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video Update Witkoff, Kushner heading to Pakistan for uncertain Iran talks

Witkoff, Kushner heading to Pakistan for uncertain Iran talks

  • White House: US emissaries would engage in an ‘in-person conversation’ with Iranian representatives
  • But Iranian state media said that direct negotiations were not in the cards
video By AFP ·

Update Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill 13 photos

Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill 13

  • Hamas condemned the “barbaric Zionist attacks that reached all parts of the Gaza Strip since this morning,” denouncing the international community’s “failure to assume responsibilities toward stopping the ongoing crimes against our people”
  • The interior ministry confirmed that the two killed were police officers
  • The 13th victim was a 12-year-old whose identity could not immediately be confirmed
By AFP ·

UN rights chief calls for arms freeze as report details widespread violations in Lebanon conflict

UN rights chief calls for arms freeze as report details widespread violations in Lebanon conflict

  • Volker Turk urges all states to halt weapons transfers if there is a clear risk they could be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law
  • Report says latest hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have had significant effects on human rights, including rights to life, health, education, food, housing and work
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

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Umluj Emerges as Sustainable Model for Coastal Tourism in the Red Sea. (SPA) photos

Umluj: A sustainable tourism destination in Saudi Arabia

  • The archipelago features more than 100 untouched islands with flourishing coral reefs that support green and hawksbill turtles, dolphins, dugongs and migratory birds
By SPA ·

Update Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

  • Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza’s Deir El-Balah area
By AFP ·

US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing two

US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing two

  • US Southern Command alleged that the vessel struck was operated by ‘Designated Terrorist Organizations’ that ‌it did ‌not identify
  • The US ‌military has made numerous such deadly strikes in the Eastern Pacific in recent weeks
By Reuters ·

Is Israel silencing witnesses? Rising journalist deaths raise accountability concerns

Is Israel silencing witnesses? Rising journalist deaths raise accountability concerns

  • Death of Amal Khalil brings the number of Lebanese journalists killed this year to nine
  • In Gaza, at least 294 journalists have been killed since October 2023
By Kanzah Maktoum ·

Is Israel silencing witnesses? Rising journalist deaths raise accountability concerns

Is Israel silencing witnesses? Rising journalist deaths raise accountability concerns

  • Death of Amal Khalil brings the number of Lebanese journalists killed this year to nine
  • In Gaza, at least 294 journalists have been killed since October 2023
By Kanzah Maktoum ·