2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (102+ words) Arab News Brazil denies visas for US delegation seeking election talks: diplomatic source - The Brazilian source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, cited a “risk of political exploitation” as being behind the decision SAO PAULO: Brazil has denied visas for…...

50+ min ago   (287+ words) RIYADH: The US military on Sunday said it had redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run its blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Military Command said US forces disabled two ships that refused to comply, and…...

2+ hour ago   (261+ words) TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian ​Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Kyiv has had…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (410+ words) DAMASCUS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged help for ​Syrian reconstruction on Saturday during the first visit to Damascus by a serving United Nations chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions....

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (304+ words) JEDDAH: Former ‌world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua survived a first-round onslaught before knocking out Albanian Kristian Prenga to clear the path for ​his long-awaited showdown with fellow Briton Tyson Fury. Fighting for the first time since two of his best…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (181+ words) Arab News Kazakh leader tells Putin war should end, Ukraine launches fresh strikes - The deaths come as the UN has warned of civilians dying in larger numbers recently in the almost 4.5-year war MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones struck a Siberian oil…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (910+ words) LONDON: The fears of many came to fruition as, following further Houthi attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, the Iran-backed Yemeni militia entered the war by imposing a blockade on the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. The aim was a…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (314+ words) Andy Burnham’s first few days in Downing Street involved extensive introductory phone calls with world leaders. However, the UK’s new prime minister wants the focus of his period in office to be on domestic policy, including tackling the cost-of-living crisis....

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (936+ words) RIYADH: The Middle East does not have a shortage of startups pitching for capital, but investors are still struggling to find companies with the market knowledge, traction and technological differentiation required to justify an investment, according to Hussein Attar, CEO…...

12+ hour, 18+ min ago   (175+ words) DAKAR: The seventh training course for imams and preachers has been launched in Dakar by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, through the religious attache at the Saudi Embassy in Senegal. The five-day course, held at a Qur’an and Sunnah outreach…...