1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (222+ words) Saudi Gazette 4th season of archaeological excavations concludes at Al-Baha's Al-Ma'mala site RIYADH — The Heritage Commission has concluded the fourth season of its archaeological excavation project at the Al-Ma'mala site in Al-Baha region. This is part of ongoing efforts of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (199+ words) JAKARTA — One person was found dead and 102 others were rescued after an Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people went missing in the Java Sea on Sunday, leaving 140 people unaccounted for, state-run news agency Antara reported. I Putu Sudayana, head of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (158+ words) ADEN — The Yemeni army said Saturday that more than 20 airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and military assets in the central province of Al-Bayda, inflicting heavy losses. The strikes targeted Houthi positions, gatherings, vehicles, missile launchers and a communications system in the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (358+ words) ADEN — Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Al-Zindani said Saturday that the difficult developments on the ground in recent days “do not mean the end of the confrontation or that its course has been decided,” as fighting with the Houthis reshaped areas…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (835+ words) TUNIS –Six months after Tunisian authorities began arresting organizers of a pro-Palestinian flotilla, four activists remain in pre-trial detention, with growing concern over the health of one of them, who has been on hunger strike for more than three weeks,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (313+ words) RIYADH — Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 14,165 illegal residents in a week. The arrests were made in the joint inspections, carried out by the security forces in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, during the period between August 27 and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (135+ words) NICOSIA — The death toll from a ferry accident off Girne (Kyrenia) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has risen to 13, while 15 people remain missing, Prime Minister Unal Ustel said Saturday. “With the recovery of the latest body, the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) BEIJING — A total of 546 people, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries, remain missing after a devastating mudslide struck the Chinese side of the Nepal-China border, while the death toll has risen to 16, state media reported Sunday. The mudslide struck Gyirong Port…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (180+ words) Saudi Gazette King Salman and Crown Prince condole King of Norway over death of King Harald V JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences to Norwegian King…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) GENEVA — India must protect tribal peoples and other disadvantaged segments facing extrajudicial killings, torture and violence by law enforcement, a United Nations watchdog said on Tuesday. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also said the world’s…...