ANKARA — At least 7,926 people have died as a result of the Monday earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria, according to reports from officials cited by CNN. Turkey was shaken by earthquakes on Monday, which caused at least 5,894 fatalities and 34,810 injuries, according to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. According to a CNN […]
ANKARA — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central Turkey region on Tuesday, hours after three devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people. Thousands more are injured and the search for survivors is on. The death toll is feared to go up as rescue teams search through the rubble. […]
ANKARA — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. At least 207 were killed and hundreds injured, and the toll was expected to rise. On both sides of the border, […]
RIYADH — There will be no limit on the number of pilgrims who can attend the Hajj in 2023, Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, following three years of restrictions on the pilgrimage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq al-Rabiah told reporters in Riyadh that the pilgrimage would “return to what […]
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the Kingdom’s Prime Minister and his second son Prince Khalid as defence minister, a royal decree said on Tuesday. The reshuffle kept another son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the royal decree, carried by state […]
RAMALLAH — Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in several West Bank cities and villages. Among the injured were three shot by live ammunition and nine by rubber bullets, while the others inhaled teargas fired by Israeli soldiers, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on Friday. In […]
RAMALLAH — Some 150 Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem have closed down to protest against attempts of the Israeli government to censor textbooks and impose the Israeli curriculum. About 100,000 students on monday refrained from going to their schools in compliance with the strike, a warning step after the Israeli government began taking punitive measures […]
RIYADH — Saudi police arrested a Yemeni man this week after he advertised on social media his pilgrimage to Mecca, where he paid tribute to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II. The pilgrim, who was not identified by name, had posted footage earlier this week that showed him holding a banner honouring the late queen […]
DAMASCUS — A total of 171 civilians have so far been killed in 2022 by explosions of landmines and other ordnance left uncovered in previous war zones across Syria, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday said that 171 civilians, including 86 children, have been killed and 251 people, including […]
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced an amendment to its tourist visa policy for residents of other Arab countries and the US, UK and the European Union (EU). Under the policy, residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, along with their close relatives and domestic workers, can now apply for an e-visa online, reports […]