Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

LONDON: Since tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah flared up on Oct. 8 last year, paramedics and rescue workers in south Lebanon have found themselves in the line of fire, despite their protected status under international humanitarian law. In the latest deadly incident, at least 13 people were killed on Thursday … Read more

Palestine condemns US veto on UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

Palestine condemns US veto on UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency has denounced the US for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement published by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, the presidency said on Wednesday that the US used its veto for the … Read more

40 scouts finish the Wood Badge advanced course

40 scouts finish the Wood Badge advanced course

RIYADH: Forty scouts from various sectors of the Saudi Arabian Boy Scout Association completed the Wood Badge advanced course, with an average of 27 hours of training in theoretical and practical aspects. The course, organized by Masar Development Association in Al-Ahsa, included working on the role, responsibilities, duties and needs of the scout unit leader … Read more

Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees will have ‘catastrophic consequences’

Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees will have ‘catastrophic consequences’

LONDON: Since tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah flared up on Oct. 8 last year, paramedics and rescue workers in south Lebanon have found themselves in the line of fire, despite their protected status under international humanitarian law. In the latest deadly incident, at least 13 people were killed on Thursday … Read more

Telangana govt providing ex-gratia of Rs 5L to kin of deceased Gulf workers: CM

Telangana govt providing ex-gratia of Rs 5L to kin of deceased Gulf workers: CM

Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: An ex-gratia of Rs five lakh is being provided to the families of Telangana natives who die while working in the Gulf countries, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday. State Congress NRI Cell convenor Manda Bheen Reddy said about 160 people from Telangana died in Gulf countries till date since … Read more

How Saudi Arabia is helping to drive equitable energy transitions in Africa

How Saudi Arabia is helping to drive equitable energy transitions in Africa

BAKU: As world leaders at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, discuss the responsibility of developed nations to finance climate action in vulnerable regions, South-South cooperation is emerging as a transformative force driving equitable energy transitions. Saudi Arabia has established itself as a leader in this collaboration between countries in the Global South, leveraging … Read more

Israel wants freedom to strike Lebanon even after ceasefire, France says

Israel wants freedom to strike Lebanon even after ceasefire, France says

LONDON: Since tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah flared up on Oct. 8 last year, paramedics and rescue workers in south Lebanon have found themselves in the line of fire, despite their protected status under international humanitarian law. In the latest deadly incident, at least 13 people were killed on Thursday … Read more

Launched rocket attack on Panama-flagged ship in Red Sea: Houthis

Launched rocket attack on Panama-flagged ship in Red Sea: Houthis

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement that it had launched a rocket attack on the Anadolu S ship in the Red Sea. “We carried out an operation targeting the ship, Anadolu S, in the Red Sea with a number of appropriate ballistic and naval rockets, and the hit was accurate,” Houthi military spokesperson … Read more

Saudi aid agency expands orphan support in Jordan

Saudi aid agency expands orphan support in Jordan

BAKU: As world leaders at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, discuss the responsibility of developed nations to finance climate action in vulnerable regions, South-South cooperation is emerging as a transformative force driving equitable energy transitions. Saudi Arabia has established itself as a leader in this collaboration between countries in the Global … Read more

UN Security Council condemns attacks on peacekeeping forces in Lebanon

UN Security Council condemns attacks on peacekeeping forces in Lebanon

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned attacks in southern Lebanon in recent weeks in which several UN peacekeeping troops have been injured. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon continues to monitor hostilities in the south of the country along the demarcation line separating it from Israel. A year of skirmishes between … Read more