply in SW China-

16th Beijing Int'l Film Festival opens

16th Beijing Int'l Film Festival opens-

U.S. Homeland Security secretary says acting ICE d...

U.S. Homeland Security secretary says acting ICE director to step down-

New city established in Xinjiang

New city established in Xinjiang-

Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crim...

Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crime charges-

Chinese veto of Hormuz draft resolution helps de-e...

Chinese veto of Hormuz draft resolution helps de-escalate Iran tensions: envoy-

Nuclear safety situation precarious after outages ...

Nuclear safety situation precarious after outages at Zaporizhzhia plant: IAEA chief-

HainanOutlook | 6th CICPE opens for public visit i...

HainanOutlook | 6th CICPE opens for public visit in S China's Hainan-

Chatty gibbon has fun with caretaker in Yunnan

Let Jining's flowers whisper spring to you

Spring tiptoes across Jining, Shandong, painting every corner with vibrant blooms. From ancient courtyards to rolling hills, flowe...

Robot-run cafe in Hangzhou draws interest from Int...

A newly opened high-tech cafe in Hangzhou has captured the attention of global chip giant Intel.

Returning looted artifacts a moral imperative: Chi...

It represents a noticeable step in the global movement to return cultural artifacts to their countries of origin.

Risks and benefits of BCI call for clear eye

From a policy perspective, the potential of BCIs should be fully recognized and supported, while the ethical challenges and societ...

Vibrant diplomacy conducted via herbal teas and ha...

In a turbulent world, China’s soft power is being underwritten not only by pandas or Confucius, but also by its stability and cert...

Edwards is eager to take Garnett's energy to Denve...

Anthony Edwards heard the ovation Kevin Garnett was getting from the Minnesota crowd and hustled across the court for a pregame be...

Beijing film festival opens with record submission...

Real sees red as Bayern advances

Bayern Munich turned the tables on old rival Real Madrid.

Arteta confident in Arsenal after anxious progress...

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal's angst-ridden progress to the Champions League semifinals proved his side has the character to cope...

China, Vietnam should jointly oppose unilateralism...

China and Vietnam should uphold the principles of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, and work together to oppose ...

FIFA World Cup rush fuels order surge for Yiwu ven...

With production lines running flat out and orders already booked through the end of May, and with the 2026 FIFA World Cup approach...

Xi urges closer, stronger China-Russia strategic c...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged closer and stronger strategic coordination between China and Russia to firmly defe...

Foreign buyers hunt for hits at Hainan consumer ex...

Holding a bottle of orange soda from Beijing-based beverage brand Beibingyang, also known as Arctic Ocean, Sebastian Ciemnoczołows...

China trims US Treasury holdings modestly in Febru...

China’s holdings of US government debt stood at $693.3 billion in February, a slight decrease of $1.1 billion from the previous mo...

China rolls out electronic border area travel perm...

The electronic border area travel permit policy, announced earlier in April by China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA), ...

China's economy grows 5% in the first quarter of t...

A strong start with a steady and promising beginning. On Thursday, the first-quarter report of China's economy during the

Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third series of ex...

The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on ...

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam continues China visit;...

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam, departed Beijing by h...

China ensures stable oil supply amid global change...

In response to the impact of changes in the international situation on China’s oil and gas imports, the country has adopted compre...

Razor-Thin Defeat Sparks Uproar: Okeke Challenges ...

…. Says battle not over, as he flags irregularities, seeks justice Citypost News Desk The candidate of the Action Peoples Party (A...

UNILORIN, NCF partner on environmental conservatio...

  BLESSING  TAIWO The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) have signed a Memorandum of U...

Protesters storm Osun court over LG fund tussle

  TUNDE ADELEKE, Osogbo Protesters, on Wednesday stormed the Osun State High Court, Osogbo over a local government fund court tuss...

Labour Party Faction Dumps Peter Obi, Says No Way ...

In a shocking political pivot, the Abayomi Arabambi led faction of the Labour Party has officially slammed the door on Peter Obi, ...

Insurgency: Edo Governor Grants Full Scholarships ...

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has awarded full educational scholarships to the three children of the late Brigadier General ...

Akure Terror Plot Foiled, 6 Arrested As Police Rec...

Residents of Akure, Ondo State, narrowly escaped a major catastrophe after police intercepted a criminal network allegedly plottin...

JAMB Night Terror 14 Candidates Abducted on Makurd...

A harrowing incident occurred on Wednesday night, April 15, 2026, when gunmen intercepted a Benue Links bus along the Makurdi-Otuk...

From Lagos to America, Young Stars Battle for U.S....

The hunt for Nigeria’s next tennis superstar has moved to the Lagos Country Club as the second Tennista Foundation Junior Tourname...

BREAKING: Arsenal and Liverpool Legend Dies in Hor...

The football world is in shock following the tragic death of former Arsenal and Austrian goalkeeper Alex Manninger at the age of 4...

JAMB Under Guard in Abuja as Police Deploys Rapid ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has officially guaranteed the safety of candida...

New Palliative: Ogun State Workers Get ₦10,000 Mon...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has launched a new palliative package to help state workers cope with skyrocketing petrol prices.

Trump Sparks Backlash After Labeling Iran War a ‘L...

During an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 16, 2026, President Donald Trump described the ongoing US-led war with Iran as a "l...