UN expert condemns Israeli killing of Al Jazeera journalist, urges war crime prosecution

Wall Street Journal faces scrutiny over unconfirmed UNRWA-Hamas allegations: Traffic light LONDON: The Wall Street Journal is still unable to verify claims from a January report suggesting links between staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East and Hamas militants. According to the US news website Semafor, … Read more

Five Hezbollah members dead in ‘vacuum bomb’ attacks; 17 Israelis injured in drone attack

AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: The US military has destroyed a number of Houthi drones, remote-controlled boats and ballistic missiles aimed at ships in international commercial channels. US Central Command said in a statement Tuesday morning Yemen time that its forces destroyed three drones fired by the Houthis from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden, as well as … Read more

Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids

BERIUT: A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group saying strikes on northern Israel and low-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah has traded with Israel almost daily in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 attack on … Read more

Saudi crown prince receives speaker of Arab Parliament in Jeddah

RIYADH: Human Resources Development Fund Director General Turki bin Abdullah Al-Jawini said the fund has assisted more than 153,000 Saudi men and women in securing employment in the private sector during the first half of 2024. Al-Jawini said the fund disbursed SR3.79 billion ($1 billion) to private sector institutions for training, employment and empowerment programs … Read more

Nasrallah says Hezbollah, Iran ‘obliged to respond’ to Israel after Haniyeh, Shukr killings

BERIUT: A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group saying strikes on northern Israel and low-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah has traded with Israel almost daily in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 attack on … Read more

Saudi Arabia issues over 40k certificates of origin in July

RIYADH: Zain KSA CEO Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither, who was instrumental in turning the company around, has died, the mobile telecommunications operator has announced. Al-Deghaither, who served as CEO for six years, led the company through a transformational period that eliminated accumulated losses of over SR2 billion ($532.6 million) and tripled its market capitalization. The … Read more

6,000 police at the ready to quell UK riots: government

Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament, paving the way for elections to replace Hasina DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace a longtime prime minister who resigned and left the country after weeks of violent unrest. President Mohammed Shahabuddin's office announced the decision on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, the … Read more