KSrelief distributes shopping vouchers to families in quake-hit Syrian town News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has distributed 2,089 shopping vouchers to Syrians in the north of Aleppo who severely affected by last year’s earthquake. Residents in the town of Jindires in Afrin city have been in desperate need of aid for year after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkiye and … Read more

Families of hostages visit international court to urge the arrest of Hamas leaders News

Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza’s main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics on Wednesday.Weeks of heavy fighting had isolated the medical facility and claimed the lives of several … Read more

Israeli hostage families gain clout as political landscape shifts News

Pregnant women and new mothers face terrifying ordeal as Israel-Hamas war in Gaza enters fifth month JEDDAH: Mashael was at home with her husband when an explosion tore through their building in central Gaza in late December. Since then, Mashael’s unborn baby has not moved. Without prenatal care, she has no idea whether the baby … Read more

KSrelief distributes food aid to displaced families in Sudan News

RIYADH: Workers for Saudi aid agency KSrelief on Sunday distributed 1,646 food parcels to displaced families in the Sudanese state of Kassala. More than 9,450 people are estimated to have benefitted from the handouts, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The initiative was part of the center’s food security support project in Sudan alongside other humanitarian … Read more

Families of hostages held in Gaza storm Israel’s parliament meeting demanding deal for release News

LONDON: Israel’s war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in densely populated Gaza has exposed deep fractures in the international system, leaving many asking how the UN’s “two-tier” model can realistically live up to its purported aim of achieving global peace. Criticism of the post-1945 international order is not new. In the context of Palestine, … Read more

Hostage families protest outside Netanyahu’s home, ramping up pressure for a truce-for-hostages deal News

JERUSALEM: Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government’s seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on.

Foiled Iran spy plot sent flowers to Hamas hostage families News

100 days of fighting on southern Lebanese front: devastation, displacement and violations BEIRUT: Fighting in southern Lebanon between the Israeli army and Hezbollah entered its 100th day on Monday with no prospect of an end in sight any time soon. Despite diplomatic efforts in recent weeks, Lebanese officials unanimously stated that halting the hostilities on … Read more

Alcaraz-Djokovic match thrills families at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena News

RIYADH: At the inaugural Riyadh Season Tennis Cup, superstars Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic went head to head on Dec. 27 in an exhibition match in Riyadh, with the competition thrilling fans in the stands. The sold-out Kingdom Arena echoed with cheering crowds and overwhelming excitement. But the match not only brought two of the … Read more

Canada to welcome citizens’ extended families from Gaza News

LONDON: It is now 10 weeks since the Israel Defense Forces mounted their first raids against Gaza in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. “We are striking our enemies with unprecedented might,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a televised address on Friday, Oct. 13. However, things quickly began … Read more