Middle East

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is resigning from Congress and will leave at the end of this year, he announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday — a highly anticipated decision that comes two months after his unprecedented ouster from the speakership. McCarthy’s decision will narrow …

JEDDAH — Dr. Ayman Ghulam, CEO of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), reviewed on Tuesday the results of the work of the fifth and sixth phases of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious cloud seeding program. Ghulam, who is also supervisor of the Regional Cloud Seeding Program, monitored the successes achieved by …

Moamen Al-Sharafi, who was elsewhere during the bombardment, later appeared live on Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera Media Network said an Israeli bombardment on Wednesday killed 22 members of the family of its Gaza correspondent Moamen Al-Sharafi and condemned the operation.“The horrific event unfolded today at Jabalia Camp, where Moamen’s family …

Leading retail conglomerate, LuLu Group has lent a compassionate hand to the people of Gaza, sending much needed relief materials. The first batch of aid consists of 50 tonnes of food products and other essentials such as medicines and hygiene products were handed over the Egypt Red Crescent authorities in …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, the Crown Prince said that Saudi Arabia and Russia are working together to achieve stability in the Middle East. He said that the …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a rare move Wednesday to formally warn the Security Council of a global threat from the Gaza war as Arab states seek to leverage that to renew a push for the council to call for a ceasefire.The United States, one of five veto-powers on …

KYIV — Ukraine is facing some of its most difficult days since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The much-anticipated counter-offensive appears to have stalled, and the US and EU are struggling to agree fresh financial and weapons aid. And the world’s attention is diverted by the Israel-Gaza war. After …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The policies of the Saudi government continue to focus on further improving the quality of basic services being provided to citizens through multiple channels of spending. This was well manifested in the state’s general budget for the new fiscal year 2024, according to a …

Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in southern Gaza on Wednesday after reaching the heart of the city of Khan Younis, forcing Palestinian civilians to seek refuge elsewhere as the number of safe areas decreases.Israeli warplanes also bombarded targets across the densely populated coastal territory in one of the …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji met in Riyadh with the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta, Christopher Cutajar. During the meeting, the two sides signed an agreement between the governments of Saudi Arabia and …