News – Middle East

Lebanon’s Jama’a Islamiya says it also fired two volleys of rockets at a target in northern Israel EU foreign policy chief, in Beirut, warns against regional conflict Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Saturday it had fired rockets at Israel and its arch-foe said it had retaliated, as top US and …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian football icon Mario Zagallo, celebrated for winning four World Cups with Brazil as a player and coach, has passed away at the age of 92. This news was confirmed through a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday. Zagallo, renowned for his prowess as …

RIYADH — In December 2023, the Masam Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen marked a significant achievement in its humanitarian mission, clearing a total of 3,015 mines, unexploded shells, and explosive devices. This accomplishment closes a year of substantial successes and milestones for Masam, aligning with its commitment to ensuring …

Relatives of Palestinians killed during Israeli bombardment, mourn their loved ones at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Fearful of Israeli air strikes on buildings, Rami Awad spent days looking for tents so that he could move his family to the relative safety of …

GAZA — The Israeli army says it has “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants are now operating in the area only sporadically and “without commanders”. He said Israel had killed around 8,000 militants in north …

Saudi Gazette report EASY — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman received several members of the United States Senate Intelligence Committee at his winter camp in AlUla on Saturday. The meeting included Senator Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Angus King of Maine, Senator …

This handout picture provided by the Lebanese Prime Minister’s press office shows Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati receiving Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Beirut, yesterday. The European Union foreign policy chief yesterday warned against a regional conflict that would involve …

GAZA STRIP — Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire into Israel from the enclave, UN teams said on Thursday they have been unable to deliver urgently needed aid to civilians beyond central areas and further north for the past three …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification has announced a 600% increase in the vegetation cover in the Makkah region over the past five months from August to December 2023. This increase is attributed to the rainy conditions during this period, with …

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths Friday said Gaza had become “uninhabitable” after relentless bombing by Israeli forces since early October.“Three months since the horrific 7 October attacks, Gaza has become a place of death and despair,” Griffiths said in a statement.“Gaza has simply become uninhabitable. Its people are witnessing daily …