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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends on the greens, describing it as “sort of a Camp David ” that he says would already have many of the security features needed to…

RIYADH — The Ministry of Tourism, in coordination with relevant authorities, has blocked seven online platforms for violating the Tourism Law. The platforms provided travel and tourism services, including domestic Umrah packages and tourist excursions, without meeting regulatory requirements.The blocking of the platforms is part of the ministry’s efforts to curb irregular practices in tourism…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said one of its posts was targeted on Wednesday near the border with Israel by small-arms fire, but there were no casualties. "This morning, several rounds of small…

ALBAWABA- Two people were killed and 28 others were injured after a Houthi attack targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said Wednesday, as the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis entered a new phase of escalation...

WASHINGTON: The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda and accuses Trump of personally directing them.…

JEDDAH — Acting Director General of the General Directorate of Passports Maj. Gen. Dr. Saleh Al-Murabba inspected on Wednesday the readiness of passport control counters at Terminal 4 of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, coinciding with the terminal's gradual commencement ofoperations. During the inspection tour, Maj. Gen. Al-Murabba reviewed the digital solutions implemented at…

As Israel gears up for its first elections since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Nearly every poster, stump…

ALBAWABA- Saudi-led coalition aircraft carried out strikes on multiple areas of Yemen on Tuesday as fighting intensified across several fronts, with the Houthis reporting 66 air and missile attacks over the previous 24 hours and Saudi Arabia confirming strikes against Houthi ballistic-missile infrastructure in Sana’a and Sa'dah...

WASHINGTON: An award-winning filmmaker whose work has explored ​conflict in his native Kashmir has been detained by US immigration officials after legally coming to the United States to study and later claiming asylum, his family and friends said on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security separately confirmed on Wednesday that Arfat Sheikh was arrested on…

RIYADH — Three people, including two women, were killed and 36 others injured in two attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement on Wednesday. The airports came under separate attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting emergency response teams…

Riyadh and Washington discussed ways to boost maritime security and freedom of navigation in the region, according to a statement by the Saudi Ministry of Defense on the X platform on Wednesday. This came during…

MILAN: Foreign workers building the vast new US consulate compound in Milan signed agreements at a Milan hotel Wednesday securing payouts averaging 45,000 euros ($50,400) each for alleged labor abuses while working for an American construction company. More than 60 laborers, mostly from India, signed the deals Wednesday to receive their share of a 31-million-euro…

RIYADH — A ballistic missile launch platform, which was used in an attack on Riyadh, has been destroyed, according to Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, official spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen. “The platform was located in Sana’a and was being prepared for an imminent attack against Saudi Arabia,” he said in a…

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki announced that a ballistic missile launch platform, which was used in an attack on Riyadh, has been destroyed. The platform was…

NEW YORK: US authorities on Wednesday charged a man who allegedly planned a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Minnesota in support of the Daesh group. The FBI arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, after he bought an AK-47 rifle and ammunition from an undercover agent in a sting operation that foiled his apparent plot.…

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia's continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic assets in Saudi Arabia, as well as the targeting of Saudi ships in the southern Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. In a statement carried by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the…

Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, the first significant aid from the group to supporters…

BEIJING: The European Union’s top commerce official was due in China on Thursday for talks aimed at bringing both sides back from the brink of a mutually damaging trade war. The EU last year ran a trade deficit of around a billion euros ($1.1 billion) a day with China, caused by what many in the…

MAKKAH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has suspended four Umrah service companies and four foreign agents following the detection of violations involving the accommodation of Umrah pilgrims in unlicensed facilities. The ministry stated that the violations affected several pilgrims. As a result, the companies were suspended and referred to the committee responsible for…

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia's continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic assets in Saudi Arabia, as well as the targeting of Saudi ships in the southern Red…

IZMIR, Turkiye: More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir on Wednesday, angered by the defection of the city’s mayor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP. The move was a huge symbolic victory for the Turkish leader, who has long wanted to control the secular resort city of 4.5 million people on…

RIYADH — The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said early Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile north of Riyadh launched by the Houthis.The coalition said it was tracking the missile’s launch platform through its intelligence systems over Sanaa and vowed to destroy it.“We are tracking the launch platform through the coalition’s intelligence…

When Gadi Eisenkot decided to appeal to the Israeli public and seek its trust in a bid to become prime minister, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu felt he was in trouble. He was facing a figure…

LONDON: ‌Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter ​sabotage and cyberattacks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on Thursday, shortly after both leaders warned of the hybrid ‌threat from ‌Russia. New ​joint ‌partnership ⁠will ​involve sharing ⁠information, and coordinating action to monitor, deter and disrupt threats…

RIYADH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held on Tuesday phone call with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdelatty and Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi. The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia in confronting…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has begun an Asian tour taking him to South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia as Cairo seeks to deepen strategic cooperation with Asian countries amid turmoil in the Middle East. The…

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi militia has destroyed 82 military targets across Yemen in response to recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on airports in Riyadh and Abha, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said Thursday. Al-Malki said the attacks on civilians and civilian objects “will not go…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, a senior official linked to the country’s missile industry, for the position of defense minister, an official said Monday. Pezeshkian “in a letter, introduced Mehrdad Akhlaghi…

LONDON: The longtime speaker of the Libyan parliament was ousted on Tuesday in a move likely to inject fresh tension into the country’s largely frozen political landscape. Aguila Saleh, a supporter of the Libyan National Army commander, Khalifa Haftar, was removed after 12 years in the post. Al-Salhin Abdelnabi Al-Obeidi replaced him as speaker of…

Before Oct. 7, 2023, Khalil al-Hayya, now about 65, was a prominent figure in Hamas. But few inside or outside the movement saw him as a leading contender for its top job. “Al-Aqsa Flood” changed…

Jordan's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Majdi Mohammad Al-Harasis, met with US Army Central's Lt. Gen. Kevin Leahy to enhance military cooperation between the Jordanian and US forces. They emphasized Jordan's crucial role in regional security, especially in light of recent threats, including attacks on US military bases in the country.

Preparations for the next round of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Tampa, Florida, have stirred debate in Lebanon: Do they mark a shift from political negotiations over withdrawal and sovereignty to military administration of the south? Lebanese…

BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said one of its posts was targeted on Wednesday near the border with Israel by small-arms fire, but there were no casualties. “This morning, several rounds of small arms fire impacted a UNIFIL position near Kfar Shouba along the Blue Line in Sector East,” the UN force…

On April 30, 2022, Yahya Sinwar (1962–2024), then head of Hamas' political bureau in the Gaza Strip, warned of a broad “regional religious war” if Israel continued its attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and…

Thousands of Brazilians, including students, marched in Rio de Janeiro against Flavio Bolsonaro and the resurgence of far-right politics after he led in the recent election. Participants expressed concerns over a potential return of Bolsonaro’s presidency.

Soon after becoming Palestinian Authority president in 2005, Mahmoud Abbas met Fatah cadres in Bethlehem. They had accused a particular official of corruption over his support for Israeli projects. Abbas asked for any evidence so…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the carrier returned from a challenging deployment related to the Iran conflict, where several crew members attempted suicide.

The Saudi government underlined on Tuesday its absolute support for the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, legitimate government and people in ending the coup by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia and reclaiming the state and its…

Southeast Asia’s energy ministers gathered in Manila on Wednesday for energy security talks, seeking to lessen the region’s dependence on supply chains upended by the fallout of the US-Israel war with Iran. Since February, US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on American allies in the Gulf region have repeatedly disrupted maritime access, shipping…

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Tuesday Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa for talks bilateral relations. They tackled prospects for cooperation between their two…

RIYADH: When Sven Otto Littorin arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2017, he witnessed a country at the beginning of Vision 2030. Nearly a decade later, the former Sweden minister of employment has turned those experiences into a book documenting the Kingdom’s transformation. In “Kingdom in Motion” published this year, Littorin examines the rapid changes he…

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held on Tuesday a telephone call with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto to discuss military and defense cooperation between their countries and ways to develop…

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic said on Wednesday it had foiled a smuggling attempt along the Lebanese border in the Damascus countryside, seizing two vehicles and their cargo after an exchange of gunfire. The smugglers opened fire on a patrol in the Jurd Al-Maarra area of Yabroud, prompting Syria’s border guards to return fire, the…

DUBAI: A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar reported being struck “by multiple projectiles,” causing an unspecified number of casualties, the UKMTO maritime agency said on Wednesday. The incident took place 51 nautical miles (94 kilometers) off the coast of the tiny Gulf state, the British agency said, adding that authorities were investigating.…

Two Russian dissidents have criticized the EU for lifting sanctions on oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, highlighting the influence of the Kremlin. The move sparked discontent among EU nations and the Russian opposition.

PRYKUKY, Ukraine: Russian attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 28 people, including five children who died when a missile slammed into an apartment block in the north of the country as they slept. Windows shattered in the powerful blast in Pryluky, in the Chernigiv region, reducing half of the five-story building to a…

LONDON: Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents. Attacks, attempted attacks and harassment activity including drone overflights, surveillance and hailing using VHF radio by Iran's Revolutionary Guards have persisted in the strait, the…

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new charges related to the alleged torture of Americans in custody, with an announcement anticipated soon. Both are currently jailed in Brooklyn after being taken by US special forces and charged with narcoterrorism conspiracy, which they deny.