News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Al Ittihad inaugurated its journey in the FIFA Club World Cup in Jeddah in the best possible way, presenting a remarkable performance in the opening match against New Zealand’s Auckland City, triumphing with a three-goal lead that propelled them into the second round of the …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has appointed Prince Salman bin Sultan as new emir of the Madinah region at the rank of minister. In a series of royal decrees issued on Tuesday, the King appointed Prince Faisal bin Salman, emir of Madinah, …

Israeli occupation forces’ tanks and warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing dozens of Palestinians, and US President Joe Biden warned Israel it was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians in its war against Palestinian Resistance Movement (Hamas).In a further sign of world concern over the …

LONDON — The BBC is restructuring its operations in India to comply with the country’s foreign investment rules. Four employees will leave the BBC to form a wholly Indian-owned company, Collective Newsroom, containing the BBC’s six Indian language services. The broadcaster’s English language newsgathering operation in India will remain with …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia decided to localize sales jobs in the insurance sector effective from April 15, 2024. The Insurance Authority issued its decision to Saudize all jobs related to sales of insurance products from the middle of April. The decision stipulates that insurance workers in the …

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk addresses the assembly during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations Offices, in Geneva on Monday. AFP The humanitarian situation in war-ravaged Gaza is “beyond breakdown”, the United Nations’ human rights …

NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the UN’s Security Council. A majority of 153 nations voted for the ceasefire resolution in the General …

Saudi Gazette report GENEVA — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that Saudi Arabia will continue its call for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. “We will ensure the safe passage for sufficient humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, releasing all civilian hostages, and placing us …

Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Riyad al-Maliki (right) attends a side event during an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, at the UN in Geneva, yesterday. The Palestinian foreign minister yesterday accused Israel of using starvation as …

BRUSSELS — Věra Jourová, the vice president of the European Commission in charge of values of transparency, publicly excoriated Hungary’s anti-EU campaign, calling it misleading and replete with “verifiable lies.” “This billboard campaign is outrageous and scandalous. And this campaign is offending my boss Ursula von der Leyen, it’s offending …