US President Joe Biden is on his way to Tel Aviv to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a show of support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on October 7. Biden’s short visit was also supposed to include a summit with Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission has launched the first edition of a training program for volunteers to be held in Jeddah from Oct. 22-26. The 25-hour training program will be carried out in four regions of the Kingdom — Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Asir, and Jouf — to help volunteers develop personal, communication, leadership and teamwork…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia denounced on Tuesday the forced displacement of the Palestinian population, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and lifting the blockade on the enclave. The statement, made during a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh chaired by King Salman, called for the return to the peace process under the Arab Peace Initiative which seeks to establish an…
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that “any preemptive measure” by resistance leaders against Israel is “possible in the coming hours” and said that Israel will not be allowed to take any action it wants in the region, Iranian news agency IRNA reported. In a televised interview on Monday night, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian…
Muscat: In solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people, all activities scheduled to be held during the coming period including Omani Women’s Day celebrations will be suspended, said the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD). MoSD said in a statement “In solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people and in light of the current events and continuing escalation in…
The Israeli army is awaiting a “political decision” on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, military spokesmen said Sunday as civilians stepped up desperate efforts to flee northern Gaza. Israel has told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to leave for the south of the territory and thousands were still…
Dubai: The UAE sent two aircraft carrying 53 tonnes of relief aid to support the people of Afghanistan affected by the earthquake that struck the country recently, as part of the air bridge established under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The shipment was sent on Saturday, and included food parcels and…
GENEVA: The Red Cross said Saturday it was “appalled” by the human misery unleashed by the war between Hamas and Israel, saying its volunteers would not abandon those who needed them most.It called on both sides to abide by international humanitarian law, protect civilians and allow humanitarian organizations to alleviate the growing levels of suffering.“The…
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces on Saturday said they had killed several “terrorists” trying to cross from Lebanon amid heightened tensions and after repeated cross-border shelling.The military “identified a terrorist cell which attempted to infiltrate from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” a military spokesman said, adding that a drone strike “targeted the terrorist cell and killed a number…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: A Hamas militant who Israel said led a unit of commando forces that gunned down civilians in last week’s attack on southern Israel has been killed in an air strike, the military said Saturday.Israeli military “aircraft killed Ali Qadi, a company commander of the Hamas ‘Nukhba’ (elite) commando force,” a statement…
