News – Middle East

Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) has referred a number of people, who applied for its membership by submitting forged certificates, to the Public Prosecution. The organization rejected their applications after detecting that the certificates submitted by them are forged ones. The SOCPA …

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international community to take “urgent steps to alleviate the grave peril facing the population of Gaza and jeopardising the ability of humanitarian workers to help people with terrible injuries, acute hunger, and at severe risk of disease”. File picture The population of …

WASHINGTON — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the US Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban.” The outcome, which was generally expected, contrasts with the recent ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, which kicked Trump off its primary ballot …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — In a momentous address at the opening of the fourth year of the 8th session of the Saudi Shoura Council, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman emphasized Saudi Arabia’s active role in fostering peace in the Middle East. The Crown Prince, speaking on …

Scores of Palestinians were martyred and injured in violent Israeli airstrikes targeted different parts of Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The occupation warplanes launched deadly airstrikes in central Gaza Strip, mainly the Bureij and Maghazai camps, including a shelter center. The Nuseirat camp was also targeted by the occupation artillery and …

MADINAH — The Municipality of Madinah has completed 70 kilometers of bike paths along main roads and residential areas in 2023, as part of the municipality’s objective of improving the quality of life and creating more inviting public spaces through its humanizing cities program. The newly established bike paths not …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al Khorayef emphasized the Kingdom’s ambition to become a significant economic partner in Tunisia. This statement was made during his leadership of the Saudi delegation at the 11th Saudi-Tunisian Joint Committee meeting in Tunis. Al Khorayef …

WASHINGTON — Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a condition known as young-onset dementia. Globally, it’s estimated nearly 4 million people ages 30 to 64 are living with the condition, according to a 2021 study, …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced on Tuesday that Saudi trade balance achieved a surplus for the 38th month in a row. The volume of foreign trade in October 2023 recorded an increase of seven percent, reaching SR178 billion, compared to SR167 billion in …

ORLANDO — A six-year-old boy flew alone to the wrong US city after he was “incorrectly boarded” on a Spirit Airlines plane. Casper was travelling from Philadelphia to meet his grandmother in Fort Myers, Florida. But he ended up in Orlando — a four-hour drive from Fort Myers — after …