News – Middle East

ABUJA — At least 48 people have been killed in the central Nigerian state of Niger, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country’s disaster agency said. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the collision happened at about 00:30 local time (01:30 GMT) …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH— The fifth round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of Saudi Arabia and Greece Ministry was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh on Sunday. The Saudi delegation to the meeting was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Walid Al-Khuraiji, …

SYDNEY — The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests. They are a magnet for tourism, which is vital for many of the countries’ economies. But the region’s travel industry, and those who …

Syrian state media said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people in central Hama province, raising an earlier toll of five dead and 19 wounded.“The number of martyrs resulting from the Israeli aggression on a number of sites in the vicinity of Masyaf has risen to 14 …

Former war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Sunday said Israel should shift its focus toward Hezbollah and the Lebanese border, warning that “we are late on this.”Hezbollah have been trading near-daily cross-border fire, with the Lebanese group saying it is acting in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas in the …

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, affirmed the need to support reconciliation process, transitional justice, and holding elections in Libya. This came during a meeting the UN official held with deputies in the Libyan Presidential Council Abdullah Al Lafi and Musa Al Koni. According to a statement …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Mohammed Al-Quwaiz, chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and chairman of the Financial Academy’s Board of Trustees, highlighted the impressive growth of the Saudi debt market, saying that the debt market has doubled in value to SR800 billion since 2019. “Despite this expansion, the …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi main stock index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), fell by 117.19 points (one percent) to 11,982.30 points, at the end of the first session of the week, with a liquidity of SR5 billion ($1.33 billion) amid a decline in all market sectors, except …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense has issued a warning about continued thunderstorms in several regions of Saudi Arabia from Monday until Friday. Varying levels of rainfall are expected to hit many regions during the coming days. In the Makkah region, light to moderate rain, …

A man cycles past vendors displaying wares outside heavily damaged buildings in a camp sheltering people displaced by conflict in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday, amid the ongoing war. An Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabalia yesterday killed Mohammad Morsi, deputy director of the Gaza Civil Emergency …