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GCC condemns Israeli calls to displace Palestinians from their land 06 Sep 2025 - 08:23 am

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned Friday the Israeli calls to displace Palestinians from their land, stressing that they represent a flagrant...

GCC calls for immediate measures to stop deepening of Israeli settlement activity, annexation of West Bank 03 Sep 2025 - 05:46 pm

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) urged the international community on Wednesday to take immediate and deterrent measures to halt the inflammatory calls...

GCC Ministerial Council welcomes Qatar's mediation efforts, hosting of 'Declaration of Principles' signing between Congo govt, M23 Movement 01 Sep 2025 - 11:32 pm

Kuwait: The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed the mediation efforts of the State of Qatar and its hosting of...

Saudi stock market index closes lower 01 Sep 2025 - 05:47 pm

Riyadh: The Saudi main stock index closed today's trading down by 26.33 points, finishing at 10,670.56 points, with a total trading value of...

Unified traffic violation system across GCC nears completion 31 Aug 2025 - 04:28 pm

Doha, Qatar: The project to link traffic violations across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is 95% complete, said the GCC Secretary General HE...

Yemen's Houthis say PM killed in Israeli strike 31 Aug 2025 - 12:00 am

Sanaa: Yemen's Houthis on Saturday said their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, the most senior official known to have...

IAEA Director announces arrival of first team to work in Iran since suspension of cooperation 27 Aug 2025 - 11:22 pm

Washington:Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi announced that a number of the agency’s inspectors began their work today...

Latest Israeli strikes in Yemen's Sanaa kill four, wound 67: Houthi media 25 Aug 2025 - 12:15 am

Sanaa: Israeli strikes inYemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least four people, according to the country's Iran-backed Houthi group. AFP images showed...

Makkah Clock Tower shines bright green for Rabbi Al Awwal 24 Aug 2025 - 10:25 am

Doha, Qatar: Located just across the Holy Kaaba, the famous Clock Tower in Makkah shines its light in the sky, in a gesture...

Saudi Arabia expresses deep concern over declared famine in Gaza 22 Aug 2025 - 05:22 pm

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia voiced grave concern following the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report and the official declaration of...

Video: Dubai police retrieve stolen diamond worth $25 million 18 Aug 2025 - 02:31 pm

Dubai: Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth $25 million. "The...

Indoor heat overwhelms Saudi Arabia's cooks, bakers 17 Aug 2025 - 01:25 pm

Riyadh,SaudiArabia: Baker Eid Ahmed just can't get away fromSaudiArabia's notorious heat: he makes bread next to a sweltering oven for 13 hours a...

Saudi Arabia permits non-resident foreigners to buy property using digital ID 16 Aug 2025 - 05:55 pm

Doha, Qatar: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved a decision allowing non-Saudi, non-resident foreigners to legally own property in the Kingdom through a digital...

Saudi Arabia introduces digital process for travellers carrying controlled drugs 16 Aug 2025 - 02:44 pm

Doha, Qatar: Saudi Arabia has introduced a new set of guidelines that enables travellers to obtain online clearance permits for prescribed medications. The...

31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC condemn so-called 'Greater Israel Vision' 16 Aug 2025 - 01:59 am

Doha, Qatar: The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,...

Saudi Arabia strongly condemns remarks by Israeli Prime Minister 13 Aug 2025 - 10:57 pm

Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation, in the strongest terms, of the remarks of the Prime Minister of...

GCC Secretary-General condemns Israeli statements regarding annexation of territories of Arab states 13 Aug 2025 - 08:39 pm

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohamed Al Budaiwi expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by...

Gulf tourists say Polish mountain town is a cool place 13 Aug 2025 - 08:37 am

Zakopane, Poland: Saudi photographer Fahad Alayyash gazed over the Alpine-like panorama of the Tatras, Poland's highest mountain range -- and a surprising new...