News – Middle East

Saudi Gazette report BEIRUT — The second relief plane of the Saudi air bridge arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Monday. The relief plane, which carries food, shelter, and medical supplies, is part of the humanitarian aid, organized by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and …

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia, during a meeting of the Technical Committee for the Environment of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment, has called on countries and regional and international organizations to participate effectively in the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United …

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 25 members of her National Rally party will answer questions from judges at a court in Paris on Monday in an ongoing, high-stakes trial that has the potential to impact Le Pen’s planned presidential bid. Le Pen and her party have …

GREENVILLE, North Carolina — US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled new proposals targeting Black men as she seeks to strengthen her coalition ahead of Election Day. The announcement comes as Harris lags behind President Joe Biden’s numbers with Black voters in 2020, especially men, though recent polling suggests …

LOS ANGELES — A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday, police said. The 49-year-old suspect, Vem Miller, was driving a black SUV when he was stopped at a security checkpoint by …

Under royal directives, Jordan announced the start of evacuating its citizens from Lebanon following the recent developments in the country.A Royal Jordanian Air Force C130 aircraft departed for Lebanon on Monday to evacuate Jordanian citizens following the recent developments in the country, according to Jordan news agency (Petra).The aircraft will …

The number of victims of the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation army in a school housing displaced persons in Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip has risen to 22 martyrs and 80 injured.Local Palestinian sources said that the occupation targeted Al Mufti school, which houses hundreds of displaced …

“Experiences were by Philby’s standards seldom great unless they could be counted as of the ‘first-ever’ quality.” This is how Elizabeth Monroe described Harry Philby in her book Philby of Arabia. Harry St. John Bridger Philby (1885–1960), The British explorer, adviser, writer, and Arabist, is well known for being the …

BEIRUT — The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks forced their way into one of its positions early on Sunday morning. In a statement, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post in Ramyah, …

PASADENA — In a few hours, a spacecraft should blast off from Florida on the hunt for signs of alien life. Its destination is Europa, a deeply mysterious moon orbiting the distant planet Jupiter. Trapped under its icy surface could be a vast ocean with double the amount of water …