Approaching the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip on the long, bumpy Mediterranean road, it is hard to ignore the increasing presence of camouflaged military personnel and equipment.
Young soldiers holding machine guns peek out from abandoned (...)
Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that Hamas agreed to on Monday.
The proposal, put forward by Qatar and (...)
Hamas says it has agreed to a new Gaza ceasefire proposal as mediators from Qatar and Egypt push to renew talks ahead of a major Israeli assault on Gaza City.
In a statement, Hamas said it had accepted the new proposal presented on Sunday by Qatar (...)
The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a "red line" and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt's national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday.
In an exclusive interview with CNN in (...)
Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
The plan was presented by Qatar and Egypt, which are trying to avert a major new Israeli (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education announced Sunday the appointment of Mona Al-Ajmi as its new spokesperson, just days before the start of the academic year.
Al-Ajmi becomes the second woman to serve as the ministry's spokesperson, following Ibtisam (...)
A major fire erupted at the headquarters of Telecom Egypt in downtown Cairo on Monday, injuring at least 14 people and causing widespread disruptions to internet and mobile phone services across the country.
According to the Health Ministry, the (...)
Israel has received a formal response from Hamas regarding a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, with local media reporting late Friday that discussions on the proposal's details are now underway.
According to Israel's Channel 12, an anonymous source (...)
JEDDAH — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Arab League, and the African Union (AU) — the tripartite mechanism to support the Palestinian cause — held a consultative meeting with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty discussed the efforts to resume ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the necessary steps to implement the Arab-Islamic Plan for the (...)
A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled.
The comments came as US President Donald Trump said (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced the passing of its Cabin Manager Mohsen bin Saeed Alzahrani, who died while on duty aboard flight SV119 bound for London from Jeddah on Thursday, June 26.
Alzahrani suffered sudden medical emergency (...)
CAIRO — Twenty Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, affirmed their condemnation and rejection of the Israeli attacks on Iran. In a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers of these countries (...)
Six activists who were detained by Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed.
Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said (...)
Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a "Global March to Gaza," a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine.
Some 4,000 volunteers from (...)
AMMAN — The Ministerial Committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza, chaired by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, held a virtual meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday.
The (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed the killing of Mohammed Sinwar, a top Hamas military commander and younger brother of slain leader Yahya Sinwar, in a speech before parliament on Wednesday.
Though no confirmation has come from (...)
MADRID — The Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, mandated by the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, convened a high-level meeting in Madrid on Sunday, to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza and the West Bank and to coordinate efforts (...)
The Ministerial Committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza welcomed on Tuesday the joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and the (...)
At least 38 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip during a half-hour period overnight, according to Palestinian medics.
Israeli warplanes struck several locations, including a school in eastern Gaza City, (...)
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians over the past 24 hours who were killed in Israeli strikes, the health officials in the enclave said on Sunday.
In recent weeks, multiple attacks have targeted shelters and what were (...)
CAIRO — Deputy Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji emphasized that peace remains the strategic choice for the Middle East. "Ensuring regional security requires an urgent, just, and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian (...)
CAIRO — The members of Regional Association II (Asia) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), have elected Saudi Arabia, represented by Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Meteorology Dr. Ayman Ghulam, as chair of the region. (...)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has severely criticized Hamas, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group.
Abbas said the priority is to stop "the Israeli genocide that the (...)
A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza.
According to the official, it envisages a truce lasting between (...)
