The five-day maneuvers in the Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, are intended to "enhance interoperability between participating forces", US Navy said.

The fine was one of several actions by US regulators requiring the bank to fix lapses in its processes to ensure its overseas branches comply with US sanctions.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken opened the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, the first bilateral dialogue held since 2015.

The issue is political dynamite for Bennett's eight-party coalition that spans the political spectrum from right-wing Jewish nationalists to pro-peace parties and Arab-Israeli lawmakers. If Bennett allowed Israel's close ally Washington to go ahead with the consulate plan, this would be seen to strengthen Palestinian claims to the contested Holy...

Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify investments into Chinese companies after having confined its overseas holdings to the US and Europe.

The unemployment rate also dropped slightly from 4.8% to 4.6%, the lowest since the pandemic.

The powerful producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia in the so-called OPEC+ grouping are expected to re-affirm a decision in July to modestly step up production after slashing it steeply last year as the pandemic hit global markets.

During the UN talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the two countries launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate.

The SGTC will be headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and may open regional offices in other countries.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have joined the United States and Britain Wednesday in urging the leaders of last week's military coup in Sudan to restore the civilian government. The united front with the two Arab powers comes amid hopes that the military can be persuaded to accept a climbdown.

The company, NSO, was engulfed in controversy over reports that tens of thousands of human rights activists, business executives, journalists, and politicians worldwide were listed as potential targets of its Pegasus software.

The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health authorities said Tuesday in a move hailed by President Joe Biden as a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic.

Haugen's leak of company records has benefited from well-oiled communications machinery, powerful backers and a lucky cryptocurrency bet.

Some 87 percent of Facebook's anti-misinformation budget is focused on the US even though the vast majority of its users are elsewhere, 'Facebook Papers' revealed.

An Iranian general has said Israel and the United States were likely to have been behind a cyber attack that interrupted the distribution of fuel at service stations. In July, Iran's transportation ministry said a "cyber disruption" had affected its computer systems and website.

The sanctions boosted pressure on Iran ahead of the reopening of negotiations on the country's nuclear program. The sanctions came nine days after an attack on a US military base in Al-Tanf in Syria that involved drones, and two days after Iran said it would return to talks to revive...

US defense officials met in Ankara Wednesday with Turkish counterparts to resolve remaining issues from the F-35 program, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke Thursday with Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, saying in a statement that the Pentagon recognized "Turkey's military modernization needs."

Bahrain enjoys a prominent role in the art world, serving as the host of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage. The US remains the world’s largest art market.

Taking a strong stance against the military coup in Sudan, Saudi Arabia and the US have condemned the overthrow of the government, and called for the immediate restoration of Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government.

ODL uses XRP for instant, low-cost cross-border payments.

The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country's domestic affairs. Erdogan had pronounced the 10 envoys "persona non grata" on Saturday.

Several European countries said late on Saturday they had received no official notification from Turkey, while the US said it was aware of the situation.

A senior Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said on Friday. The strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group, was assaulted.

With the latest international climate conference just days away, the proposed ban will halt support to new coal power stations that don't have systems that trap the carbon emissions responsible for global warming.

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, will be in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to participate in the Middle East Green Initiative Summit.

A report by the International Renewable Energy Agency confirms Covid-19 caused delays and supply chain disruptions, with impacts on jobs varying by country and end use.

The designation as Oscar-qualifying event came despite high tensions between Washington and Tehran, which have had no diplomatic relations since 1979.

Japanese firm Toyota is the world’s biggest carmaker.

Iran and Britain, China, France and Russia besides the EU opened talks in Vienna in April.

Mohamed al-Sadat has long been a fixture of Egypt's political scene. As many as 60,000 political prisoners are serving time in Egyptian jails, according to human rights defenders.

New data out Friday showed $590 million in ransomware-related payments were reported to US authorities in the first half of 2021 alone, setting a pace to beat totals for the whole previous decade as cyber-extortion booms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled tolerance of cryptocurrencies, but is still not convinced they can replace the US dollar in settling oil trades.

Bitcoin breached the $60,000 mark for the first time since April on growing hopes that US regulators will greenlight the first futures exchange-traded fund for the cryptocurrency.

The US sees Saudi Arabia as a vital partner and America is committed to the defense of the Kingdom, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

The US-based company will replace LinkedIn in China with an application dedicated to applying for jobs but without the networking features.

Mubadala Capital, the financial investment arm of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala, has acquired one of the largest Taco Bell Corp. franchisees in the US.

Enrique Mora's visit is a follow-up to consultations between the two sides on matters of shared interest, particularly Iran-EU relations, Afghanistan and the nuclear agreement, the Iranian foreign ministry said.

For the tenth consecutive year, Arab youth have said the UAE is the country they would like to live in the most and the one they would like their own countries to emulate, according to a survey. The 13th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted this year by global...

This was the second consultation between the two countries' chief trade negotiators after relations were seriously damaged under former US president Donald Trump.

A new single-member constituency system for electing Iraq's 329 lawmakers is supposed to boost independents versus the traditional political blocs that are largely centered on religious, ethnic and clan affiliations. The election is being held a year early in a rare concession to the youth-led protest movement that broke out...

Tehran threatens Seoul with legal action unless it releases more than $7 billion in funds for oil shipments. Iran was South Korea's third-largest Middle Eastern trade partner before the US unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed crippling sanctions.

Facebook's previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance but a former employee's damning revelations have put it in a tight spot.

New features unveiled on Wednesday provide users with ways to help in the effort, whether it be driving routes that result in less exhaust being spewed from cars or shopping online for energy-efficient appliances. The latest features will be rolled out in Europe in 2022.

A photo of Saudi Crown Prince with the Qatari emir and the UAE's security adviser shows youthful, physically fit leaders enjoying a friendly, informal get-together, writes Ali Shihabi

Alturki Holding oil arm, the Saudi Sawafi company, has bought out Newsco, the US drilling services company, for an undisclosed sum of money.

Rising oil prices handed a major boost to producers but threaten the global recovery and stoke inflationary pressures because they lift manufacturing costs, which translates into higher consumer prices.

Los Angeles: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their crosshairs, leaving it free to 'fly', he told a conference in California on Tuesday. The colorful serial entrepreneur, an outspoken digital money fan, shared his view at a Code Conference in Beverly Hills, as...

Turkey still intends to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, its president has said.

The US and EU have said at the UN that Iran’s new government has shown no indication it was ready to revive the nuclear accord.

This came after the funding was controversially stripped from a separate bill following a revolt from the left flank of the Democrats. However, the vote was near-unanimous this time, with the funding approved by a 420-9 majority vote.