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Update Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani votes at a polling station in the Green Zone during the parliamentary election, in Baghdad.

Coalition led by Iraqi PM Sudani comes first in Iraq’s election, commission says

  • His coalition received 1.317 million votes in Tuesday’s election, the commission said
  • No party can form a government on its own in Iraq’s 329-member legislature, so parties build alliances with other groups to become an administration
By Reuters ·

Update Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu

  • In Wednesday’s letter to President Isaac Herzog, Trump called the corruption case “political, unjustified prosecution”
  • Netanyahu is the only sitting prime minister in Israeli history to stand trial
By AP ·

Palestinians survey damage in an industrial zone following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in West Bank village.

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end

  • His remarks came after dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf in the West Bank on Tuesday
By AP ·

Saudi Arabia protects rare marine ecosystems with 2 new reserves

Saudi Arabia protects rare marine ecosystems with 2 new reserves

  • Aim to protect 30% of Saudi by 2030
  • Unique biodiversity and tourism value
By Arab News ·

Special How Sudan’s volunteer medics are helping war survivors cope with mental trauma graphic

How Sudan’s volunteer medics are helping war survivors cope with mental trauma

  • Millions displaced by Sudan’s war face acute psychological distress, often without access to professional mental health support
  • Fighting has devastated hospitals and clinics, leaving only volunteer networks and community initiatives to fill critical healthcare gaps
By Sherouk Zakaria ·

Riot at Greek migrant detention center leaves 2 police injured, 30 migrants arrested

Riot at Greek migrant detention center leaves 2 police injured, 30 migrants arrested

  • The facility where the unrest erupted was holding about 750 migrants of various nationalities
  • Arrivals from Libya to Crete have surged in recent months
By AP ·

Asharq marks 5th anniversary as key Arabic-language source for business news

Asharq marks 5th anniversary as key Arabic-language source for business news

  • Asharq has grown from a single business news channel into the Arab world’s leading multi-platform news network
  • Launched during COVID-19, Asharq Business with Bloomberg was founded with a core mission to provide clarity in times of uncertainty
By Arab News ·

Asharq marks 5th anniversary as key Arabic-language source for business news

Asharq marks 5th anniversary as key Arabic-language source for business news

  • Asharq has grown from a single business news channel into the Arab world’s leading multi-platform news network
  • Launched during COVID-19, Asharq Business with Bloomberg was founded with a core mission to provide clarity in times of uncertainty
By Arab News ·

Works by Safeya Binzagr and Anish Kapoor to feature in Sotheby’s second auction in Saudi Arabia

Works by Safeya Binzagr and Anish Kapoor to feature in Sotheby’s second auction in Saudi Arabia

  • Jeddah-born Binzagr is widely regarded as the ‘spiritual mother’ of contemporary art in the Kingdom, while Indian-born British sculptor Kapoor won the Turner Prize in 1991
  • The works featured in the ‘Origins’ sale will be on display to the public in a free, week-long exhibition
By Arab News ·
Euro 2028 to kick off in Cardiff, final set for Wembley

Euro 2028 to kick off in Cardiff, final set for Wembley

  • The semifinals and one quarter-final will also be held at Wembley
  • “At UEFA EURO 2028, we will all speak football – loud, clear and united,” UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said
By Reuters ·