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ALBAWABA- Eight Iranian soldiers were killed in U.S. airstrikes targeting the southern Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas and Bushehr on Tuesday, according to Iranian state television, marking the latest escalation in the rapidly intensifying military confrontation between Washington and Tehran...

The new secretary-general of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, said Wednesday Israel had blocked him from visiting Ramallah, in what would have been his first foreign visit since taking office this month. The regional bloc's…

MUSCAT — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi discussed safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting in Muscat on Wednesday.The ministers reviewed the close ties between Saudi Arabia and Oman and explored ways to further enhance cooperation in support of the two countries'…

SANAA — Sixteen government troops have been killed in by Houthi rebels in western Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate, officials and medics say, in the most violent clashes in years.Walid al-Qudaimi, a minister of state and cabinet member aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government, said on Saturday evening that the soldiers from the Tihama region died during…

ALBAWABA- At least 11 people were killed and more than 600 others injured after a powerful tornado swept through parts of Hubei Province in central China on Wednesday, according to local authorities...

Lebanon demands Israel's withdrawal from two "pilot zones" in the south before participating in the next round of direct talks in Rome next week, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday. The source, requesting anonymity,…

HONG KONG — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha said Saudi Arabia is strengthening its position as a global leader in artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, reinforcing its role as a trusted partner in advancing the digital economy and connecting East and West. Speaking at the opening of LEAP East 2026 in Hong…

TEHRAN - Millions of mourners from Iran and other countries performed funeral prayers for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Sunday, as an immense outpouring of grief underscored his enduring role as a leading religious and political figure whose influence extended far beyond Iran's…

ALBAWABA- At least eight Palestinians, including three children, were killed in Israeli attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to medical sources at hospitals in Gaza...

Lebanon's judiciary postponed a hearing scheduled Wednesday for former central bank governor Riad Salameh, accused of embezzling more than $300 million, a judicial official told AFP. Salameh, who headed the central bank for three decades…

JEDDAH — The Saudi Cabinet approved the establishment of a unified national visa platform at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, making it the Kingdom’s official national platform for visa services.The Cabinet also approved agreements between Saudi Arabia and the governments of Hungary, Kazakhstan and Poland on mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic,…

TEHRAN — Senior defense officials from Iran and Turkey have underscored the importance of strengthening regional security cooperation and expanding bilateral defense ties during a high-level telephone conversation that focused on the regional security landscape, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, and the need for greater coordination among regional powers.

ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a significant escalation against Iran, including the possible seizure of Kharg Island, following renewed Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz...

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Wednesday in Muscat with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, with whom he reviewed relations between the two countries and their peoples…

JEDDAH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Defense Helen McEntee to review bilateral relations, regional crises, and efforts to address them. During the meeting, the two ministers discussed the latest regional and international developments, as well as ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions and create the…

Arrests include employees of five ministries as Nazaha investigates 385 suspects Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) have arrested 130 Saudi citizens and expatriate residents on suspicion of corruption-related offences following a series of inspections and investigations carried out during June. Nazaha said it conducted 1,585 oversight inspections and investigated 385 suspects as part…

ALBAWABA - Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Houston, Texas.The agents stopped Lorenzo at 6:50am and attempted to arrest him, according to ICE which described Lorenzo as a Mexican National and an “illegal alien” who was being targeted by the immigration agents as a part of an “enforcement…

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi met on Wednesday with Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Gilbert F. Houngbo in Geneva, Swiss Confederation. At the beginning of the meeting, the secretary-general…

ABHA — Asir Emir Prince Turki bin Talal visited victims injured in the amusement ride accident in Abha on Monday to check on their condition and review the medical care being provided, wishing them a speedy recovery.The emir said the relevant authorities are continuing their investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident, stressing that…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned and denounced the bombing of a cafe in the Al-Hijaz area of Damascus, after an explosive device detonated at the site on Thursday, killing and injuring several people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Kingdom stood in solidarity with Syria against all forms of…

ALBAWABA- Nine Pakistani police officers were killed in a militant attack on a security checkpoint guarding the Mangi Dam construction site in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, local authorities said...

Saudi-Spanish relations have entered a new phase of institutional cooperation following the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement in Madrid last May. The agreement established a permanent framework to expand economic, investment and technological cooperation…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Council of Economic and Development Affairs said government entities improved their performance in achieving Vision 2030 targets during the first quarter of 2026 compared with the final quarter of 2025.The council held a meeting via videoconference on Tuesday, during which it reviewed the Ministry of Economy and Planning's monthly report on…

Saudi officials had warned Washington before the conflict that efforts to topple Iran's government could prompt Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz. The post Saudi Arabia reportedly blocked U.S. military operation, triggering rift with Washington appeared first on World Israel News .

ALBAWABA- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked the Qatari-flagged tanker Al Rakayat near the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant escalation just one week after a ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Israel’s continued attacks in southern Lebanon are undermining efforts to end the war and restore stability on both sides of the border, while stressing that the authority to negotiate rests…

RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his French counterpart to discuss regional stability and developments. During the Prince’s call on Tuesday with Jean-Noël Barrot, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, the two ministers discussed the latest developments in the region and reviewed…

Visitors to Saudi Arabia, including those travelling for tourism and religious pilgrimages such as Hajj and Umrah, risk being detained, subjected to grossly unfair trials, and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences for their social media activity – including posts published before entering the Kingdom – Amnesty International and ALQST said today. Amnesty International and ALQST…

ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump called for American control of Greenland, suggested the United States could withdraw its troops from Europe, and signaled openness to selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara...

President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi underscored on Tuesday Saudi Arabia's commitment, under the directives of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime…

RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the terrorist plots that targeted public order and the security of people and property in Morocco on Monday. In a statement issued by the ministry, the Kingdom strongly denounced the terrorist plots and affirmed the Kingdom's solidarity with the Moroccan government and its…

ALBAWABA - Did Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, secretly join his father's funeral in Tehran? A question circulated online, and rumors spread after a controversial clip emerged from the ceremony...

The Saudi government reviewed on Tuesday the Kingdom’s over the past few days, particularly those related to strengthening relations with countries across various fields, and intensifying joint coordination to serve international peace and security, address…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has launched the Package Visa pilot through approved general travel and tourism service providers in selected pilot markets.The new initiative enables eligible visitors to obtain a tourist visa as part of an integrated travel package. It is the result of joint efforts by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign…

ALBAWABA - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 with his office refusing to disclose the reason; now reporters are coming in that the Senator is “brain dead” and is on life support...

Multiple sources confirmed on Tuesday that Iraq's anti-corruption campaign has begun facing "serious disputes and disagreements" between the government and leaders of Shiite parties, a development that could hinder the execution of new arrest warrants…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense has relaunched its overseas military scholarship program with a renewed vision aimed at preparing highly qualified officers through education at leading military academies around the world. The program targets outstanding high school graduates who have been admitted to the ministry's military colleges, with the goal of producing officers…

ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist attack that targeted the Syrian capital, Damascus, and resulted in the injury of a number of security personnel and…

RIYADH — The National Program to Combat Commercial Concealment carried out more than 4,500 inspection visits across the Kingdom in June 2026, resulting in the detection of 104 suspected cases of commercial concealment.The inspections were conducted based on intelligence indicators and suspicion reports related to potential violations of the Anti-Commercial Concealment Law.The suspected cases have…

ALBAWABA- Cuba was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Monday after the country's national electricity grid suffered a complete collapse, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the cause of the outage...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Tuesday that he is counting on an "active French role" to halt Israeli escalations against his country. During a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Damascus,…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Kenya signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during the inaugural meeting of the Saudi-Kenyan Political Consultations Committee, co-chaired by the Saudi Foreign Minister and Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. The meeting, held on Sunday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Riyadh,…

ALBAWABA- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on Monday, becoming the first leader of a major Western nation to visit Syria since President Ahmad al-Sharaa took office following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in late 2024...

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Tuesday in Jeddah with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defense of the Republic of Ireland Helen McEntee. The two sides reviewed…

JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the US’s Independence Day. On the Fourth of July, the King and Crown Prince wished President Trump continued good health and happiness, as well as…

ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran to reach a comprehensive agreement with Washington or face further military action, declaring that the United States had severely weakened Iran's military while insisting Tehran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon...

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strongest condemnation and denunciation of the cowardly terrorist attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which injured a number of civilians and security personnel…