Doug Lansford 
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories: More than 180,000 Palestinians have fled fierce fighting around the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis in four days, the United Nations said Friday, after an Israeli operation to extract captives’ bodies from the area. Recent “intensified hostilities” in the Khan Yunis area, more than nine months into the Israel-Hamas war, … Read more
Beirut: Two Hezbollah members were killed on Friday in an Israeli strike on a Lebanese village in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israeli warplane fired two air-to-ground missiles targeting the vicinity of the southeast village of Markaba in southern Lebanon, killing two Hezbollah members. The … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadel Alibrahim met the Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat on the sidelines of the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting in Brazil. The pair discussed relations between their countries and other topics of mutual interest. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
Gaza’s ancient Christian monastery gets ‘danger listing’ at UNESCO session in India NEW DELHI: An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza was recognized as a World Heritage in Danger site during a UNESCO session in New Delhi on Friday. Founded in about 340 by Saint Hilarion, the monastery is part of Tell Umm Amer, an archaeological … Read more
Sports apparel brand Adidas has apologised to Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid following backlash over her removal from a recent advertising campaign that referenced the 1972 Olympics in Munich. The advertising campaign was intended to promote the relaunch of Adidas SL72 sneakers. The Adidas SL72 sneakers were originally designed for the Munich Games, but they drew … Read more
How AI is unlocking the creative potential of Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning fashion industry RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its fashion industry in recent years, emerging as a vibrant and dynamic regional hub of creativity. Now, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, more opportunities are fast emerging. With a blend of … Read more
LONDON: The UK’s new government must drop the country’s legal challenge against the International Criminal Court’s seeking of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, Human Rights Watch has said. Rishi Sunak, the former UK prime minister, had challenged the court’s issuing of warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier this … Read more
Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza. “Minister [of Strategic Affairs] Ron Dermer expressed full support for the Emirati proposal,” Israeli and Arab political sources confirmed to The Press … Read more
DAMMAM: The Eastern Province Municipality conducted 3,447 inspection tours to health and commercial establishments in the Dammam Metropolitan area during the first half of 2024. The municipality said that it aims to promote healthy and safe environments in all health establishments, and monitor health and safety standards in food shops. During the first half of … Read more
TEL AVIV: Chanting “yes, to peace, yes, to a deal,” hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv on Thursday night, demanding an end to the war in Gaza and the cycle of violence. Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations, … Read more
