Middle East

Saudi Storm Brings Lightning, Fierce Winds to Makkah

RIYADH -- Fierce storms closed schools on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah region, home to Islam’s holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed...

Dubai Airport Serves 41.6 Million Passengers, Topping Pre-pandemic Traffic

Dubai International Airport has been the world’s busiest international airport for the past decade. DUBAI -- Dubai International Airport’s passenger traffic has surpassed pre-pandemic...

Palestinians Welcome China’s New Middle East Role, But It is Not Mediation They Need

RAMZY BAROUD IT is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the...

Israel’s Actions in West Bank Like ‘Apartheid’, Says ex-IDF General

A FORMER Israeli army general has said his country’s actions in the occupied West Bank territory were similar to the “apartheid” under Nazi Germany. In...

Saudi Arabia Reports More Than 350,000 Women Divorced in 2022

Divorces surge among Saudi women, majority aged between 30 and 39, the report revealed DUBAI -- The recently released Saudi Women's Report for 2022, by...

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