Arab and International

China Says US Prolonging Coronavirus Crisis

Friday, 15 May 2020

China's ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Qun, says the United States’ position against the World Health Organization (WHO) is artificially prolonging the coronavirus pandemic, warning against the consequences of Washington’s arbitrary trade ba...

Global Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to More than 300,000

Friday, 15 May 2020

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 300,000 people worldwide, mostly in Europe and the United States, since it emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally of official figures on Thursday at 2030 GMT. A total of 300,140 people ...

WHO: Corona may not disappear and humanity must live with it

Friday, 15 May 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the emerging coronavirus may never disappear and that it may turn into a disease that humankind will have to live with. “We have a new virus that infects humankind for the first time, so it is very...

FBI Mistakenly Reveals Saudi Official Linked to 9/11 Attackers

Thursday, 14 May 2020

Mistake was made in a declaration by an FBI official in response to lawsuit by families of 9/11 victims, report says. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of directing support...

Global Death Toll Surpasses 297,000

Thursday, 14 May 2020

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 297,259 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT Thursday. At least 4,362,090 cases of coronavirus have been reg...

Zarif: Iran, US Not Engaged in Any Negotiations

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there are no talks underway between Iran and the United States, reminding how Washington has proven to be an untrustworthy negotiation partner. “The Americans proved that one cannot rely on the results of t...

Saudi Arabia Announces 24-hour Curfew in Eid Al-Fitr

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

A 24-hour curfew will be imposed across the Kingdom during the five-day Eid Al-Fitr holiday (May 23 to 27) to check the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Until then economic act...

It Is the Curse of Yemeni Children, Al Saud’s Economy Dries up

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Saudi Finance Minister Abdullah Al-Jadaan has tried to justify the position of King Salman and his son from the responsibility for the deteriorating economic and living conditions of the Saudi citizen, by placing full responsibility on the coronavi...

Bulging US Deficits May Threaten Prized Pentagon Arms Projects

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

The US government’s $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects like the re...

Saudi Arabia to Slash Oil Output by An Extra 1 mln bpd

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

A Saudi Arabian energy ministry official said on Monday that the ministry has directed national oil company Aramco to reduce its crude oil production for June by an extra voluntary amount of 1 million barrels per day, on top of the reduction already ...

Explosion leaves one dead, 20 injured in Aleppo countryside

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

At least one civilian was killed and 20 others wounded when an explosive device exploded in a market in al-Bab town of northeastern Aleppo countryside, where terrorist groups supported by Turkish occupation forces are deployed. According to local so...