UN study finds more women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated
More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to accelerate efforts...
Saudi student honored for medical research in Australia
The University of Queensland in Australia has honored Hossam Zawawi, a Saudi scholarship student, for his innovative research projects on protection of human health...
Merkel is healthy but working from home
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who on Sunday went into quarantine after coming into contact with a Coronavirus-infected doctor, is healthy but working from home, German...
Tearful Salah’s Champions League final ends with injury
Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah was in tears as he left the Champions League final against Real Madrid after 30 minutes with a shoulder...
Purchasing power in Syria drops 80 percent since war: report
Residents of war-torn Syria have seen their purchasing power drop by an estimated 80 percent since the beginning of the country's conflict in 2011,...
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
(Recasts with Lavrov comments) MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
In reversal, Turkey to play football without fans
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's football federation reversed course on Thursday and decided to ban fan attendance in the first half of the season due...
Donations for disabled children urged
More donations are needed to assist children with disabilities in the Kingdom because treatment costs for one child is about SR100,000 a year, said...
Saudi entertainment chief sacked after conservative backlash
Saudi King Salman has sacked the head of the country's entertainment authority after religiously conservative citizens took to social media to denounce a Russian...
Saudi Patriot 'intercepts' Scud fired from Sanaa, Yemen
A Patriot missile shot down a Scud fired from the Yemeni capital towards southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition told AFP, the...
