Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 from within kingdom, barring foreign pilgrims for second year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced Saturday this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no moreContinue Reading
Category: Middle East
Israel opposition parties agree to form new unity government; would end PM Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure
Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure asContinue Reading
Naftali Bennett: The right-wing millionaire who may end Netanyahu era, is a staunch supporter of Jewish settlements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Naftali Bennett, Israel’s likely next prime minister, is a self-made tech millionaire who dreams of annexing mostContinue Reading
Protests spread across once-quiet Oman as economy flounders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests over mass layoffs and Oman’s poor economy spread Tuesday to cities across theContinue Reading
Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire to end 11 days of violence
Israeli and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to end their conflict after 11 days of fighting. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’sContinue Reading
‘If there is a Hell on Earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza’: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that: “If there is a Hell on Earth,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka PM issues statement urging de-escalation in Israel- Palestine conflict
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa issued statement urging to de-escalate hostilities and commence negotiations for ceasefire. Read the statementContinue Reading
Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week
Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group faced mounting international calls for a ceasefire in hostilities that entered their second week onContinue Reading
WATCH: Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera, AP; Gaza death toll at 140
Gaza death toll rises to 140 A Palestinian man was killed in an air raid that hit Bureij refugee campContinue Reading
Qatar Emir jets off to Saudi Arabia on official visit
QNA Doha: Qatar Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head this evening to the city ofContinue Reading
