Middle East

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh on Saturday. The ministers reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments, foremost among which …

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, has risen to 741 martyrs, since Oct. 7. The ministry explained, in a statement, that among the martyrs are 163 children, in …

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office shows him speaking during the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a rare Friday sermon in Arabic, defended this week’s missile attack on Israel that deepened fears of …

The UN on Friday condemned what it called an “unlawful air strike” by Israel on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinian health ministry said killed 18 people the previous day. It was described as the deadliest air strike in over two decades in the West …

Saudi Gazette report DOHA — Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan headed Saudi Arabia’s delegation participating in the 122nd meeting of the Cooperation Committee under the Financial and Economic Cooperation Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. During the meeting, attended by members of the Supreme Council of Financial …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Al-Abdalaty stressed the need for Lebanon to assert full sovereignty over its territory and carry out its responsibilities through its official institutions. In a phone call on Friday, the two ministers discussed …

A boy walks through a puddle of sewage water past mounds of trash and rubble along a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on August 14. File picture/AFP A government official in Gaza has revealed the extent of damage sustained by the service …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — In a move signaling Italian coach Roberto Mancini’s intent to enhance the Saudi national team’s performance by refreshing the squad, the latest list features several young talents ahead of the third and fourth rounds of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The announcement …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is participating in the “Sindh Shield 2024” military exercise in Pakistan. The departing group was bid farewell by RSAF Commander Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Sector. The RSAF commander …

Israeli military still assessing results of air strike in southern Beirut that targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters Neither Israel nor Hezbollah have commented on report that likely successor to assassinated Hezbollah leader was targeted Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Lebanon overnight and was assessing the …