No permit, no hajj: Saudi intensifies crackdown after heat deaths
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia is ramping up a crackdown on unregistered worshippers at next week's hajj pilgrimage, a...Geostrategy
With AI and more shade, Saudi Arabia set for a searing hajj
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than...Geostrategy
Sudan government spurns east African mediation move
The paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has been touring African capitals in a boost to his diplomatic standing. Rejecting the...Daglo said that he had accepted the invitation and would be attending the summit in Uganda
Burhan has accused African leaders of complicity in atrocities against Sudanese people
Thousands march in US, UK for Gaza ‘day of action’
Saturday's marches held particular significance given US and British air strikes in Yemen this week against Houthi bases, after the...In Washington, large crowds waved Palestinian flags in a show of solidarity
Several Palestinian-Americans told stories of friends and relatives killed or wounded in the Gaza strip
France president calls for talks to release Gaza hostages
In a video posted online and broadcast at a meeting in Tel Aviv in support of the hostages, Emmanuel Macron...Three French citizens remain unaccounted for following the October 7 attack
The three citizens are thought to be among the hostages held in Gaza
Gaza couple celebrate wedding amid war and destruction
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on...Afnan, 17, donning a crown of flowers and pristine white dress, and her partner Mustafa Shamlakh, 26, want to make the most of their chance to celebrate.
Relatives were gathered on Friday for the wartime wedding in a tiny room at an abandoned school building in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Palestine’s Asian Cup team seeks to ‘put smile’ on their compatriots
Doha, Qatar - The Palestinian team hope to reach the knockout stage of the Asian Cup for the first time to..."We as players are part of the Palestinian people and live through the same suffering as the people," captain Battat said on the evening of their opening match.
Palestine have been at the Asian Cup twice previously, and are yet to win a game, but their coach Makram Daboub said they hope to spring a surprise.
Saudi Arabia to highlight role in dealing with global challenges at WEF meet
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef said that the Kingdom’s participation in the...Saudi Arabia’s participation in the annual meet underscores its pivotal role in the transition toward carbon neutrality.
The Kingdom’s engagement provides an opportunity for communication with key players in the private sector globally.
Hamas says Israeli shelling leaves 60 dead in Gaza
Health officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza said that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, which...Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, reported "more than 60 martyrs" in Israeli assault.
Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attack has killed at least 23,843 people, mostly women and children.
Turkey bombs ‘terrorist targets’ in Iraq and Syria
The Turkish ministry said the strikes had targeted 29 locations including "caves, bunkers, shelters and oil installations" belonging to the..."Air operations were carried out on terrorist targets in the regions of Metina, Hakurk, Gara and Qandil," the ministry said in a statement
Turkish soldiers were killed during clashes that followed an attempted intrusion at the base near the northern Iraqi city of Metina, the ministry said
US sanctions Hong Kong, UAE firms over Houthi support
The move comes hours after US and UK forces launched strikes against the Houthi rebels, seeking to halt their repeated...The two companies designated on Friday by the US Treasury Department were Hong Kong-based Cielo Maritime and UAE-based Global Tech Marine Services
They were said to have shipped Iranian commodities on behalf of the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal, said the Treasury
Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt Saturday said that navigation movement in the canal is regular from both directions, Chairman of the...Dollar revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal have experienced a 40 percent decline since the beginning of the year compared to 2023
The Suez Canal is a crucial source of foreign currency for Egypt, and efforts have been made to boost revenues, including the ongoing expansion of the canal
