Middle East

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Israeli forces are using “lethal war-like tactics”, including airstrikes, in the occupied West Bank, with people being killed, injured, displaced or deprived of access to basic services. The office explained in a statement that Israeli military …

The United States said Tuesday it was time to “finalise” a deal between Israel and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to end the Gaza war. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller spoke a day after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down despite domestic and international pressure following the recovery by …

Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who assumed Algeria’s presidency during mass pro-democracy protests, is touting his achievements as he seeks another term.Yet, five years after the movement faded, some say real change remains elusive.The Hirak protests, which led to the ousting of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019, aimed …

A Palestinian child cries during a polio vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. The WHO said on Tuesday that its emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has reached more children than expected, with 161,000 receiving their initial dose in the …

A displaced Palestinian student, Rama Abu Seif, speaks during an interview with Reuters, at a school where she shelters with her family, as the conflict disrupts a new academic year, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Gaza schoolgirl Rama Abu Seif longs to return to a classroom to …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Mohammed Al-Khuwaiz, president of the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA), said that trading based on algorithms represents about 25 percent of the volume of transactions in the Saudi capital market, which confirms the importance of digitization. Attending a dialogue session on the first day of …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the recent Israeli statements with regard to the Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow band along Gaza’s border with Egypt. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli statements regarding the Philadelphi Corridor, and the futile …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Stock Exchange main index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), rose on Tuesday by 12.9 (0.11 percent) points, to close at 12,180 points, with a trading valued at SR7 billion ($1.86 billion). The shares of Al-Asmak, Al-Baha, and Savola companies were the highest gainers, …

Saudi Gazette report ALAMEIN — Saudi Arabia is taking part in the first edition of the Egypt International Aviation Show 2024 that kicked off in Alamein International Airport in northern Egypt on Tuesday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the three-day event, which saw the participation of over 300 aviation …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi non-oil trade balance recorded a significant surplus with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the second quarter of 2024, reaching SR6.776 billion, marking a remarkable 600% annual growth compared to SR1.033 billion during the same period in 2023. This data comes from the …