video Update GCC leaders pose for a family photograph in Kuwait on Sunday. (SPA)

GCC leaders call for halt to war crimes in Gaza, end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

  • “Kuwait Declaration“ issued at GCC summit praised the growing role of Gulf countries in addressing political, security, and economic challenges in the world
video By Arab News ·

Update Syrian militants expand offensive after taking Aleppo video

Syrian militants expand offensive after taking Aleppo

  • Thousands of fighters move to nearby province, facing almost no defense from government forces
  • Syria’s President Bashar Assad says will defeat militants no matter how much their attacks intensify
By AP ·

Palestinian children stare at a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on December 1.

White House says ‘not there yet’ on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

  • “We are working actively to try to make it happen. We are engaged deeply with the key players in the region, and there is activity even today,” said Jake Sullivan
By AFP ·

US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden

US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden

  • The Houthis claimed the attack on merchant ships in a statement and said they had targeted the US destroyers
By AP ·

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat

  • The drugs had a sale value of $494 million and equaled as many as 11.7 million street deals if they had reached the country of 28 million people
  • The smugglers made two attempts to transport the drugs to Australia by sea from a mothership floating hundreds of kilometers offshore
By AP ·

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

  • Police in the Chinese capital detained veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu in February 2022
  • ‘Sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison on no evidence declares to the world the bankruptcy of the justice system in China’
By Reuters ·

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

  • Police in the Chinese capital detained veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu in February 2022
  • ‘Sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison on no evidence declares to the world the bankruptcy of the justice system in China’
By Reuters ·

James Harden joins Stephen Curry as the only NBA players to reach 3,000 3-pointers

James Harden joins Stephen Curry as the only NBA players to reach 3,000 3-pointers

  • Harden hit the milestone in the first half of the Los Angeles Clippers’ 126-122 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night
  • Harden scored 43 points – his most as a Clipper – in a road win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday
By AP ·