Saudi Ministry signs cooperation agreement with Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs

MAKKAH: More than 800 elderly men and women, including a 105-year-old woman, participated in a literacy campaign organized this summer by the Saudi Ministry of Education represented by the General Directorate of Education in Jazan. About 233 male and 599 female students enrolled in 28 education centers across the region in the provinces of Samtah, … Read more

Joy in Yemen as UN lifts sanctions on former president, son

AL-MUKALLA: Yemen's internationally recognized presidential council and political parties welcomed the UN decision to lift sanctions against former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son. The UN Security Council's Yemen Sanctions Committee removed the two men from its list of sanctioned individuals and businesses on Tuesday, prompting celebrations among Yemenis, particularly those loyal to the … Read more

At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say

DUBAI: Top Iranian officials will meet representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss possible retaliation against Israel after the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.The region faces the risk of a widening conflict between Israel, Iran and its proxies after Wednesday's assassination of … Read more

Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’ for group leader’s burial

DUBAI: Top Iranian officials will meet representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss possible retaliation against Israel after the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.The region faces the risk of a widening conflict between Israel, Iran and its proxies after Wednesday's assassination of … Read more