Middle East

The Kuwaiti Cabinet expressed Tuesday the State of Kuwait’s welcome of the announcement by the sisterly State of Qatar on the success of the mediation efforts to reach a humanitarian pause in Gaza Strip, in partnership with the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, and the United States of America, which …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed on Wednesday with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres the dangerous situation in the besieged Gaza Strip following the ongoing Israeli aggression. During a phone call received by Prince Faisal from the UN chief, the two …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) President Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri met in Riyadh with a French parliamentary delegation. Headed by Amelia Lakrafi, the delegation from the Saudi-French Friendship Committee in the French National Assembly, reviewed with Dr Al-Tuwaijri relations between Saudi Arabia and France, in addition …

A new group of Israeli hostages were due to be freed Tuesday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, as Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating an extended truce in their devastating seven-week war.The temporary cessation of hostilities and releases of captives have been hailed as a glimpse of hope …

LIMA — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison on Wednesday ahead of the completion of his sentence for authorizing the operation of a death squad in his country, according to court documents and images of the ailing ex-leader outside a Lima prison. The Constitutional Court of Peru …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman highlighted the remarkable achievements made by Saudi Arabia ever since the launch of its Vision 2030 and the government’s relentless efforts to implement structural reforms in the financial and economic sectors. The Crown Prince, who is also …

Four Palestinians were injured and at least 42 others were arrested when the Israeli occupation forces stormed several cities in the West Bank on Thursday. Director of the Red Crescent Ambulance and Emergency Center in Nablus Ahmed Jibril said that ambulance crews transferred two Palestinians injured by live fire in …

LONDON — An investigation by Amnesty International alleges that a US-made weapons guidance system was used in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in October in which 43 civilians are said to have been killed. Fragments of the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions guidance system were found in the rubble of …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said that the Saudi economy is going through a distinctive phase in accordance with realizing the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2023. In his speech at a press conference to announce the indices of the budget in Riyadh on Wednesday, …

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in “utter, deepening horror”, the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he pleaded for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.Volker Turk said there was a high risk of atrocity crimes being committed in such “catastrophic” humanitarian circumstances.”“Civilians in Gaza continue to …