News – Middle East

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will launch on Sunday Sep. 8 the 2024-25 back-to-school campaign coinciding the new academic year start in public schools, kindergartens, and Education Above All schools. The PHCC said in a statement that the campaign themed student-centered health care aims to develop school health services …

At least six Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured early Friday following an Israeli airstrike on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), six bodies were recovered from Rafah after the missile strike, with the victims being transported to Nasser …

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas called on the United States yesterday to “exert real pressure” on Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal that would free remaining captives, after Israeli authorities announced on Sunday the deaths of six whose bodies were …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the great success achieved by the Housing Program, one of the programs of Saudi Vision 2030. In its report issued after the conclusion of the “2024 Article IV Consultations,” the IMF emphasized that this program effectively contributes to achieving …

The saying that politics is based on interests rather than emotions is generally true, but there are exceptions, and Sudan is a prime example. The Sudanese people share a deep bond of respect, mutual appreciation, and love with the Saudis. The ties between Saudi Arabia and Sudan are a …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), fell slightly by 28.65 points (0.24 percent) to 12099.49 points at the end of Thursday’s trading, with a liquidity of SR7.68 billion ($2 billion). The volume of traded shares reached 600 million, shared by …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), fell slightly by 28.65 points (0.24 percent) to 12099.49 points at the end of Thursday’s trading, with a liquidity of SR7.68 billion ($2 billion). The volume of traded shares reached 600 million, shared by …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and 7 other OPEC+ countries have agreed on Thursday to extend their voluntary oil supply cuts until the end of November, 2024. In a virtual meeting, these countries decided to postpone a planned output increase amid falling crude prices, the OPEC+ said in …

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier, the EU’s former Brexit negotiator, as France’s new prime minister, ending over 50 days of a caretaker government. Barnier, 73, faces the daunting challenge of working with a deeply divided parliament after legislative elections in June left no clear majority. Without …

KYIV — Ukraine’s parliament approved Andrii Sybiha as the new foreign minister on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to revitalize his administration during a critical phase of the ongoing war against Russia. Sybiha, 49, who previously served as Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey and as deputy to outgoing Foreign Minister …