JERUSALEM: The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organization for Palestinians a terrorist organization and proposes to sever relations with the body.The vote against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is the latest step in a Israeli push against…
AMMAN: Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh announced on Sunday that Jordan had received approval from the Iraqi government to renew the memorandum of understanding for crude oil supply, Jordan News Agency reported.The agreement, originally signed in May 2023 by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, the Ministry of Electricity and the Jordanian…
DUBAI: Israel’s first attack on Yemen’s Houthis, who have defied months of strikes by the United States and Britain, will likely only embolden the rebels, analysts say.Saturday’s strike on the port city of Hodeida, which the rebels say killed six people and triggered a massive fire, will provide the Houthis with “political capital,” said Maged…
JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday that Israel struck the Houthis in Yemen in order to send a message after they harmed an Israeli citizen.“The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah, is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear,” Gallant said in a statement. “The Houthis attacked us over…
NEW YORK/GAZA: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya said Wednesday that Zionist occupation military operations seek to destroy and terrorize Palestinians. Delivering Kuwait’s speech before a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, Yahya said Gaza has turned into a bleak landscape of destruction, with 40,000 deaths, mostly women and children….
GENEVA: The death of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl whose final appeals for help moved public opinion worldwide, may constitute a war crime, UN experts said on Friday.“The killing of five-year old Hind Rajab, her family and two paramedics may amount to a war crime,” the experts said in a press statement.Israeli claims its troops…
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority in the Makkah region revealed its volunteer statistics for the second quarter of 2024, with the number of volunteer hours reaching 79,128. It said the volunteer opportunities ranged from providing first-aid services to worshippers in the courtyards of the Holy Mosque in Makkah to national occasions, international days, events, humanitarian…
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a call on Wednesday to Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani, the Saudi Press Agency said. The pair discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations in all fields. The call also reviewed issues of mutual interest.
The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday condemned the “continued genocidal massacres” against the Palestinian people amid Israel’s battle with Hamas in Gaza, Saudi Press Agency reported. During Tuesday’s session, which was headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Cabinet also renewed calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and for providing protection for civilians in…
The Qassim Municipality’s Al-Mithnab branch has successfully executed a simulation of heavy rainfall and flash floods. The drill, which involved all relevant departments and divisions, put the region’s disaster preparedness to the test in order to bolster its emergency response capabilities. The exercise saw the activation of the emergency rainfall plan. Some 40 field personnel…
