Middle East

Saudi Gazette report ALKHOBAR — Al-Qadsiah Club announced on Monday the signing of Uruguayan defender Gastón Álvarez from Spain’s Getafe, making him the latest addition to the newly promoted team in the Saudi Pro League. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but Álvarez’s contract with Al-Qadsiah will …

Saudi Gazette report NAIROBI — Kenya’s President William Ruto received Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, at the Presidential Palace in Nairobi. During the meeting, they discussed a number of topics of common interest, especially those related to …

Somali police said yesterday they have confiscated hundreds of face veils from women in a major city as they enforced a long-standing ban, with witnesses saying the niqabs were then burnt.The authorities in the southern state of Jubaland imposed a ban on the niqab – a full-face veil worn by …

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt’s president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. The Palestinian militant group, whose October 7 attack triggered the war, said it was “keen to …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The first Super Blue Moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Saudi Arabia on Monday night, Aug. 19. This was a rare celestial treat that will not be witnessed again until May 2027. During this phenomenon, the moon is at its closest distance to …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Roads General Authority (RGA) announced that it has achieved remarkable progress with a completion rate of 88 percent in the construction of the 3.2 km Safwa-Ras Tanura Bridge project in the Eastern Province. The landmark project includes a land bridge and sea bridge …

Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox yesterday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. The person was infected while staying in a part of Africa …

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was in Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Al-Ahli, a Saudi Pro League contender, has officially signed 21-year-old Brazilian player Alexander from Fluminense, marking the club’s first acquisition of a player born in 2003 during the current summer transfer window. After signing with Al-Ahli, Alexander commented, “Some decisions require careful thought and no …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The weekly session of the Saudi Council of Ministers, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Jeddah on Tuesday, underscored the utmost keenness shown by the state to the education sector and its continuous care for the quality of its outputs. …