Saudi Gazette report DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended the activities of the 158th meeting of the Preparatory Ministerial Council for the 44th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Doha on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Qatar’s …
Read More »Value of rents amounting to SR889.5 million paid to residents of demolished Jeddah neighborhoods
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Developed Neighborhoods Committee in Jeddah revealed that rents amounting to a total of SR889.5 million were paid to Saudi residents of the neighborhoods that were demolished for the redevelopment of the Jeddah city since October 2021 until to date. In a statement on its X …
Read More »Nowhere to go, say Gazans in south under Israeli bombardment
Under aerial bombardment from Israel, people sheltering in the south of the Gaza Strip after fleeing their homes earlier in the war said on Saturday they had nowhere safe to go now.The city of Khan Younis is the focus of Israeli air strikes and artillery fire after fighting resumed on …
Read More »Towns blanketed with ash as Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,843 ft) into the air, according to country’s disaster management agency BNPB. The 2,891-meter high volcano erupted at 2.54 p.m. local time (0754 GMT), and volcanic ash was dispersed at …
Read More »Dr. Asiri: 100 hospitals and healthcare centers to monitor respiratory infections
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Dr. Abdullah Asiri, assistant deputy minister of health for preventive health, said that the ministry has mobilized a total of 100 hospitals and healthcare centers to monitor respiratory infections. He said that this is part of the mechanism that Saudi Arabia has adopted to monitor the …
Read More »Over 100 Palestinians martyred in new massacre at Jabalya Camp
More than 100 Palestinians were martyred in a new massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces Saturday at Jabalya camp in central Gaza Strip.The Israeli occupation’s war planes bombarded a 6-storey residential building and demolished it on top of its residents, resulting in the martyrdom of 100 Palestinians with scores …
Read More »Dr. Asiri: 100 hospitals and healthcare centers to monitor respiratory infections
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Dr. Abdullah Asiri, assistant deputy minister of health for preventive health, said that the ministry has mobilized a total of 100 hospitals and healthcare centers to monitor respiratory infections. He said that this is part of the mechanism that Saudi Arabia has adopted to monitor the …
Read More »Temperatures begin to drop in Riyadh to 13-15 degrees Celsius
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The weather analyst at the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) Aqeel Al-Aqeel revealed that forecasts indicate that temperatures in Riyadh on Sunday will range between 13-15 degrees Celsius. Al-Aqeel revealed this while speaking to Al-Ekhbariya, explaining that it would be 13 degrees Celsius outside the …
Read More »Israel, Hezbollah trade fire across border
Smoke rises on the Lebanese side near the border with Israel, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, yesterday. Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters exchanged heavy fire across the Israel-Lebanon border throughout yesterday as hostilities intensified following the collapse of a truce …
Read More »3rd edition of Saudi Green initiative Forum to kick off on Monday in Dubai
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The third edition of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum 2023 activities is set to kick off on Monday in Dubai, coinciding with the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). The Saudi Green Initiative Forum 2023, which is …
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