News – Middle East

ROME — “The Witness”, a Russian propaganda film about the conflict in Ukraine, is touring Italy despite widespread condemnation from members of the public and officials. A Kremlin’s propaganda film about the Ukraine war which completely flopped at the box office in Russia last year is now scheduled to be …

Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received a telephone call from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. During the talks, they discussed issues of mutual concern and ways to further strengthen the bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada in various domains. …

Dozens of Palestinians were martyred and injured as the Israeli occupation continued its bombardment of different parts across Gaza Strip on the 96th day of its brutal aggression. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), six Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded by gunfire of the Israeli occupation forces stationed …

RAMALLAH — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The weekly session of the Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday a new salary scale for diplomatic jobs. The committee, which is tasked to decide on the executive regulations of the Civil Service Law, prepared the new regulation for diplomatic jobs. This regulation was formulated …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned yesterday its ability to provide aid and support struggling hospitals in war-ravaged Gaza was “shrinking”, despite international demands for more aid to be allowed in. WHO staff described desperate scenes of seriously injured patients, including young children, begging for food in hospitals — which …

WASHINGTON — The US Navy shot down 21 Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen, according to a statement from US Central Command, in one of the largest Houthi attacks to take place in the Red Sea in recent months. The military called it a “complex attack” carried out by …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah reaffirmed his ministry’s commitment to supporting technological solutions and professional administrative systems that provide the best possible services for the Hajj pilgrims. Addressing a session, titled “Entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises in serving the guests of …

A woman with a baby and other mourners attend the funeral of Wissam Tawil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces who according to Lebanese security sources was killed during an Israeli strike, in Khirbet Selm, Lebanon, yesterday. Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it targeted an Israeli command base yesterday in …

NEW YORK — Judges expressed skepticism on Tuesday, as lawyers for Donald Trump presented a landmark case that ex-presidents should get immunity from criminal prosecution. Trump’s lawyers claimed his time in office protects him from charges connected to his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. The justice department argued …