News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team has fallen three places in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, landing at 59th in the world after previously holding the 56th position. This decline follows disappointing results in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, where the team lost to Japan and …

Saudi Gazette report MADRID — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his accompanying delegation arrived in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday for an official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and discussing issues of mutual interest. This visit follows his recent trip to Italy, where he engaged in high-level …

Saudi Gazette report PARIS — The Arab Group at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is organizing the Arab Week at UNESCO from November 4-5. Being held for the first time in more than half a century after Arab countries started to work with UNESCO, the initiative, …

Saudi Gazette report WASHINGTON — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan underscored the need for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide dedicated and comprehensive assistance to address the challenges facing countries affected by conflicts. He made the remarks while speaking at a meeting of the IMF governors for the Middle …

JEDDAH— King Abdulaziz University launched the second edition of the Stem Cell Scientific Forum, which was organized by the King Fahd Center for Medical Research, in Jeddah on Wednesday, under the patronage of Dr. Tareef Alaama, President of the University. The forum included three scientific sessions that discussed advanced applications …

NEW DELHI — Authorities in India are evacuating nearly 1.5 million people from the path of an approaching cyclone in the eastern states of Odisha (formerly Orissa) and West Bengal. Thousands of relief workers have been deployed to minimize damage from Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall in …

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its troops in harm’s way, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and five former detainees who said they were victims of the practice. The soldier, who said his …

SINGAPORE — A tropical storm has dumped one month’s worth of rains over large swathes of the northern Philippines, leaving more than 20 people dead and forcing 150,000 others to evacuate. Trami made landfall Thursday on the northeast coast of Luzon, the country’s most populous island, and caused widespread flooding …

The BRICS group affirmed Wednesday its support for granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations in the context of the firm commitment to the two-state solution, and on the basis of international law.The representatives of the BRICS leaders expressed, in a statement of their summit held …

The Lebanese army announced Thursday the killing of three Lebanese soldiers, including an officer, by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon. A statement issued by the Lebanese army said that the Israeli entity targeted its personnel on the outskirts of the village of Yater in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, while …