Middle East

MIAMI — Women’s tennis has found a promising advocate in American tennis star Coco Gauff, who has expressed her support for the sport’s expansion into Saudi Arabia. The 19-year-old, fresh off her triumph at the US Open, is emerging as an inspiration for young athletes, both on and off the …

Saudi Gazette report MECCA — Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa delivered the Friday sermon and led the prayer in the largest mosque in Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, on Friday. The MWL chief is currently in Tanzania …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic that the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa could be halted within the next six months, with the first shipment of vaccines expected to arrive in Congo within days, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. Africa has so far received …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Sunday, Sept. 1, is the first day of autumn meteorologically in Saudi Arabia, marking the last days of the summer season. This was disclosed by Hussein Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the National Center of Meteorology. He said that autumn will be a rainy and volatile season. …

MEXICO CITY — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X across the country on Friday, following accusations that the platform, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, repeatedly disregarded Brazilian court orders and regulations. Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited “repeated, conscious, and willful non-compliance with …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has signed a contract with Italian coach Luigi Di Biagio to take charge of the U-21 national team until mid-2026. Di Biagio, who holds a UEFA Pro License, has previously coached Italy’s U-20 and U-21 national teams. As a …

Governor of Central Bank of Libya Sadiq al-Kabir gestures during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli. A struggle to control the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has already sparked a blockade of oil production and it threatens the worst crisis in years for the major energy exporter, long torn between …

A US charity organisation, American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), announced Friday that four people accompanying one of its convoys in the southern Gaza Strip were killed in an Israeli air raid Thursday. Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for the United Nations, said in statements that the truck that was fired …

The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to 20 Friday, Israel and the Palestinian health ministry said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip. It came as US-based aid group Anera said an Israeli strike killed four Palestinians accompanying its convoy on …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr announced on Friday the signing of 19-year-old Brazilian forward Wesley Gasova from Corinthians on a four-year contract. The deal falls under the 2003-born category, which allows each club to register two players in this age bracket. The contract signing …