News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH —The Wonder Garden zone, one of the most popular and eagerly awaited zones of Riyadh Season, has opened. After the latest updates, the zone offers a range of exciting experiences and games suitable for all ages. The Wonder Garden includes three distinct zones; Flora Zone, which …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has lifted restrictions on the sale, purchase, subdivision, and fragmentation of large tracts of land in the northern part of Riyadh, specifically around the New Murabba Project. The commission has said the area where the restrictions have been lifted …

Several Palestinians were martyred and injured after the Israeli occupation attacked different areas in the Gaza Strip at dawn Friday.According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), Israeli naval boats shelled the coast of Rafah city in southern Gaza, killing one fisherman and injuring three others.Meanwhile, the occupation warplanes targeted a house …

MUMBAI — Last month brought good news for the great Indian bustard, a critically endangered bird found mainly in India. Wildlife officials in the western state of Rajasthan have performed the first successful hatching of a chick through artificial insemination. A lone adult male in one of two breeding centers …

TOKYO — Nissan has said it will lay off thousands of workers as it slashes global production to tackle a drop in sales in China and the US. The Japanese car-making giant says it will cut 9,000 jobs around the world in a cost-saving effort that will see its global …

PARIS — France condemned the brief detention of two consulate members after it said Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned holy site in Jerusalem, in what is the latest diplomatic spat in a series of events that have sent relations between the two plummeting. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel …

LOS ANGELES — Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at the barber shop when they heard about a raging wildfire making headway toward their Camarillo home on Wednesday morning. The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept …

GAZA — An Israeli airstrike on a multi-story building in northern Gaza killed at least 27 people, relief officials said, as the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders in the area, where it is mounting a major offensive. The home of the Mbahouh family in Jabalya was struck on Thursday …

AMSTERDAM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has deployed two planes to Amsterdam to rescue Israeli citizens after what he and Dutch officials described as “antisemitic” attacks broke out following a football game. Dutch police said that five people were hospitalized and 62 were arrested after rioters attacked Israeli football …

The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in the Egyptian city of Alexandria will host the 73rd session of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers, and the 37th session of the Council, next Tuesday and Wednesday.The academy said, in a statement, that the Executive …