European Council president meets Saudi Crown Prince, prominent Saudi women
President of the European Council Charles Michel said “Saudi Arabia is profoundly transforming” after a meeting with Crown Prince...
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NY’s COVID state of emergency coming to end, Gov Hochul announces
New York’s COVID-19 state of emergency is coming to an end, Governor Hochul announced on Monday. The governor said...
Saudi sentences six people to jail, imposes SR200 million fine for money laundering
Saudi authorities have imposed a SR200 million fine and 10 years’ imprisonment on six people convicted of money laundering. According...
Two medical professionals arrested in Saudi Arabia over unsafe abortions
Two medical professionals have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for performing unsafe abortions, the Saudi Press Agency reported on...
American Express, Visa, Mastercard plan to start separately categorizing sales at gun stores
Payment processor Visa Inc. has said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major...
Russian troops retreat after Ukraine counteroffensive
Russia has abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine, in a sudden collapse of one of the war’s principal front lines after...
President to attend Queens Funeral, signs condolence book at High Commission
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he would attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United...
Queen Elizabeth: Buckingham Palace holds funeral on September 19
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen’s funeral will be held on Monday 19 September. The event will come at...
Funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to be held on September 19
The funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth who died this week after 70 years on the throne, will be held...
Al-Rajhi, Ople meet to review Saudi- Philippines bilateral relations, cooperation opportunities
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) Eng. Ahmed Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi met on Saturday with the Philippine Migrant...
Accession Council proclaims Charles Britain’s new king
King Charles III, the world's newest monarch, was officially proclaimed sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
Britain’s Royal Family to mourn for seven days after Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Britain’s Royal Family will observe a period of mourning that ends on the seventh day after the funeral of...
City public schools to face stricter limits in class sizes under new bill
Class sizes in New York City’s public schools will face stricter limits under a bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed...
Groundbreaking ceremony held to begin construction on JFK Airport’s new terminal
Gov. Kathy Hochul and other officials has broke ground on Thursday for the renovation of Terminal One, the largest part...
Bannon pleads not guilty to N.Y. charges on ‘Build the Wall’ money laundering
Ukraine's President Zelensky has said he has "good news", claiming the recapture of several settlements from Russia. Rumors have swirled...
Zelensky highlights ‘good news’ surrounding recaptured settlements
Ukraine's President Zelensky has said he has "good news", claiming the recapture of several settlements from Russia. Rumors have swirled...
Obamas finally unveil official portraits at White House
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama has returned to the White House on Wednesday for the...
Restorative justice funding saved as Banks lays out NYC school safety plans
Restorative justice funding has been saved this school year as schools Chancellor David Banks lays out New York City's...
Albania orders Iranian diplomats, embassy staff out of country after cyberattack investigation
Albania is ending diplomatic relations with Iran and has ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24...
Solomon Islands refuses Australia’s offer to help fund election as ‘foreign interference’
The Solomon Islands' prime minister has accused Australia of interference over its offer to help fund an election he controversially...
Artemis I’s next launch attempt may not happen until later this year
The US space agency has decided not to attempt the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission in early September as the...
Launch of NASA’s newest moon rocket delayed for second time due to dangerous fuel leak
The launch of NASA’s newest moon rocket had to be postponed again Saturday morning due to a dangerous fuel leak....
IAEA receives $3.5M from Saudi Arabia to fund nuclear technology
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has received about $3.5 million in funding from Saudi Arabia to fund nuclear...
NYC sues Starbucks for firing worker in Queens after a vote to unionize workers
New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has planned to sue Starbucks for violating the city’s “just cause”...
One third of Pakistan underwater, floods threaten to create secondary disasters
Floodwaters have threatened to create secondary disasters in Pakistan. According to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), more...
Vladimir Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin has said in a snub of the former...
Saudi Arabia set to launch second national airline called RIA
The most-awaited new airline in the region has launched by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund might be named “RIA”, according...
South Carolina teacher murders two young children, commits suicide
A South Carolina school teacher and her two young children were found shot to death Wednesday in what police...
Saudi Arabia positions self as ‘world’s leading investment opportunity’: Expert
Saudi Arabia has continued to position itself as “the world’s leading investment opportunity” with an unrivaled, fast-growing entrepreneurial landscape...
Third casualty recorded in Argentina due to pneumonia of unknown origin
A third casualty has been recorded this week in Argentina from pneumonia of unknown origin, local health authorities said on...
Biden to host Barack and Michelle Obama to unveil White House portraits years after Trump snub
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden has planned to host former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama next...
NYC leaders will use pension funds to push Mastercard, AmEx to help flag gun sales
New York City officials has said they want major credit-card companies to create a code to track purchases of guns...
Top FBI agent resigns amid claims he shielded Hunter Biden from probe
Timothy Thibault, a top-level FBI agent who had been under fire for his role in investigations regarding President Biden's son,...
LG, Honda announce $4.4 billion US battery factory for EVs
Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the...
Iran halts all flights to Iraq due to ongoing unrest
Iran has halted all flights to Iraq due to the ongoing unrest. Iran closed its borders with Iraq and...
Hydrogen leak puts launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight in doubt
After months of tests, troubleshooting and repairs, engineers fueled the Space Launch System moon rocket for blastoff early Monday on...
Civil space program agency prepares launch of unmanned rocket to moon
In Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA is working to prepare for the launch of its Artemis I rocket to go...
UN children’s agency condemns air strike that hit kindergarten in Ethiopia
The UN children’s agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region,...
The Pentagon finally unveils plan to reduce civilian casualties
The Pentagon has released a plan aimed at better preventing civilian casualties and harm to civilian infrastructure in U.S. airstrikes....
China-bound flights suspended by US government
The US government said on Thursday it will suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese...
US launches trial to combat monkeypox
The United Kingdom has launched a trial to test a monkeypox treatment to help combat a recent outbreak of the...
Biden to unveil long-awaited student debt relief measures on wednesday
President Biden is expected to make an announcement on student loan relief on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with...
Iran to launch mass military drone drills
Iran is set to launch mass military drone drills. Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone...
US announces new $775m Ukraine military aid package
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo has planned to travel to India for meetings and events in Mumbai...
Suspect in KO punch outside NYC restaurant back in custody after Hochul orders arrest
A man accused of putting a Bronx resident in a coma during an unprovoked attack last week has been taken...
Biden authorizes another round of military aid for Ukraine
President Joe Biden has authorized another round of military aid for Ukraine amid conflict with Russia. The Pentagon announced the...
UAE moves to curb obesity through launch of new drive to encourage healthy eating habits
The UAE’s capital has launched a new drive to encourage healthy eating habits and curb obesity in a strategy...
City to rebrand summer school to be fun, educational
The city is set to rebrand summer school. Summer Rising, New York City’s massive effort to rebrand summer school...
Tuition assistance offer from NY set aside for part-time CUNY, SUNY students
Part-time CUNY and SUNY students can now apply for state tuition assistance, a move that advocates believe could be...
Emirates announces suspension of all Nigerian flights
Emirates has announced the suspension of all flights from Nigeria effective September 1, 2022. The announcement was contained in a...
Red Sea project: Saudi Arabia launches research project
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission is launching a huge research project which will scour hundreds of kilometers of the Red...
CAF officially launches Africa Super League
CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, has officially launched the Africa Super League. According to a report on Wednesday August 17, 2022,...
Unemployment rate remains stable in Britain, inflation slams wages
Britain’s unemployment rate remains close to 50-year lows, but wage values are falling at a record pace with...
Myanmar court sentences former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 more years
A court in military-run Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison...
Turkiye’s (Turkey’s) Foreign Policy Towards Syria: A New is Unfolding
By Ibrahim Kurtulus In the fast-changing circumstances in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mideast, The Turkish government has adopted a new...
Governor Hochul announces $234 Million in additional food assistance for August
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced on Monday that an additional $234 million federal funding will be allocated for all recipients...
Saudi convicts African expat of money laundering
An African expatriate has been convicted of money laundering in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia An official source in the...
Palestinian gunman wounds 8 in late-night Jerusalem shooting
A gunman has opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected...
Polio virus is found in New York City wastewater
The virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City's wastewater weeks after a case of polio was...
Heavy metal toxins abound in homemade baby food, too, report finds
A report has revealed some surprising results for parents trying to protect their babies from toxic metals found in the...
