News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report PARIS — Saudi Arabia participated in the 220th session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which concluded its meetings on Wednesday at the organization’s headquarters in Paris, France. The Kingdom was represented by its Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, the …

Saudi Gazette report NATAL, Brazil — Mazin Al-Kahmous, President of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), urged all G20 countries to contribute to the development of the GlobE Network. Representing Saudi Arabia at the third anti-corruption ministerial meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) held on Thursday in Natal, Brazil, …

LONDON — Archeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road. Known for the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West, the trade routes were long believed to …

KYIV — Ukraine’s project “I Want to Live” has posted a new video in the Korean language, calling on North Korean soldiers to surrender to Ukrainian forces upon their deployment to the combat zones. The video shows POW camps in Ukraine and promises that after they surrender, soldiers will be …

JERUSALEM — When Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7 last year, reservist Yotam Vilk wasn’t called up for military service – he volunteered to go and fight. Since then, he has spent more than 230 days serving with the Israeli military in Gaza. It has affected every part of …

The Israeli occupation forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, early Friday.Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation soldiers stormed the hospital, instructing patients to move to the main courtyard, according to Palestinian news agency (WAFA).The hospital’s director noted that some windows in patient rooms were …

By Sarah Smith CHICAGO — Two months ago, Kamala Harris was crowned as the Democratic presidential nominee at a jubilant national convention in Chicago. For thousands of party faithful, she was the electoral savior, replacing an 81-year-old incumbent who seemed incapable of defeating Donald Trump and winning another term. But …

GORI — Georgians know all about Russia’s wars. Several years before Russia invaded Ukraine, its army launched a five-day war in August 2008. The city of Gori was bombed and occupied, and a fierce battle further north in Shindisi left the station destroyed and the railway abandoned. So when the …

LONDON — Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing reporters in south-eastern Lebanon, witnesses have told the BBC. The attack was carried out on a guesthouse in a compound in Hasbaya being used by more than a dozen journalists from at …

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin — but he left empty-handed CARACAS — Venezuela has criticized Brazil’s decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies. Venezuela’s foreign ministry described the move, which came at the group’s summit in Russia attended by …