PARIS, France -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warmly welcomed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris, defying anger sparked by hosting the controversial strongman less than four years after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. France's President...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler. A handout picture provided by Saudi's NEOM on July 26, 2022 shows the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi said Friday that President Joe Biden had enabled Saudi Arabia's crown prince to take more victims after the US leader met and fist-bumped the man accused of ordering the journalist's murder. (FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10,...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- US President Joe Biden said Friday he had confronted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over attacks on dissidents during his visit to Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make a "pariah" over its human rights abuses. A handout picture released by the Saudi Royal Palace on...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- US President Joe Biden is set to discuss volatile oil prices during a summit with Arab leaders on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the final stop of his Middle East tour. A handout picture released by the Saudi Royal Palace on July 15, 2022, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabi -- Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival.  The US leader welcomed the "historic" decision, the latest conciliatory move by...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca as Islam's holiest city prepares to host the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic. Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, festooned...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual. Indonesian pilgrims prepare to depart from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on June 4, 2022,...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged President Duterte to end the confusion caused by the appointment of his former adviser Abdullah Mama-o, as secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, which has yet to be constituted. Drilon also said he supports Labor Secretary Silvestre...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday, April 7, that the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has remained in effect. DOLE DOLE issued the statement after the circulation of a fake advisory purportedly issued by the Philippine...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen early on Sunday after the country's Huthi rebels called a three-day truce and offered a permanent ceasefire, Saudi media said. The raids targeted Sanaa, the rebel-held capital, according to Saudi Arabia's Al Ekhbariya...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an exchange of attacks between Yemen's Huthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition, calling for "restraint" on all sides in the seven-year conflict. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the recent escalation of the...
