RIYADH: Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan received Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji in Port Sudan on Tuesday. During the meeting, Al-Khuraiji stressed the keenness of the Kingdom’s leadership on restoring security and stability in Sudan. The minister’s visit to the country comes as part of the Kingdom’s ongoing efforts to address the…
MADINAH: Ayman bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, director general of the environment, water and agriculture branch in Madinah, has launched the “2024 National Planting Season” in the city. The program extends the ministry’s nationwide campaign “We Plant for Our Future,” supporting sustainable environmental development and vegetation growth as part of the Saudi Green Initiative. The regional campaign…
Iran’s government has proposed to triple its military budget, its spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.Government spokeswoman Fatemeh MoHajjerani outlined the move that would see “a significant increase of more than 200 percent in the country’s military budget” at a news conference in Tehran.She did not elaborate…
Muscat: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria arrived here on Monday on a three-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik led the welcoming party for the Algerian President. When the jet of President Tebboune touched ground at the Royal Airport, His Majesty the Sultan met…
Muscat: Roman Golovchenko, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus arrived on Sunday evening to the Sultanate of Oman on a three-day official visit. Upon their arrival at the Royal Airport, Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister led the welcoming party for the guest and his accompanying delegation. Sayyid Badr welcomed the guest and wished…
Muscat: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs announced on Saturday the opening of registration for those wishing to perform Hajj from the Sultanate of Oman for the 1446 AH season. The registration process starts from Monday, November 4, and will continue until Sunday, November 17, 2024. The Ministry indicated that the registration process for pilgrims…
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel.“The answer is no,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would support such retaliation after Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday.Biden’s comments came after…
New York: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United States of America (US) held joint ministerial meeting in New York today. The meeting was co-chaired by US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, current chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council….
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister said restoring respect for international conventions and norms comes through the application of international law and international humanitarian law, and holding violators accountable without being selective. Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the absence of serious international action to stop the ongoing Israeli military escalation is conclusive evidence of the shortcomings…
DUBAI: The UAE is not prepared to support a postwar plan for Gaza that does not include a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on X on Saturday. “The UAE is not ready to support the day after the war in Gaza without the establishment of a Palestinian state,” his post…
