RIYADH — Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman has signaled the possibility of extending OPEC+ oil production cuts beyond March if deemed necessary. The pledged reductions of over 2 million barrels per day, with half originating from Saudi Arabia, will be withdrawn based on market conditions and a phased-in approach, …
Read More »Israeli forces storm Khan Younis, killing scores of Palestinians
Israeli forces reach the heart of Khan Younis At least 45 people have been killed in Deir al-Balah, Palestinian doctor tells Reuters Israeli forces stormed southern Gaza’s main city on Tuesday in what they called the most intense day of combat in five weeks of ground operations against Hamas, and …
Read More »Israeli settler violence brings destruction and fear to West Bank as war rages
By Jeremy Bowen KHIRBET ZANUTA — A few nights ago, the school in Khirbet Zanuta, a small Palestinian village in the hills south of Hebron, was destroyed along with most of the houses, by a bulldozer. Its tracks lay fresh and undisturbed in the sand when we arrived. The village …
Read More »Saudi KSrelief enabled ICRC to work in many hospitals in Gaza: Mardini confirms
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, advisor at the Royal Court and general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), met in Riyadh with the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Robert Mardini. During the meeting, the two sides discussed …
Read More »Despite Gaza death toll soaring, US unlikely to rethink weapons supplies to Israel
Facing a soaring death toll from Israel’s renewed offensive in southern Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to pressure its ally to minimize civilian deaths while stopping well short of the kind of measures that might force it to listen, such as threatening to restrict military aid.Top US officials, including …
Read More »UN rejects Israel’s idea of acceptable ratios for Gaza’s civilian deaths
UNITED NATIONS — Remarks by an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson to evaluate civilian deaths in Gaza in “ratios” were “tasteless,” a United Nations spokesperson said Tuesday. On Monday, IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus told CNN that two Palestinian civilians killed in Gaza for every Hamas militant is a “tremendously positive ratio” …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince and Qatari Emir underscore need to bolster political, security and economic ties
Saudi Gazette report DOHA — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, co-chaired the 7th meeting of the joint Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council in Doha on Tuesday. The council meeting reviewed the strong fraternal relations between the two countries and …
Read More »Jordan’s King Abdullah says world should condemn any attempt to expel Palestinians forcibly
Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein pose for a picture with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, in Amman, in this handout picture released yesterday. Jordan’s King Abdullah said yesterday the world should condemn any attempt by Israel to create conditions that would forcibly displace Palestinians within the war-devastated Gaza …
Read More »Captives’ families angry after meeting with Netanyahu
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met families of captives freed from Gaza in an encounter described as tense by the Israeli media. Tuesday’s meeting came amid intensified fighting in the besieged Gaza Strip following the end of a seven-day pause in hostilities that enabled the return …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to approve general budget on Wednesday
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers will hold a session on Wednesday, Dec. 6 to approve the state’s general budget for the new fiscal year 1445/1446 AH, corresponding to 2024, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. It is noteworthy that the Ministry …
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