Middle East

HE the Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater on Tuesday visited the wounded at Beirut Governmental University Hospital ‘Karantina’. She was accompanied by the Minister of Public Health Dr. Firass Abiad, and the Minister of Environment and Head of the Emergency Committee in the Lebanese …

Fishermen gather near fishing boats at southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, yesterday. Piles of fishing nets lay on land unused in the southern Lebanese port of Sidon yesterday as fishermen stayed ashore after the Israeli military warned of strikes against fighters along the coast.Commercial vessels and leisure boats were …

Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha. Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian group would rise “like a phoenix” from the ashes despite heavy losses during a year of war with Israel, and that it continues to recruit fighters and manufacture weapons.One year …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, met with a delegation from FIFA during their inspection visit to the Kingdom as Saudi Arabia prepares for the official selection of its solo bid to host …

In accordance with the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the first aircraft from the Qatari Armed Forces has departed for Lebanon, carrying medical equipment, medication, shelter supplies and other humanitarian aid provided by the Qatar Fund for Development as part of an air bridge …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman held phone talks with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday. They reviewed the strategic Saudi-U.S. relationship and ways to enhance it within the framework of the defense partnership. Prince Khalid and Austin also discussed the latest …

Saudi Gazette report HAMBURG — Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner on the sidelines of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024 in Germany. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to strengthen the partnership between Saudi Arabia and …

In implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, a team from the Qatar International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, to provide urgent humanitarian aid and relief.

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Sport announced on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia will host the Italian Super Cup for the fifth time, scheduled to take place in Riyadh from January 2 to 6, 2025. The tournament will feature four leading Italian football clubs: Inter Milan, AC Milan, …

Students hold Palestinian flags as they take part in a demonstration in Paris in support of Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon, Tuesday. Gaza’s civil defence agency on Tuesday said an Israeli strike killed at least 17 people at a refugee camp in the centre of the territory. “The civil defence …