Harry Potter actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
LONDON — Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age…
Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM
TOKYO — Japan’s ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the political veteran as the next…
Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed…
China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades
BEIJING — China has said it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific…
Brussels takes China to the WTO over ‘questionable’ probe into EU dairy products
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has taken the first steps to challenge China’s anti-subsidy investigation into some of the bloc’s…
Economic evolution: Saudi Arabia’s journey to global influence
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The economic evolution of Saudi Arabia is a remarkable story of transformation, from a largely…
Green Riyadh Program announces rehabilitation of Ghudhwana tributary of Wadi Hanifa
RIYADH — The Green Riyadh Program has proudly unveiled the completion of the environmental rehabilitation of Ghudhwana, a significant tributary…
At least nine killed in Israeli strike on southern Beirut
BEIRUT — Lebanese health authorities reported that at least nine people were killed and 58 others wounded in an Israeli…
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd among G20 countries in UN Telecom Index
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia ranked 2nd among Group of Twenty (G20) countries in the United Nations Telecommunication…
Venezuela’s González ‘forced’ to accept Maduro election win
CARACAS — Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González has said he was “forced” to recognize President Nicolás Maduro as the winner…