Middle East

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel announced the completion of the readiness of the Saudi Proton Therapy Center at the Comprehensive Cancer Center in King Fahd Medical City, affiliated with the Riyadh Second Health Cluster Al-Jalajel said that the center is fully prepared to …

Several Palestinians were injured, while 27 others were arrested, including a woman and a freed prisoner, when the Israeli occupation forces stormed several cities in the West Bank on Sunday. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the Israeli occupation forces broke into Al-Dhaheriyah, south of Hebron, amidst firing of live …

WASHINGTON — The president of Harvard University apologized in an interview with the school’s student newspaper after facing widespread condemnation for her disastrous congressional testimony this week, in which she and other university presidents failed to explicitly say calls for genocide of Jewish people constituted bullying and harassment on campus. …

Saudi Gazette report BEIJING — The Deputy Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) Dr. Hisham Al-Sheikh stated that the Kingdom is witnessing a great development in the field of protecting and enhancing human rights. Dr. Al-Sheikh made the remarks during a speech he delivered at the international symposium …

“If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become a target for our armed forces,” Yahya Saree said. A military spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthis warned all shipping companies on Saturday against cooperating …

PARIS — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying the French Republic after he took part in a Jewish ceremony inside his official residence, the Elysée Palace. In a country where the separation of religion is itself a religion, the lighting of a Hanukkah candle inside the historic …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the cancelation of a number of licenses of Umrah companies due to their negligence in providing services. The Ministry said that Umrah companies have failed in their obligations towards pilgrims, so legal measures will be taken against them. …

Aid charities have sounded the alarm about an “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza after more than two months of war between Israel and Hamas, warning of starvation and an outbreak of disease.In a video conference with journalists this week, international organisations depicted a bleak picture of what Save the Children called …

PARIS — A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country. The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents. Most Muslims …

Saudi Gazette report OTTAWA — The Ministerial Committee of the Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, led by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, held official talks on Saturday in the Canadian capital with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. The meeting also included the Foreign Minister of Palestine Riyad Al-Maliki, and Turkish …