Category: News

A $16 million appeal from the UN is made for Palestinian refugees in Syria
- By Roshan Amiri
- . March 21, 2023
A UN humanitarian agency made an appeal for $16.2 million on Monday to assist Palestinian refugees who were impacted by the recent catastrophic earthquake in

Joe Biden backs compromise over Israeli judicial overhaul in call with Netanyahu
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . March 20, 2023
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, backed efforts for the compromise over a planned reform for Israeli judicial overhaul in a call with

Rap battle: young Tunisians use art to combat stigma
- By Roshan Amiri
- . March 18, 2023
Mohamed Ali Ayari, a rapper from an impoverished Tunisian neighborhood where unemployed youngsters are finding a voice through music, film, and photography, said, “We’re sick

Saudi Arabia: CDF announces film sector financing program worth $234m
- By Roshan Amiri
- . March 17, 2023
The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced a film sector financing program with a budget of SR879 million ($234

Saudi Arabia: 13 days booked completely for Ramadan Umrah
- By Raven Ruma
- . March 16, 2023
Bookings for Umrah or a small pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan are completely reserved for the first

Concern grows after teenagers in Iran danced to a Selena Gomez song in a viral TikTok
- By Raven Ruma
- . March 15, 2023
Concern grew in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday after five young Iranian women filmed themselves dancing to a song by Selena Gomez without

Iran’s top authority pardons 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests
- By Salma Hossein
- . March 14, 2023
The judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have pardoned 22,000 people, who took part in anti-government protests, sparked by the death of an

GCC residents with any profession can perform Umrah, says Hajj Minister
- By Salma Hossein
- . March 13, 2023
Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has said that all residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council

International, regional nations respond to Saudi-Iran agreement mediated by China
- By Sulaiman
- . March 11, 2023
A representative for the White House National Security Council said the US acknowledged reports that Iran and Saudi Arabia had reestablished diplomatic relations on Friday

14 die, 54 saved in migrant boat disaster off Tunisia
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . March 10, 2023
According to the Tunisian National Guard, a boat carrying African migrants seeking to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Tunisia on Thursday, killing at