• Putin hails election victory, says would not be ‘intimidated’

    If he completes another full Kremlin term, Putin will have stayed in power longer than any Russian leader since Catherine...

    All of the 71-year-old's major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled

    He has overseen an unrelenting crackdown on anybody who publicly opposes his rule

  • Israeli PM says civilians can leave crowded Rafah before invasion

    Israel has repeatedly threatened a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, where people shelter in tents crammed up against the...

    Netanyahu had on Friday said he approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah as well as "the evacuation of the population."

    The US - which provides Israel military assistance - has said it wants a "clear and implementable plan" to ensure civilians are "out of harm's way."

  • German Chancellor calls for Gaza deal with ‘longer-lasting ceasefire’

    JERUSALEM – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held in war-ravaged Gaza accompanied...

    In Jerusalem, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a "negotiated two-state solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    Netanyahu is under intense domestic political pressure to free hostages seized during Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack

  • Attack on Gaza’s Rafah inevitable, says Israeli PM

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city. The right-wing premier, whose security...

    Israel has repeatedly threatened to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah.

    US has said it cannot support a Rafah operation without a "credible, achievable, executable plan" to shelter civilians.

  • Passports officers to ease travel for Ramadan at Dammam airport and causeway

    DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA – With the increase in passenger traffic during Ramadan, the General Directorate of Passports is ramping up...

    The directorate's officers in Dammam are utilizing modern technology to expedite procedures and ensure smooth and efficient traveler traffic.

    The directorate's officers at both locations are working tirelessly, welcoming travelers and providing services professionally.

  • WHO calls on Israel to halt planned assault on Rafah

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the military's "plans for action in Rafah", according to a statement Friday, which gave...

    WHO chief wrote on X that he wa gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to go into Rafah

    He said an evacuation planned by the Israeli army before its assault was not a practical solution

  • Afghanistan bus-oil tanker collision kills 21, injures 38

    Kabul, Afghanistan--Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an...

    The provincial information department said the accident took place on the Herat-Kandahar highway in Grishk district of Helmand province

    Images shared by the department on social media showed charred, twisted metal scattered across the highway and the crushed cabin of the tanker

  • Trump hails election as ‘most important date’ in US history

    Earlier this month Trump and Biden each won enough delegates to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race,...

    Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a "bloodbath" if he is not elected

    As Trump's comment gained traction on social media, Biden's campaign released a statement calling the Republican a "loser" at the ballot box in 2020

  • Ground operations in Ukraine possible at some point, says Macron

    Last month French president refused to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine, which prompted a stern response...

    French President Emmanuel Macron met his German and Polish counterparts in Berlin on Friday

    Macron said the three countries were "united" in their aim to "never let Russia win"

  • Israel cabinet to meet on Sunday on Doha truce talks

    Jerusalem--Israel's security cabinet is set to meet Sunday to discuss the "mandate" of a delegation due to travel to Doha...

    A statement said the security cabinet will meet Sunday to "decide on the mandate of the delegation in charge of the negotiations before its departure for Doha

    Israel's prime minister faces domestic political pressure to secure the release of hostages seized in Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel