- Middle East
Saudi Haj Minister gets ‘Hijrah Personality of the Year’ title
Kuala Lumpur: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Haj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, was awarded the 2025 International Tokoh Ma’al Hijrah title in Malaysia on Friday, June 27, in recognition of the Kingdom’s…
- World
Trump predicts possible Gaza ceasefire within a week amid mounting civilian deaths
Washington: United States President Donald Trump has stated that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip could be achieved “within the next week” and suggested that an agreement between Israel and Hamas may…
- Middle East
Drug oxycodone found in Gaza flour aid, says media office
Gaza Strip: The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip has alleged that Oxycodone, a narcotic painkiller, was discovered in flour bags distributed as humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The aid in question,…
- Middle East
Two Indians charged by CBI for murders in UAE and Bahrain
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed charge sheets against two Indian nationals—Inder Jit Singh and Subhash Chander Mahla—in connection with separate murder cases reported in the United Arab…
- Middle East
Iranian nuclear scientist and 11 family members killed in Israeli strike
Tehran: In a deeply tragic turn of events, Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber was killed along with 11 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike in the early hours…
- Middle East
Saudia cabin manager dies mid-air on Jeddah-London flight
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia has announced the death of Cabin Manager Mohsen Saeed Al Zahrani, who passed away mid-flight while on duty aboard flight SV119 bound for London from Jeddah…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans sale of dates, meat, fruit in grocery stores
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has introduced new regulations banning small grocery stores, commonly known as baqalas, from selling products such as tobacco, dates, meat, and fruit. The move, announced…
- Middle East
Israeli forces kill elderly Palestinian woman in Jerusalem raid
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed an elderly Palestinian woman at dawn on Wednesday, June 25, during a raid on the Shuafat refugee camp, east of Jerusalem. According to a statement from…
- Middle East
1,415 kg of sacred artistry: Kaaba’s new Kiswah ready for installation
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is set to replace the Kiswah, the black cloth that drapes the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in…