Norway, Spain and Ireland are formally recognizing Palestine as a state, the countries’ leaders said on Wednesday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said: “There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also announced that the country’s council of ministers would recognize an independent Palestinian…
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Cypriot counterpart, Dr. Konstantinos Kompos, at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday. During the meeting, the ministers reviewed the advanced bilateral relations between the Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus, and ways to promote them in a variety of fields. They also discussed…
The Qatari Minister of Interior and Commander of the Lekhwiya security force chaired a meeting in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympic games. On Wednesday, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani met with several of the nation’s officials and security leaders participating in the security operations for the games, including Nasser Al Khelaifi, the Chairman…
Sweden’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander has highlighted the significance of the traditional Swedish dress she wore while presenting her credentials to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Underlining the cultural similarities between the two Kingdoms, she told Arab News: “I feel at home because I really connect with people; I think we all build a…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Jeddah Mayor Saleh Al-Turki and other officials. Sanchez’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes as part of his Middle East tour, which includes…
The president of Cyprus said Tuesday he has personally asked the head of the European Union’s executive arm to intercede with Lebanese authorities so that they could put a stop to boatloads of Syrian refugees from heading to the east Mediterranean island nation. President Nikos Christodoulides told reporters that Lebanon is the beneficiary of significant…
The Italian airforce said on Friday it intercepted unidentified aircraft flying over international waters in the Baltic Sea, and two defense sources in Rome identified them as Russian planes. The two interceptions were carried out on Thursday and Friday morning by Italian Eurofighter jets based in the Polish base of Malbork as part of a…
Spanish military planes air dropped 26 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Madrid called on Israel to open land border crossings to prevent a famine, the Foreign Ministry said. The operation, carried out in coordination with Jordan and co-financed by the EU, dropped more than 11,000 food…
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi met the Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom Balazs Selmeci at the headquarters of the council in Riyadh on Wednesday. The officials discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the GCC and Hungary in various fields, and the latest regional and international developments of common interest, the GCC reported. Al-Budaiwi on…
Copenhagen: A study by the European Environment Agency revealed air pollution’s grave threat, especially in cities, linking both short- and long-term exposure to diseases. WHO highlights air pollution’s ties to stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s, etc., with PM2.5 being a major concern. Children are particularly vulnerable, lacking influence on policies. In 2020, EU saw 238,000 premature deaths from…
