Iranian pilgrims will for the first time in eight years begin regular travel to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 19, Iranian media reported on Wednesday in the latest sign of thawing relations between the two oil-producing rivals in the Gulf.
The United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday imposed a fourth round of sanctions on individuals in Turkey and elsewhere linked to the Palestinian Hamas militant group, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
The U.S. Navy destroyer Mason on Wednesday shot down a Houthi drone launched from Yemen that was headed in its direction as it responded to reports of an attack on a commercial vessel, a U.S. defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2023 kicked off in Jeddah on Tuesday night with an opening ceremony that featured various performances and dances.There were over 50,000 spectators – a record number for a Club World Cup opener.
Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war in Gaza on as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and U.S. President Joe Biden said "indiscriminate" bombing of civilians was costing international support.
He has been impeached twice, tried to thwart the peaceful transfer of power after losing the 2020 presidential election, faces scores of charges in multiple criminal cases, and his critics warn he is plotting to rule as an autocrat. Yet, Donald Trump could still return to the White House.
A speedboat with armed men aboard approached two vessels transiting off the coast of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, an advisory note from British maritime security company Ambrey said on Wednesday.
Thousands of U.N. officials, politicians, aid and business groups meet in Geneva on Wednesday to seek solutions to a record displacement crisis as the U.N. refugee agency aims to counter a burgeoning Western narrative that casts refugees as a threat.
Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age.
A convoy of 80 aid trucks for Gaza was sent from Egypt to the Kerem Shalom crossing for checks on Tuesday after a new inspection system was opened in an effort to accelerate deliveries of relief, a Red Crescent official said.
The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council last week.
The president of top tier Turkish soccer club Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, was arrested on Tuesday for punching a referee in the face at the end of a match, with the official telling police that Koca had threatened to kill him.
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