Wrestler Inayat Ullah will represent Pakistan in the Youth Olympic Games, starting from October 6-18 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Secretary Pakistan Olympic Association Muhammad Khalid Mahmood said that United World Wrestling has allocated a special pl...
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Makkah attacker Juhayman’s son overcomes father’s legacy, becomes Saudi colonel
Hathal bin Juhayman al-Otaybi, the son of an extremist who seized Makkah and the Grand Mosque in 1979, has overshadowed his father's radical legacy and was recently promoted to the position of colonel in Saudi Arabia's National Guards.The rise of extr...
Read More »China’s Xi pledges $60 billion in financing for African development projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $60 billion in financing for development projects in Africa over the next three years, as Beijing furthers efforts to link the continent's economic prospects to those of China.President Xi made the pledge ...
Read More »The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Construction Award for New U.S. Consulate General in Nogales, Mexico
The Department of State has awarded the construction contract for the new U.S. Consulate General in Nogales, Mexico to B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama.This project includes a Consulate building and support buildings for the Consulate ...
Read More »514 million views for Media Ministry’s Hajj coverage
Dr. Abdullah Al-Maghlooth, spokesman of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Media and director general of the Center for Government and International Communication, said that the ministry's Hajj media plan has made unprecedented achievements with 514 million v...
Read More »Joint Statement Welcoming the Ceasefire in Tripoli, Libya
The text of the following statement on Libya was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.Begin Text:The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the resul...
Read More »Secretary Pompeo’s Call With Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne by phone on August 30 and congratulated her on her recent appointment. The two reaffirmed the close alignment of th...
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