Middle East

The number of displaced Palestinians in Deir Al Balah, located in central Gaza, has reached unprecedented levels, approaching nearly one million people, distributed across approximately 200 shelters, the most overcrowded areas of displaced persons in the world relative to size. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Deir Al Balah …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Cultural Fund announced on Tuesday the signing of five cooperation agreements with the Saudi local banks as part of the Fund’s efforts as a major financial supporter of cultural projects and enabler of the cultural sector in Saudi Arabia. The Fund will launch …

US Vice-President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination yesterday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November’s showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Harris, 59, was the sole candidate on the ballot for a five-day electronic vote of nearly 4,000 party convention delegates. The first Black …

A woman walks past the closed gate of the Tehran offices of Germany’s Goethe-Institut cultural centre yesterday. Iran shut a German language institute in the capital Tehran yesterday, prompting condemnation from Berlin where the foreign ministry said it would summon the Iranian ambassador over the row.The closure of the German …

Saudi Gazette report SAWAKIN — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) launched on Tuesday the departure of 21 relief trucks carrying 23,000 food baskets and 3,464 shelter bags to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of flood victims. The trucks left the Sawakin Port in the Red Sea State …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The total number of point of sale (POS) operations in Saudi Arabia reached more than 204 million with a value of over SR13 billion during the last week. A total of 204,274,000 POS operations, with a value of SR13,568,097,000, were undertaken during the period from …

The US Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit yesterday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app.The government said TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal …

A woman reacts after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City on Tuesday. AFP A man looks at the debris after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City on Tuesday. …

SP Jain School of Global Management, ranked among the world’s leading business schools, announced the achievements of its Master of Global Business (MGB) students for the academic year 2023. Over 91% of the total cohort secured prestigious internships in key business hubs such as Singapore and Dubai. Specifically, 64% of …

Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Prince Saud bin Mishaal, deputy emir of the Makkah region and member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, made on Tuesday an inspection tour of the Makkah Buses Project. It is the first public transportation project …