Middle East

JEDDAH, Oct 31: More than 500 academic leaders from across Saudi Arabia gathered in Jeddah on Thursday for a high-level consultative meeting to discuss the future direction of higher education in the Kingdom and its alignment…

MANAMA, Oct 27: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Sunday received Saudi Minister of State Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz at Al-Safriya Palace in Manama, reaffirming the deep and historic ties between the two Gulf…

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza remains in effect, despite a series of Israeli airstrikes that have killed dozens of Palestinians since the truce began on October…

BEIRUT, Oct 9: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday hailed the initial ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, describing it as a vital step toward ending the war in Gaza and restoring regional peace. In a statement from the…

WASHINGTON, Oct 9: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he plans to travel to Egypt next week for the official signing of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, saying he expects Hamas to release the remaining hostages by…

BANGKOK, Oct 9: Myanmar’s military regime has admitted to carrying out an air assault on a religious festival in central Myanmar that witnesses say killed around 24 people, including several children, when makeshift bombs were dropped from…

CAIRO, Oct 8 :Senior Hamas official Taher Al-Nounou confirmed on Wednesday that Hamas and Israeli negotiators have exchanged lists of hostages and prisoners as part of ongoing ceasefire discussions in Egypt, raising hopes for a potential…

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt | October 7:  Israel and Hamas have begun indirect talks in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss a U.S.-brokered peace initiative aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The discussions, described as the…

CAIRO, Sept 28 (V0M):Israeli tanks pressed deeper into Gaza City’s residential neighborhoods on Sunday, with local health officials warning that dozens of injured civilians remain trapped and unreachable due to ongoing fighting. Witnesses…

NEW YORK, Sept 27 (VoM): Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi has called on the international community to exert real pressure on Israel to return to the negotiating table over the Gaza war, stressing that the Palestinian cause must…