News – Middle East

WASHINGTON — Polls have closed in most of the US while voting continues in some Western states as tens of millions of American voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders. The voting process, officials said, has been going smoothly, even with issues caused by non-credible …

WASHINGTON — A Malaysian businessman has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for his role in the US Navy’s biggest corruption scandal and for skipping a previous sentencing hearing. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, pleaded guilty in 2015 to bribing senior Navy officials with millions of dollars …

WASHINGTON — Republicans are projected to have won the majority in the US Senate, after flipping Senate seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Jim Justice, West Virginia’s current governor, is projected to win the seat vacated by the former Democrat Joe Manchin, while Bernie Moreno in Ohio unseated Democratic incumbent …

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and taken a lead over Kamala Harris in most of the other four battleground states that will decide the winner of the US election, BBC’s US partner CBS projects. CBS says Wisconsin is leaning towards Trump and he is …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Al Nassr Club cruised to a comfortable 5-1 win over Al Ain FC of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, moving closer to the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25. A brace from Talisca, alongside goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wesley, as …

Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip Tuesday and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media said had killed at least 35 people since Monday night. An airstrike late on Monday damaged two houses in the town of Beit Lahiya in northern …

Saudi Gazette report PORT SUDAN — Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, received Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Walid Al-Kheraiji in Port Sudan on Tuesday. During the meeting, Al-Kheraiji conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman made a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday. During the call, the two leaders discussed regional developments and the current escalation in the region. They reviewed the efforts made to achieve peace …

Saudi Gazette report LONDON — Saudi Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Authority Ahmed Al-Khateeb inaugurated the “Saudi Land” pavilion at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Speaking on the occasion, Al Khateeb said that Saudi Arabia is the largest global …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Jeddah Mayoralty, in collaboration with the relevant authorities, managed to reclaim 18 government land sites on the waterfront in North Obhur along the Red Sea coast, with an area exceeding 217,000 square meters, during the current week. This was part of the mayoralty’s ongoing …