Middle East

Gaza City, Jul 14: Some 40 more Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. This comes after Israeli warplanes targeted several residential areas of the besieged enclave. Palestinian officials say at least three people including a woman were killed on the seventh day of Israeli airstrikes on Monday. Two of the victims died of

Jeddah, Jul 14: Saudi Arabia has criticized the UN Security Council for not taking effective action to prevent the Israeli military aggression against Gaza. “The Security Council statement on Israel’s attack on the Gazans was not up to the expectations of its members and the stature of the international body,” said Abdullah Al-Muallami, the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the UN. Al-Muallami

Gaza City, Jul 13: Palestinian families flee their homes in northern Gaza Strip as the Israeli military is preparing to unleash large-scale bombardment of the besieged territory. The displaced families have sought refuge at a United Nations school in Gaza City. “What has happened to us is that we didn’t want to leave the house. But they threw bombs on us, firing with their tanks, from the sea

Abu Dhabi, Jul 13: The girl, who was one year and seven months old, died due to suffocation and tiredness caused by high temperatures. An Emirati girl suffocated to death after her parents “forgot” her in their car in Al Ruwais City in the Western Region on Thursday night. The girl, who was one year and seven months old, died due to suffocation and tiredness caused by high temperatures. Colonel

Jeddah, Jul 13: A high-ranking official at the Haj Ministry has advised Saudis and expats to perform Umrah only once during Ramadan to give others a chance to do it with ease. Civil Defense has sent text messages to Saudis and expats urging them not to perform Umrah more than once. Hussein Al-Sharif, undersecretary at the Haj Ministry, said efforts to reduce the number of pilgrims are only

Kuwait, Jul 12: A 60-year-old Jordanian man died while praying at a mosque in Kuwait and doctors said he had suffered from a massive heart attack. The man was performing dawn prayers along with many other Muslims in the capital Kuwait City when he collapsed, newspapers said, adding that he was rushed to hospital but was already dead.

Makkah, Jul 11: Sharif Mashoor Al-Manami, undersecretary of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, has confirmed that more than 100 violators of work and residency regulations were arrested for renting out wheelchairs at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. He told Arab News that the violators have been referred to the Passport Department in Makkah for further investigation. Al-Manami warned all

Riyadh, Jul 10: The US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has been slammed by GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, for his interference in Bahrain’s internal affairs. Al-Zayani voiced his “dismay” over the attitude of Tom Malinowski, who met with only one segment of political society during his official tour of duty to Bahrain this week. “This kind of

Jerusalem, Jul 9: Israeli warplanes pounded targets in the Gaza Strip Wednesday as a major campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire entered its second day, leaving 28 people dead and more than 100 wounded. A strike on a home in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, claimed the lives of a commander of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, his parents, a woman and two children

Madinah, Jul 9: Security officers in Saudi Arabia have arrested nearly 2,200 illegal foreign workers in Madinah and Hail and Baha this month for allegedly violating the country’s residency and labor regulations. Madinah police arrested 884 Asian and African illegals during Ramadan following numerous inspection raids carried out at firms and establishments in the city. Police in Madinah launched a