CAIRO: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli troops will pull back to the edges of Gaza, and many Palestinians will be able to … Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday, citing the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) failure to prevent Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the Gaza war. Halevi, 57, is the most senior official to step down over the security lapse, which saw thousands of Hamas-led militants and Gaza civilians breach the border fence … Read more
JEDDAH: The first school formally established in the Arabian Peninsula is poised for a new chapter as a museum, according to Ali Al-Sulimani, the managing director. The historical section of Al-Falah School building will be handed over to the Ministry of Culture for its transformation into a cultural landmark. It was built … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not confident a ceasefire deal in Gaza would hold, despite trumpeting his diplomacy to secure it ahead of his inauguration. Asked by a reporter as he returned to the White House whether the two sides would maintain the truce and move on in the … Read more
Indonesian officials have deported a Saudi tourist who was arrested on the accusation of assaulting a mosque caretaker and overstaying his visa. The incident of assault took place on Friday, January 17 in West Java province. According to reports from Jakarta Post, the heated altercation began when the Saudi man refused to remove his footwear … Read more
A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal CAIRO: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli … Read more
Arab Gulf leaders, the king of Jordan, and Palestine’s President have congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the US. The leadership of the UAE, including President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai; and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the … Read more
Hyderabad: The wife of Mohammad Abdul Sohail, a 34-year-old man from Telangana who has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Kuwait has appealed to the minister of external affairs (MEA), Dr S Jaishankar, for legal help. Sohail, a resident of Bodhan in Nizamabad district, was employed as a plumber in the maintenance department of Gulf … Read more
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo to death for alleged blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday, January 19. In a significant decision, the court overturned the five-year imprisonment earlier handed down, reopened the case, and sentenced the singer also known as Tataloo to death for blasphemy against … Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced February 14 as the deadline for the Haj affairs offices across the world to complete their service agreements for the 2025 Haj season (1446 AH). The directive mandates all contractual activities must be conducted and finalised on the Nusuk Masar which is … Read more
