News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the Saudi Pro League announced an increase in the number of foreign players in the Saudi League to 10 starting from the 2024-2025 season. According to a statement released on Friday, the number of players registered in the first …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has partnered with a civil society organization to provide urgent relief assistance to displaced families in the Gaza Strip. The joint executive program was officially signed by Engineer Ahmed Al-Baiz, Assistant General Supervisor for Operations and …

Sudanese chant slogans in support of the Army in Gadaref city in war-torn Sudan, yesterday. Two international aid organisations say that their facilities have been looted and they have suspended operations in an area of Sudan where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) recently advanced in its war with the …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Turkish Super Cup football match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in Riyadh was cancelled, as confirmed by Riyadh Season in a statement. The match, which was scheduled to take place on Friday at Al Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, saw fans gathering in anticipation, but …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Museums Commission has inaugurated the “Tariq Abdulhakim Center” in the historical area of Jeddah, Al-Balad, under the theme “A Melody Between Heritage and Future.” The center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the late musician Tariq Abdulhakim and aims to safeguard music, …

The rescuers in orange vests shouted as they reached a baby girl still alive in the rubble of an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip’s Rafah city after yet another night of bombardment of the Palestinian enclave.Baby Mariam Abu Akel’s skin was grey with dust and she made little …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Emir of Makkah Region, welcomed Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz to Jeddah upon his arrival to commence his duties as Deputy Emir of the Makkah Region. At the beginning of the …

NAJRAN — Colonel Misfer Al-Quraini, official spokesman of the Border Guard, has stated that land patrols in the Sharurah Governorate of the Najran region have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,693 kilograms of hashish. Al-Quraini confirmed the arrest of the individuals involved, including one Yemeni and two citizens. Legal measures …

SINGAPORE — A plane crash in Nepal that killed 72 people, including two infants, was most probably the result of its pilots mistakenly cutting the power, said a report by government-appointed investigators. This caused a loss of thrust that led to an “aerodynamic stall”. The Yeti Airlines flight was flying …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Prince Faisal bin Salman, Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of King Fahd National Library, visited the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh …