News – Middle East

MADRID — In a significant gathering held on Friday in Madrid, representatives from the Ministerial Joint Contact Group of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), including the Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye, alongside the Foreign Ministers and representatives of Ireland, …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The security committee for monitoring stores for stitching and selling military clothing in the Riyadh region have confiscated recently more than 3,000 military medals and logos. This was after detecting that they were made in violation of the regulations for selling and sewing military clothing. …

WASHINGTON — US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Friday that a raid conducted by its forces in collaboration with Iraq resulted in the deaths of 14 Daesh/ISIS operatives on August 29. The operation, which targeted Daesh/ISIS leaders, aimed to disrupt and degrade the terror group’s capacity to plan, organize, and execute …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Qatar will be the guest of honor at the Riyadh International Book Fair 2024, set to take place from Sep. 26 to Oct. 5 at King Saud University. According to the Saudi Ministry of Culture, Qatar’s selection as the guest of honor reflects the strong …

SÃO PAULO – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Friday the seizure of approximately $3 million from the bank accounts of social media platform X and satellite-based internet service provider Starlink, both controlled by tech billionaire Elon Musk. The seizure was intended to collect funds equivalent to …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday the arrest of 22,373 illegal residents during inspection raids carried out in all regions of Saudi Arabia during last week. The arrests were made during the joint field security campaigns carried out by security forces and the concerned …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Saudi Arabia to positive from stable and affirmed its ‘A/A-1’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency unsolicited sovereign credit ratings. The transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment remains at ‘A+’. The positive outlook reflects the potential for …

Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) saved the life of an Indonesian pilgrim who suffered cardiac arrest within the sacred precincts of the Al-Masaa. The incident highlights the crucial role of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) strategically placed throughout the Grand Mosque. SRCA emergency teams arrived …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi National Committee for Education, Culture, and Science, under the Ministry of Culture, has established the Saudi Creative Cities Network Committee, following a proposal from the Culinary Arts Commission. The committee’s goal is to leverage best practices to enhance cultural participation across cities by …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National Center for Environmental Compliance has announced a national project aimed at inventorying and assessing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) across the Kingdom. This initiative seeks to elucidate the environmental, health, social, and economic impacts of POPs. At a scientific workshop in Riyadh, the center …