MAGRABi Retail Group, the Middle East's leading eyewear retailer, announces the proposed acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Kefan Optics Company KSCC, one of the largest eyewear retailers in Kuwait.
Following the acquisition, the (...)
Israel launched an extensive ground operation in Gaza Sunday in addition to an intense air campaign that health officials in the territory say killed over 100 people overnight and shuttered the last functioning hospital in the enclave's north.
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The Israeli government has on its table a proposal on creating a new entity from scratch in Gaza after it defeats Hamas, a document seen by Euronews dated December 2023 reveals.
The proposal, in the form of a 32-page academic paper titled "Gaza (...)
Israel is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centers for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show.
The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in (...)
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has been reunited with his family in Israel after being held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 19 months.
The 21-year-old had been serving in the Israeli army on the border of Gaza when he was captured by Hamas (...)
How do you measure misery? For journalists, the usual way is to see it, to feel it, to smell it.
Beleaguered Palestinian colleagues in Gaza are doing that, still doing invaluable reporting at great risk to themselves. More than 200 have been killed (...)
Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ago, residents had no idea why so many local children had lost the ability to walk.
The remote town in north-eastern Brazil is home to fewer than 5,000 (...)
RIYADH — Egyptian Minister of Tourism Sherif Fathy emphasized that there has been full coordination with Saudi Arabia since the last four months to prevent unauthorized Hajj. "We are keen to confront the Hajj mafia who attempt to facilitate (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia has officially clinched a place in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup following Al Ahli FC's 2-0 victory over Japan's Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025.
The victory ensured that Saudi football (...)
The United Nations Security Council convened on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East. The meeting comes after Israel moved to intensify its operations across the Gaza Strip following the breakdown of a fragile truce on 18 March.
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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 (...)
Jordan has announced a sweeping ban on the Muslim Brotherhood that could include shutting down the country's largest opposition party, after accusing the Islamist group of planning attacks.
The Islamic Action Front, a political party linked to the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose 14.3% in February 2025 to SR26.11 billion, compared to February 2024, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Non-oil national exports (excluding (...)
RIYADH—The Saudi-Egyptian political consultations committee is holding a meeting at the level of foreign ministers in Riyadh on Monday.
The meeting will discuss bilateral relations, issues of common interest, the situation in the Gaza Strip, and (...)
RIYADH — A meeting of the Saudi and Egyptian Ministerial-Level Follow-up and Political Consultation Committee, held in Riyadh on Monday, discussed intensifying bilateral cooperation mechanisms in diverse fields.
The meeting, co-chaired by Minister (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's trade with Arab League nations, including Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), reached approximately SR87.7 billion during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to country groups.
Trade represents approximately 17.2% of Saudi (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Ministry of Defense hosted the eighth meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Dragon Group member states in Riyadh on Sunday.
The Saudi Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili inaugurated the meeting, which discussed topics (...)
The Israeli army on Saturday said it has fully encircled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, completing the construction of the Morag Corridor to sever the city from neighboring Khan Younis.
"Forces of the 36th Division have completed the encirclement (...)
ANTALYA — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday rejected any proposal involving the forced displacement of Palestinians. He stressed that the residents of Gaza are deprived of the basic necessities of life.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France plans to recognize Palestine as a state in June this year.
Macron made the comments during an interview with a French television station while on a two-day trip to Egypt.
"Our goal is, (...)
RIYADH — King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL) revealed that it had acquired 400 rare copies of the Holy Qur'an from various Islamic eras, especially between the 10th and 13th centuries AH, which a treasury embracing the radiance of Arab Islamic art (...)
Israel is continuing its relentless bombardment of Gaza with daily operations and strikes taking place after a fragile ceasefire was broken three weeks ago.
At least 32 Palestinians were killed across the enclave on Sunday, mostly women and (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a trilateral summit on the Gaza crisis with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II during his visit to Egypt on Monday and Tuesday, the Elysée Palace announced.
Macron is (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi stock market lost more than half a trillion riyals in market value during trading on Sunday amid the losses of other Gulf states following the outbreak of a trade war caused by imposition of tariffs by US and China's retaliatory (...)
Egypt has submitted a new proposal aimed at achieving a ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported Friday.
According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the proposal was (...)
