Middle East

A senior Hamas official yesterday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in Qatar.“To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion,” Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri said. “We are not facing a deal or …

The Israeli army said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza’s southern area of Khan Yunis in a joint operation with internal security agency Shin Bet. The hostages were Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Chaim Perry, previously announced dead, and Avraham Munder, whose …

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of protesters have gathered at a railway station in the western state of Maharashtra to protest against the alleged sexual assault of two children. The girls were allegedly abused last week when they went to use the toilet in their nursery school in Thane district’s Badlapur …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Transport Saleh Al-Jasser announced that Riyadh will host the Global Logistics Forum 2024 in October. The forum will be held, under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, at the King Abdullah Financial District from October 12 to 14. …

Sudan’s health minister yesterday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry.“We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather conditions and because drinking water has been contaminated,” Haitham Ibrahim said in the video.He said the decision …

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched several rocket salvos at Israeli army positions in the annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday ‘in response’ to Israeli strikes on east Lebanon the previous day.Hezbollah fighters launched ‘intense rocket barrages’ at two Israeli army positions in the occupied Golan Heights ‘in response to …

KYIV — Ukraine’s forces have destroyed the final bridge over the Seym river located in the village of Karyzh in Russia’s Kursk region, according to Russian officials. The bridge is the third one destroyed, after Kyiv damaged the first bridge 16 kilometers northwest of the main battle zone in Kursk …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), the Saudi main stock index, jumped 0.4 percent, crossing 12,000 points, after a decline that continued since the first day of August, supported by a strong performance from the banking sector. The Saudi benchmark index ended Monday’s session, closing at …

Around 2.19mn patient visits were made to the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC)’s 31 health centres from February-July this year.Local Arabic daily Arrayah reported that the PHCC offers over 104 services through its centres across the country, serving more than 1,782,628 registered patients in various medical specialities. These cover family …

Ten Palestinians were martyred, and 15 others were injured on Monday in Israeli shelling in Gaza City and Khan Younis. Medical sources reported that 6 Palestinians were martyred, and 16 others sustained varying injuries, after an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft targeted a group of Palestinians near an internet distribution point in …