Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (File/AFP)

Israeli defense chief challenges Netanyahu over post-war Gaza plans

  • Statement by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant marked the most vocal dissent from within Israel’s top echelon against Netanyahu during seven-month-old conflict
By Reuters ·

Special Saudi Center for Space Futures will support lunar mission and $2tn global space economy, NASA chief tells Asharq TV video

Saudi Center for Space Futures will support lunar mission and $2tn global space economy, NASA chief tells Asharq TV

  • New center will bring space industries together with government programs, says Bill Nelson on Riyadh visit 
  • NASA plans to “go back to the moon” with commercial and international partners, agency chief tells Maya Hojeij
By Arab News ·

Special Egypt warns against consequences of Israeli escalation in Gaza

Egypt warns against consequences of Israeli escalation in Gaza

  • During talks with Ayman Al-Safadi and Fuad Hussein, FM Shoukry said that there would be negative repercussions for regional stability if Israel continued to escalate its activities in Gaza
  • Discussions in Manama took place on the sidelines of an Arabian foreign ministers’ meeting being held in preparation for the Arab Summit
By Gobran Mohamed ·

Lebanon media says Israel struck Hezbollah eastern stronghold overnight

Lebanon media says Israel struck Hezbollah eastern stronghold overnight

  • Israel and Hamas ally Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily fire following the Palestinian group’s October 7 attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza
By AFP ·

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

  • Overnight construction sets up a complicated delivery process more than two months after US President Joe Biden ordered it to help Palestinians facing starvation
By AP ·

Tunisia remands journalists arrested over critical comments

Tunisia remands journalists arrested over critical comments

  • Broadcaster Borhen Bssais and political commentator Mourad Zeghidi were arrested Saturday under a decree criminalizing ‘spreading false information’ among other charges, spokesman Mohamed Zitouna said
By AFP ·

Tunisia remands journalists arrested over critical comments

Tunisia remands journalists arrested over critical comments

  • Broadcaster Borhen Bssais and political commentator Mourad Zeghidi were arrested Saturday under a decree criminalizing ‘spreading false information’ among other charges, spokesman Mohamed Zitouna said
By AFP ·

The story behind Saudi artist Alia Ahmad’s alluring abstracts

The story behind Saudi artist Alia Ahmad’s alluring abstracts

  • Ahmad is garnering international attention, with two solo exhibitions in Europe  
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·
Why English and Welsh cricket stands at a crossroads

Why English and Welsh cricket stands at a crossroads

  • Since its inception in 2021, The Hundred format has been divisive on several levels, but ECB could implement changes to how it is run
By Jon Pike ·