Hostages’ fates haunt Israel as war intensifies
JERUSALEM — Their smiling faces look down from the sides of skyscrapers, walls between Tel Aviv’s restaurants and bars and…
Rajapaksa brothers among 13 leaders responsible for Sri Lanka’s financial crisis
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s top court has ruled that ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda were among 13 former…
Bird of Century: Pūteketeke wins NZ poll after campaign by John Oliver
SYDNEY — The pūteketeke has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Century after US talk show host John Oliver’s…
Person injured seriously in run over accident airlifted to Jeddah hospital
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — One of the two persons, who sustained serious injuries in a run over accident in…
Besieged Gaza hospital horror continues as rainfall prompts new scare
GAZA — UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa hospital…
‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28
NEW YORK —The COP28 climate conference held in Dubai later this month “must be the place to urgently close the…
Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
GENEVA — Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face a deadly…
Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
GAZA — Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel,…
Jeddah South Obhur Waterfront Development Project opened
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy emir of the Makkah Region, inaugurated the Jeddah South Obhur Waterfront…
Saudi Aramco begins pumping unconventional tight gas from South Ghawar ahead of schedule
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Aramco has successfully produced the first unconventional tight gas from its South Ghawar operational…