Update Israel kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut attack

Israel kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut attack

  • Airstrike that targeted Ibrahim Aqil leaves 16 dead, 66 injured
  • A number of people went missing following the strike, and families were searching for their children and relatives
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Biden says ‘working’ to get people back to homes on Israel-Lebanon border

Biden says ‘working’ to get people back to homes on Israel-Lebanon border

  • Biden added that it was crucial to keep pushing for a Gaza ceasefire to underpin regional peace
  • Biden told reporters he wanted to “make sure that the people in northern Israel as well as southern Lebanon are able to go back to their homes, to go back safely”

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 27 people across Gaza

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 27 people across Gaza

  • Palestinian health officials said shelling by Israeli tanks killed eight people and wounded several others in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central area of Gaza, and s
  • Six others were killed in an airstrike on a house in Gaza City
By Reuters ·

Special How a Saudi startup is pioneering the cultivation of algae in the desert graphic

How a Saudi startup is pioneering the cultivation of algae in the desert

  • From reducing carbon emissions to providing alternative food sources, algae represents a cornerstone of sustainability
  • Green Desert Tech uses innovative sensor technology to grow the crop at scale in the water-scarce Kingdom
By Tamara Aboalsaud ·

Art, music, fireworks shows on for Saudi National Day celebrations

Art, music, fireworks shows on for Saudi National Day celebrations

By Rashid Hassan - Afshan Aziz - Jasmine Bager ·

A modern ‘Trojan Horse’: two days of mayhem in Lebanon

A modern ‘Trojan Horse’: two days of mayhem in Lebanon

  • The explosions were felt Hezbollah’s strongholds throughout Lebanon: the southern Beirut suburbs, the south of the country and the Bekaa Valley in the east, as well as in Syria
By AFP ·

Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi. (Credit: rewardsforjustice)

Hezbollah ‘financier’ pleads guilty to evading US sanctions

  • The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has said Bazzi “has provided millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the years, generated from his business activities in Belgium, Lebanon, Iraq and throughout West Africa”
By AFP ·

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying

  • Restrictions apply only to official devices, not personal phones
  • Telegram heavily used in Ukraine and Russia since 2022 invasion
By Reuters ·

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app over fears of Russian spying

  • Restrictions apply only to official devices, not personal phones
  • Telegram heavily used in Ukraine and Russia since 2022 invasion
By Reuters ·

Joshua and Dubois meet at weigh in before Wembley showdown photos

Joshua and Dubois meet at weigh in before Wembley showdown

  • The pair came face to face in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square before headline event on Saturday
  • Promoter Eddie Hearn predicts classic bout as Frank Warren says fight in capital ‘possible because of Riyadh Season’
By Arab News ·