OIC-IPHRC calls for coordinated action to ensure access to education for refugee children
JEDDAH — The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held its 8th international…
Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack…
UK Supreme Court hears case for a second vote on Scotland secession
LONDON — Britain’s top court is due to begin hearing arguments on Tuesday on whether Scotland’s semi-autonomous administration can organize…
Digital detox: India village goes offline daily to help people talk
MUMBAI — A village in India’s Maharashtra state has declared “independence” from two modern-day addictions — television and mobile internet.…
Australians arrested over alleged Sri Lanka bribes for lucrative contracts
SYDNEY — Two Australian men have been charged with bribing Sri Lankan officials to secure infrastructure contracts worth millions of…
Russian hawks celebrate deadly response to Crimea setback
MOSCOW — The hail of indiscriminate missile fire across Ukraine this morning was Russia’s brutal payback for the attack on…
US condemns ‘brutal’ Russian strikes on Ukraine
KYIV — Russia has been widely condemned after bombarding cities across Ukraine, including launching missile strikes on the center of…
North-East Freight Train network in Jubail will replace 200,000 trucks annually
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — More than 200,000 trucks are expected to be replaced by freight trains with the first…
Russian large-scale strikes in Ukraine are ‘unacceptable escalation’, says Guterres
NEW YORK — The UN chief António Guterres said that large-scale strikes by the Russian military on the Ukrainian capital…
Saudi Arabia’s confidence amid a foolish attack of American leftists!
The recent decision of the OPEC Plus oil group to cut oil production of their countries by two million barrels…