Category: Middle East

Former Pakistani prime minister turned over to accountability watchdog to look into land bribery case
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . May 11, 2023
In a case where he and his wife are accused of accepting land worth millions of dollars as a bribe from a real estate tycoon

Saudi officials start a hackathon for generative AI
- By Alaina
- . May 11, 2023
To assist in turning cutting-edge concepts into profitable ventures, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has organized a Generative Artificial Intelligence Hackathon. Also Read

Iran has executed more than 200 people this year: UN
- By Sulaiman
- . May 10, 2023
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, according to the United Nations. Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner

Saudi Arabian and Korean ministers discuss maritime transport cooperation
- By Salma Hossein
- . May 9, 2023
During his trip to Seoul, the Korean Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-hwan met with the Saudi Arabian Minister of Transport and Logistic Services

12 people killed in Israeli raids on Gaza, including top terrorists
- By sysAdmin
- . May 9, 2023
Twelve people were killed as a consequence of Israeli airstrikes on the terrorist group Islamic Jihad in Gaza on Tuesday, according to the health ministry

Syria still not complying with chemical weapons watchdogs, says UN official
- By Sulaiman
- . May 9, 2023
Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs, told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the agency charged with ensuring international peace and security,

Saudi Arabia reports $75bn in revenues in the first quarter of 2023
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . May 8, 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reported revenue of SR280.94 billion, which is nearly $75 billion, in the first quarter of 2023, according to

Syria rejoins the Arab League after an 11-year absence
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . May 8, 2023
After more than ten years of suspension, the Arab League reinstated Syria’s government on Sunday, ensuring President Bashar Al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold after

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank, Palestinians claim
- By Sulaiman
- . May 6, 2023
Two Palestinians were killed in a raid conducted by Israelis in the West Bank, a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean in Western

Security personnel in Iraq confiscate 12 million benzhexol tablets
- By Raven Ruma
- . May 6, 2023
The antispasmodic medication benzhexol, which is designed to treat Parkinson’s disease but is also misused as a hallucinogen, was found in 12 million tablets, according