Indian journalists gather to pay tribute to Palestinian colleagues killed in Gaza New Delhi Indian journalists gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to remember dozens of their Palestinian colleagues killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. At least 138 journalists are among the more than 33,800 people killed in the region since October, according to the … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States. The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese … Read more
LONDON: The Syndicate of Lebanese Press Editors has announced plans to take legal action against Israel at the International Criminal Court for its “atrocities” committed during the war against journalists and media workers. “Israel must be held accountable for its crimes and must not escape punishment,” the syndicate said in a statement following a meeting … Read more
BEIRUT: Six Hezbollah and Amal Movement members were killed in an Israeli shelling early Friday morning in southern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes raided the towns of Qantara, Deir Seryan and the vicinity of Wadi Saluki. The raid on a house in Qantara killed three Amal Movement members: Ali Hassan Issa from the town of Jibchit, Mohammed … Read more
BEIRUT: Hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military continued on Tuesday, with the two sides expanding the scope of their targets. Hezbollah is reported to have carried out an attack on an Israeli police building in the Kiryat Shmona settlement. The head of the local authority there said: “Some rockets fell without the sirens sounding.” … Read more
Moving Argentinian Embassy to Jerusalem could harm relations with Muslim world, analysts tell Arab News SAO PAULO: President Javier Milei’s plan to move the Argentinian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he announced on Tuesday during his visit to the Middle Eastern country, could have negative consequences for relations with the Muslim … Read more
After Paris debut, couturier Sara Chraibi pays tribute to Morocco at Dubai Fashion Week DUBAI: The only woman from the Middle East and North Africa region on the official Paris Haute Couture Week calendar, Moroccan designer Sara Chraibi flew her latest collection to the UAE on Monday for a showcase at Dubai Fashion Week, just … Read more
LONDON: Human Rights Watch has called on the Houthis to release a Yemeni judge detained by the group for his criticism of it on social media. Abdulwahab Qatran was arrested on Jan. 2 in Sanaa, having condemned Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea on X. Qatran’s son Mohammed used the same platform … Read more
Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country’s military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million. The announcement of mass procurement fraud, confirmed by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, will have a huge resonance in a country beleaguered by Russia’s nearly two-year-old invasion.The fight … Read more
PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for fresh talks for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip “The French nation is determined that… all the hostages of the October 7 terrorist attacks are freed,” he said in a video posted online and broadcast at a meeting in Tel Aviv … Read more