News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report ROME — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his accompanying delegation arrived on Tuesday in the Italian capital Rome on an official visit. The visit aims to review bilateral relations, explore opportunities for cooperation and discuss issues of common interest between Saudi Arabia and …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Public Prosecution warned that those, who tamper with the marine environment and water bodies, will be penalized with imprisonment and hefty fines. According to the new Environment Law, the penalties for the violators include maximum jail term of 10 years and fines up to …

Death toll from the Israeli airstrike near the Hariri Hospital in Beirut has climbed to 13, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said.The Israeli in the Jnah area, around the Hariri Hospital, has left 13 people, including a child, killed, while the number of injured has risen to 57, 7 of …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Abdullah II of Jordan emphasized their full support for the people of Palestine and Lebanon, committing to continue humanitarian assistance to alleviate their suffering. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed on Tuesday King Abdullah II at the …

CAIRO — Development in Gaza has been set back by as much as 69 years, according to an assessment made by a UN-backed report. Poverty in Palestine is also set to rise by 74.3% in 2024, impacting a further 2.61 million people who are newly impoverished. The impact of the …

SYDNEY — A young woman spent hours trapped upside down after slipping between two boulders as she tried to retrieve her mobile phone during a hike in Australia. The woman — named in reports as Matilda Campbell — was walking in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley region earlier this month …

The Israeli entity launched a series of airstrikes on the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said that 13 strikes were launched by Israeli warplanes on different areas of the southern suburbs of Beirut.Lebanon has been under Israeli attacks since Oct. 2023, but the Israeli …

Fifteen Palestinians, including women and children, were martyred and others were injured in an occupation drone strike on the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.Three people were martyred and others were injured when an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians in the town of Beit Lahia, …

HANOI — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill the largely ceremonial role in 18 months, the Associated Press news agency reported. A military general, Cuong, 67, was elected by the National Assembly to replace To Lam, who remained president even after …

SYDNEY — Some Indigenous leaders have criticized an Australian senator’s heckling of King Charles, as she faces a backlash over a violent image of the monarch briefly posted to her social media account. Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal woman, made global headlines when she shouted “you are not my king” and …