RIYADH — Saudi Ministry of Defense hosted the eighth meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Dragon Group member states in Riyadh on Sunday.
The Saudi Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili inaugurated the meeting, which discussed topics (...)
The Israeli army on Saturday said it has fully encircled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, completing the construction of the Morag Corridor to sever the city from neighboring Khan Younis.
"Forces of the 36th Division have completed the encirclement (...)
ANTALYA — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday rejected any proposal involving the forced displacement of Palestinians. He stressed that the residents of Gaza are deprived of the basic necessities of life.
Speaking at the (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France plans to recognize Palestine as a state in June this year.
Macron made the comments during an interview with a French television station while on a two-day trip to Egypt.
"Our goal is, (...)
RIYADH — King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL) revealed that it had acquired 400 rare copies of the Holy Qur'an from various Islamic eras, especially between the 10th and 13th centuries AH, which a treasury embracing the radiance of Arab Islamic art (...)
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 — 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 (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a trilateral summit on the Gaza crisis with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II during his visit to Egypt on Monday and Tuesday, the Elysée Palace announced.
Macron is (...)
Egypt has submitted a new proposal aimed at achieving a ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported Friday.
According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the proposal was (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — Fifteen Saudi business leaders found a place on the annual World's Billionaires list, released by Forbes magazine. The number of Saudi billionaires listed on Forbes rose from 10 in 2017 to 15 in 2025 when this year marked Saudi Arabia's (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's sweets and chocolate market is witnessing a notable uptick in activity in the lead-up to Eid Al-Fitr, as consumer demand for a wide variety of festive treats continues to grow.
Local and imported products are in high demand, (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
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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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the militant group's first response to Israel's renewed offensive in the Strip that shattered a fragile two-month ceasefire.
Israel resumed its offensive on Gaza on Tuesday, first bombarding the (...)
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 (...)
Israel has "resumed combat in full force" against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night.
In a defiant video statement, he warned that "negotiations will continue only under fire" and that "this is just the (...)
At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming fighting "in full force" in the Palestinian territory.
Two civilians were killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone hit (...)
RIYADH — The Egyptian parasitic twin, Mohammed Abdulrahman Gomaa, arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Wednesday, accompanied by his family from Egypt, in accordance with the directives of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Council of Ministers denounced the resumption of Israeli occupation forces' aggression on the Gaza Strip. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session in Jeddah on Tuesday.
In a statement to the (...)
EasyJet is investigating an incident in which a pilot reportedly flew too close to a mountain, triggering a warning alarm.
The pilot has been stood down from duty by the low-cost carrier pending an investigation into the incident on February (...)
