Israel is continuing its relentless bombardment of Gaza with daily operations and strikes taking place after a fragile ceasefire was broken three weeks ago.
At least 32 Palestinians were killed across the enclave on Sunday, mostly women and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's U-17 national team has officially secured a place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, set to be hosted in Qatar later this year, after reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, currently taking place in the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed 117 points (1.1 percent) higher at 11,194 points on Monday, the highest close since December 2024. Total turnover reached about SR 10.6 billion on Monday.
The Saudi stock (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi stock market lost more than half a trillion riyals in market value during trading on Sunday amid the losses of other Gulf states following the outbreak of a trade war caused by imposition of tariffs by US and China's retaliatory (...)
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in northern Gaza that was serving as a shelter for displaced families, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
Dozens more were wounded when the Dar al-Arqam school in the (...)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of the military's operation in Gaza involving the seizure of large areas of land that would be "incorporated into Israel's security zones."
In the statement, Katz said the (...)
The Palestinian group Hamas announced late Saturday that it has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip, submitted by Egypt and Qatar, and expressed hope that Israel would not undermine the mediators' efforts.
"We received a proposal (...)
CAIRO — A meeting of the members of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee and a senior official of the European Union condemned the resumption of hostilities and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. In a (...)
The United States has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban officials, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who also leads the Haqqani network, a group long blamed for deadly attacks against Afghanistan's former Western-backed (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Cairo on Sunday to take part in high-level discussions on the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
The meeting, organized by the Ministerial Committee formed during the Joint (...)
An American airline mechanic has been freed by the Taliban after being held in Afghanistan for more than two years.
George Glezmann, who was detained in December 2022 while visiting as a tourist, arrived by plane in Qatar on Thursday evening before (...)
Israel's defense minister has told the military to "seize additional areas in Gaza" and threatened to permanently occupy parts of it, if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages.
Israel Katz said that the military would continue its ground (...)
JEDDAH — The Arab – Islamic Ministerial Committee reiterated its demand to the international community to assume its moral and legal responsibilities by immediately intervening to put pressure on Israel to halt its aggression on the Gaza Strip and (...)
The AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025 draw has set up an exciting knockout stage, with seven thrilling matches scheduled to take place in a centralized format from April 25 to May 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
With no regional restrictions (...)
After months of tension, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would seek to remove the chief of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar.
Netanyahu met with Bar and informed him that he would propose his removal to the (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with a delegation that returned from Qatar to discuss ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, his office announced on Saturday.
Following the meeting, which included ministers and security (...)
Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India's future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds.
The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment (...)
DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended a high-level meeting on Palestine, held in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Wednesday. Those who attended the meeting included Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign (...)
Israeli media reported progress on Sunday in negotiations between the US administration and the Palestinian group Hamas regarding the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, US envoy Adam Boehler and (...)
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has emphasized the urgent need for a diplomatic agreement between the United States and Iran, reaffirming that Qatar would not support any military escalation in the region.
"There is (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's path to hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup began as a long shot, with initial estimates giving the Kingdom no more than 1% chance of success.
But years of strategic planning, diplomatic engagements, and infrastructure investment (...)
MAKKAH — The 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which concluded in Makkah on Thursday, reiterated the support of the GCC for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to continue living on their (...)
Food prices in Gaza have risen sharply and aid food parcels could soon run out after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, the UN's humanitarian agency said.
OCHA's partners reported that flour and vegetable prices had more than doubled in (...)
US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a "last warning" to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza.
"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say," (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has invited nations worldwide to participate in a humanitarian pledging conference focused on the reconstruction of Gaza, which Egypt will host in April.
Speaking at the Extraordinary Arab Summit on Tuesday, (...)
