Middle East

A car marked “Press” at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area where a number of journalists were located in the southern Lebanese village of Hasbaya on Friday. AFP The Qatar Press Center Friday condemned in the strongest terms the killing of 3 Lebanese journalists and the …

Displaced Palestinians transport clean water in front of a UN school-turned shelter in the Nasser district of Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. The UN rights chief said the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, yesterday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed yesterday to work with “real urgency” for a diplomatic resolution to end Israel’s offensive in Lebanon but said it was first critical to reach understandings on disarmament …

Children among the dead in Khan Younis strikes Israeli forces raid Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Israel says three soldiers killed in northern Gaza Hamas delegation in Cairo for talks on ceasefire Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 72 people since Thursday night and Israeli …

Palestinians gather to buy bread from a bakery, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday. REUTERS Gaza’s civil defence agency said 12 people were killed Friday by Israeli drone strikes that hit a group of Palestinians waiting to receive aid in the territory’s …

A man walks next to the rubble of a destroyed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday. An Israeli strike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon Friday, Lebanese officials said, while Israel said Hezbollah killed two people in a strike in …

The UN rights chief said the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning Friday that Israel’s actions could amount to “atrocity crimes”. Volker Turk pointed out that already “more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded or missing in Gaza” since …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense has issued a warning about heavy rainfall and the potential for flooding in several regions of Saudi Arabia. Residents are urged to take precautions, avoid areas susceptible to flooding, and adhere to safety guidelines communicated through various media channels. …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has implemented 15 projects totaling $39.114 million as part of its commitment to combating polio in less developed countries. Ten of these projects were executed in nations such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of …

Saudi Gazette report KAZAN, Russia — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on Thursday in Kazan, Russia, with President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Plus 2024 Summit, where …