US updates travel warnings for 13 Middle Eastern countries
Washington cites potential Houthi attacks and alleged Iranian plots against US officials, while reducing staffing at four embassies
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King Salman orders SR500 allowance increase, raises minimum wage
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued orders to give a monthly allowance of SR500 for Saudi employees to cope with the adjustments in the electricity and water consumption tariffs.
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Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital
An Israeli strike targeted a university in Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, with several others reported injured. The Israeli military is investigating the incident.
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Pope calls for end to conflict in Yemen
Pope calls for end to conflict in Yemen Catholic Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to the violence in Yemen, particularly citing the siege of Taiz as a humanitarian catastrophe. Addressing followers at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, he described the besieged city as a place “where the population suffers due to the lack of food, water and medical assistance”. “I’m making a heartfelt appeal for the hostilities to stop so that the people in Yemen and across the entire region can live in p…