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His lawyer says that Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, who is Palestinian and runs the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, spent two weeks in the controversial Israeli prison camp of Sde Taiman. According to Ghayd Qassem, the respected Palestinian figure…

Israeli threats to start a new war in the Gaza Strip are pointless, according to Hamas, the Palestinian resistance movement. They say that the peace talks are the only way for Israel to save the lives of its prisoners. At a press…

Seoul's police chief said on Monday (Mar. 10), "all available equipment" will be used by South Korean police to keep the peace when the court decides whether to support the impeachment of the country's suspended president. The…

On Monday, March 10, the leaders of Indonesia and Vietnam met in Jakarta to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations. They agreed to strengthen their relationship even further by becoming a complete strategic partnership. To Lam, the…

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s armed forces denied on Monday that United Nations pressure played a role in the decision by top brass last year not to quash protests that ousted autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina. A student-led uprising ended…

The Human Capability Development Program—one of the initiatives of Saudi Vision 2030—has unveiled the program for the second Human Capability Initiative conference. To be held under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Israel’s negotiating team left for Qatar Monday for talks aimed at extending the fragile Gaza ceasefire after Israel cut the Palestinian territory’s electricity supply to ramp up pressure on Hamas. Ahead of the negotiations, Israel…

RIYADH: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. Zelensky was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by the Deputy Governor of Makkah Region, Prince Saud bin…

NEW YORK CITY: Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, on Monday urged nations to use a pivotal conference in New York on the status of women not only as a chance to reflect on achievements to date, but to…

Starting this Tuesday, charges of threats to national security will put several prominent members of the Tunisian opposition on trial. Rights groups are calling the case politically driven. There are about 40 well-known defendants,…