MAKKAH: Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year ...

GENEVA: Sheikh Dr Salman Khalifa Al-Sabah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, met World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday to discuss how countries can ...

WASHINGTON: US consumer sentiment fell to a record low in May as surging gasoline prices linked to the Iran war intensified affordability concerns, highlighting broader dissatisfaction with President ...

While the Oscars and the Met Ball are one-night wonders, the Cannes Film Festival is the fashion equivalent of an ultra marathon -- 11 days and nights of unrelenting red carpet premieres featuring ...

Authorities have razed a ramshackle 10-storey home that for years defied demolition notices and building restrictions to become an off-beat tourist attraction in southwestern China, footage from the ...

If ever there were a structure built to stand the test of time, it surely would be the Great Pyramid of Giza, a transcendent monument to human imagination and ambition. Since being erected during the ...

The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show that while the response to declared public health crises has improved, awareness of pandemic risks still lags, a leading pandemic expert warned Tuesday.

KUWAIT: The health ministry announced Thursday that it has heightened preventive and precautionary measures at border entry points in response to Ebola outbreaks in several African countries, while ...

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The US and Iran stuck on Thursday to directly opposing stances over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, providing little fodder for hope in ...

KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Civil Aviation announced Thursday that Arab and foreign airline flights will resume at Kuwait International Airport on a phased basis starting June 1, following the ...

KUWAIT: In a landmark move to advance Kuwait’s digital economy, the Ministry of Communications, the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), and Bahrain-based Beyon signed a KD 825 million ...

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday struck a long-awaited trade agreement with the six Gulf Cooperation Council states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — the first ...