News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif launched a number of educational and training programs and electronic work platforms at King Fahd Security College in Riyadh. The launch included the Rasel and Areen platforms to provide technological, administrative and financial services, with the …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) continues its extensive humanitarian efforts by distributing relief aid across several regions. Recently, KSRelief delivered approximately 1,129 food baskets to the districts of Al Ghaydah, Huswein, and Al Masilah in the Yemeni governorate of Al Mahrah. …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The annual inflation rate in Saudi Arabia reached 1.6% in August 2024, as reported by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). This increase was driven by an 8.9% rise in the prices of the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels sector, and a …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Al Nassr FC has announced on Sunday that the team’s captain, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, is suffering from a viral infection, as stated by the club’s doctor. Ronaldo has been advised to rest and will not accompany the team to Baghdad, Iraq. Daily photos shared …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Dr. Hisham Aljadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), highlighted the National Biotechnology Strategy’s vision to establish Saudi Arabia as a future leader in biomanufacturing and medical innovation. Speaking at the 4th Annual International Conference of the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy …

Circle K Alsulaiman, a subsidiary of Alsulaiman Group, announced on Sunday the signing of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Mazaya Fuel, a prominent chain of more than 130 fuel stations across Saudi Arabia. This strategic acquisition marks a pivotal step in Circle K Alsulaiman’s ambitious expansion plans, …

Two people were killed and 25 others were injured after heavy rains swept through the city of Sabha in southern Libya. The municipal council in the city said two people were killed and 25 others wounded due to heavy downpour that swept away multiple houses and neighborhoods in the city, …

The Israeli occupation forces raided multiple villages in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. According to security sources, the occupation forces stormed the village of Deir Abu Mashal, northwest of Ramallah, and patrolled its roads. No arrests were reported. The occupation forces also raided the villages of Madama, Urif, and …

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat.As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched patriarchy but also environmental threats to her livelihood.Souissi began fishing as a teenager in a family of fishers off their native Kerkennah Islands near the city of Sfax, …

This handout photo provided by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) yesterday, shows the Chamran-1 research satellite at an unknown location in Iran. Iran yesterday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace programme that has long faced Western criticism.“The Chamran-1 …