Israel ready ‘for any scenario’ after strike kills Hamas deputy in Lebanon

Jerusalem: The Israeli army has said it is “prepared for any scenario” after a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas’s deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict.A high-level security official in Lebanon told AFP that Saleh Al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in a … Read more

Turkish officials tour Hira Cultural District in Makkah

RIYADH: The Turkish Consul General in Jeddah, Mustafa Unal, and Turkiye’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mehmet Metin Eker have visited the Hira Cultural District in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. During the tour, the officials commended Saudi Arabia for its efforts to enrich the cultural and religious experience … Read more

How Latin America’s Indigenous groups are showing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

SAO PAULO: Demonstrations have taken place in several of Latin America’s biggest cities against Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza since the war broke out in the Palestinian enclave in October. Indigenous peoples have been among the protesters, with many of them issuing public letters in support of the Palestinian people. In Bogota, Palestinian organizations … Read more

King Salman academy launches َplatform for Arabic blogs

JEDDAH: The King Salman International Complex for the Arabic Language has launched a new platform dedicated to linguistic blogs. Known as Falak, the service comprises three blogs, covering the complex itself, Arabic books and one for Arabic learners. The number of blogs is set to increase to 10 by the end of March. Designed to … Read more

Syrian military says Israeli attack on Damascus outskirts caused material damage

DUBAI: In the Gaza Strip, civilians are being killed by more than Israeli bombs from the air or bullets flying between Israeli troops and Hamas militants battling at close range. They also face a slow death due to hunger and a lack of basic medical care as most hospitals in the enclave are out of … Read more

Saudi Film Commission launches 4th training program with 150 workshops around Kingdom

RIYADH: The Mataya Exhibition is taking visitors on a journey through the significance of the camel in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. The exhibition, which is part of the eighth King Abdulaziz Camel Festival organized by the Saudi Camel Club, opened on Dec. 1 and will run for 45 days. Exhibition supervisor Salman Al-Ajmi … Read more

US carrier sent to Mediterranean after Hamas attack to return to base

DUBAI: In the Gaza Strip, civilians are being killed by more than Israeli bombs from the air or bullets flying between Israeli troops and Hamas militants battling at close range. They also face a slow death due to hunger and a lack of basic medical care as most hospitals in the enclave are out of … Read more

KSrelief chief meets Omani envoy to Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: The Mataya Exhibition is taking visitors on a journey through the significance of the camel in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. The exhibition, which is part of the eighth King Abdulaziz Camel Festival organized by the Saudi Camel Club, opened on Dec. 1 and will run for 45 days. Exhibition supervisor Salman Al-Ajmi … Read more

Lebanon prepared if border situation worsens, says minister

BEIRUT: Tensions rose on the Lebanese southern front following a short period of cautious calm lasting until the early hours of Monday in many border villages. Lebanon’s caretaker social affairs minister, Hector Hajjar, on Monday visited the border region and toured several towns to assess the situation of people forced to leave their homes. The … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Jusoor’ exhibition concludes in Morocco

RIYADH: Project Masam, a Saudi initiative to clear land mines in Yemen, in the last week of December dismantled 719 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Overseen by the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, the project’s special teams destroyed 615 pieces of unexploded ordnance, 102 anti-tank mines, and two anti-personnel mines. The explosives, which were … Read more