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Exit Polls Put Israel Opposition Ahead of Netanyahu
Israel election exit polls gave the opposition bloc a narrow lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp as voting...
G20 Split Over Excess Capacity as Only Two Back US Forced-Labour Call
A "handful" of G20 members rejected American calls to curb excess industrial capacity and "non-market" policies at a trade meeting in Milwaukee, the US...
Five Indians Rescued After Kuwait-Flagged Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz
Five Indian nationals have been safely rescued from the Kuwait-flagged crude tanker MT Kazimah III after it was struck by a projectile while transiting...
Smoke and Fire Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh, Witness Says
A large plume of smoke was seen rising from an Aramco facility fire in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters, as hostilities between...
Delhi Police Detain Protesters as Gen Z-Led Voter Roll Protests Enter Second Day
Indian police detained several people in New Delhi on Saturday, breaking up the second day of Gen Z protests against changes to the country’s...
EU agrees to release diesel stocks after US pressure, G7 seals 100-million-barrel plan
Europe has agreed to release emergency diesel stocks after pressure from the United States, ending days of brinkmanship over a threatened American diesel export...
Japan raises permanent-residency fee to ¥200,000 and tightens income, language and pension rules
Japan permanent residency rules have been tightened sharply, with the application fee jumping twentyfold to ¥200,000 from October 1 and new income, pension and...
US expands social-media screening of visa applicants from October 1 as 250,000 visas revoked
Sweeping changes to US visa screening have taken effect with the start of the new American fiscal year, as the State Department expands social-media...
New York governor vows to close rape law loophole after Cornell gang-rape case
New York Governor Kathy Hochul vowed on Friday to close a legal loophole that lets offenders in the state avoid rape charges when their...
Mexico’s dual-nationality ban for presidents advances as states ratify
The Mexico dual nationality ban moved closer to taking effect this week as state legislatures began ratifying the constitutional reform that would bar dual...
Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes in $50m push after deadly floods
Nepal will begin a $50 million project this fiscal year to drain four high-altitude glacial lakes ranked among the country’s most dangerous, Reuters reported...
US sends additional Patriot batteries to protect Saudi, Qatari energy sites: report
The United States military has deployed two additional Patriot missile batteries to the Gulf to protect energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according...
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns ban on two Arab lists running in Knesset election
Israel’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a ban on two Arab lists contesting the country’s October 27 Knesset election, ruling unanimously that both may...
Jeddah Municipality Raids Drug Factory
According to Sabq News, the Jeddah Municipality successfully conducted a raid on a house that was being used as an illegal drug factory. Authorities...
Latest From Makkah: A New Fatwa Robot is Introduced to Address Religious Questions
Meet the Manara (Beacon) Robot, an innovative new assistant introduced at the Grand Mosque in Makkah! This cutting-edge robot is here to guide and...