MOSCOW: Russia would consider using “all types of weapons”, if its exclave of Kaliningrad was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while insisting that Moscow had “no intention of attacking anyone”. “If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation ... then, of course, t...

At least 30 Houthis were reportedly killed over the past 24 hours in Yemen’s Taiz province after government forces repelled what officials described as the largest and most coordinated offensive by the Iran-backed group against government-held areas of the province in years. Heavy mortar fire by the...

Carlos Queiroz and the Ghana Football Association have mutually agreed to terminate their contract, marking the second time the coach has left this position. His departure follows Ghana’s recent losses in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.

RIYADH: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Deemah Al-Yahya as a member of the UN High-Level Panel on Freedom of Transit for Landlocked Developing Countries. Al-Yahya represents the Arab region on the panel, a role that reflects her expertise and contributions in the fields of the di...

French high school students protested against poor learning conditions, leading to incidents across cities. The ongoing movement has resulted in many detentions.

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s largest automakers and major rail companies, aiming to pressure Iran economically. These sanctions are part of Washington’s strategy to target key sectors of Iran’s economy.

LONDON: Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai captain who was attacked mid-air by his co-pilot, has been moved from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi for continued medical treatment.The Indian pilot was initially taken to hospital in Tabuk, where the flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday morning after he was...

LONDON: Manchester City should face the “appropriate consequences” if wrongdoing is established, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday, a day after he expressed concern about City’s owners potentially selling the club. City face the possibility of severe sanctions a...

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is alarmed by the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict on agriculture in southern Lebanon, exacerbating existing hardships for local farmers.

Eritrea declared the termination of its diplomatic relations with Ethiopia in response to the expulsion of its diplomats from the Ethiopian capital.

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth discussed the two countries’ strategic defense partnership and efforts to strengthen regional security during a phone call on Thursday. “In a call with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, we reviewed the Saudi-US...

LONDON: Lebanon foiled on Thursday an attempt to smuggle about 245 kg of highly explosive material from Syria, the latest in a series of reported weapons-trafficking cases along the neighboring countries’ porous border. The seizure followed surveillance and monitoring operations along Lebanon’s nort...