News – Middle East

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) praised the launch of the “Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” which was announced by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab and Islamic countries and European partners during the ministerial meeting on the Palestinian cause held on Friday on the sidelines …

Tens of thousands protested in Iranian cities and in the fighters-held Yemeni capital yesterday to condemn Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, AFP journalists and state media reported.The demonstrates in Tehran and other Iranian cities were responding to call by authorities on Wednesday to demonstrate in support of the Hezbollah …

Volunteers at non-profit organisation ‘Nation Station’, prepare meals to be distributed for people who were displaced due to ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon. Chains of volunteers spoon rice and vegetables into meal containers while others stir huge pots of boiling rice, as a soup kitchen …

Attendees walk out of the United Nations Security Council meeting as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon begins his speech on the escalation in fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, on Wednesday. REUTERS Hamas accused …

25 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Friday, says health minister Yemen’s Houthis target Israeli cities, Israel says it intercepts missile Israel will press on with discussions on ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, and Washington warned that further escalation …

Wounded Lebanese child Haidar Hijazi, 5, rests at hospital in Sidon on Friday, after he was injured following an Israeli airstrike that targeted his home village of al-Sharkiyah in southern Lebanon. AFP Abdallah Tawfik al-Hamid, 13, a Syrian boy who was wounded in a recent Israeli strike, receives treatment in …

Saudi Gazette report NEW YORK — Royal Court Advisor and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah emphasized the need for urgent collective action to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan during a meeting at the 79th session of the …

LONDON — Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said. A legend of British stage and screen, she won two Oscars during her career – for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 …

Saudi Gazette report NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia has urged global policymakers to prioritize tackling land degradation, drought, and desertification in the lead-up to the 16th UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16), set to take place in Riyadh this December. Speaking at the “Road to Riyadh” event during the UN …

The Israeli warplanes intensified its bombardment of various villages and towns across southern Lebanon on Friday. Field sources reported that the Israeli raid targeted several towns in the Tyre, Nabatiyeh and Sidon districts in southern Lebanon. The Israeli warplanes also shelled a house in the town of Al-Sharqieh, southern Lebanon. …