video Developing Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback

  • A cadre of billionaires and tech titans were given prominent positions in the Capitol Rotunda, mingling with Trump’s incoming team before the ceremony began
video By AP ·

US President Donald Trump hugs Pastor of 180 Church Lorenzo Sewell after Sewell’s benediction after Trump was sworn in. Reuters

‘Dear friend’: Nations react to Trump inauguration

  • “The US is our closest ally and the aim of our policy is always a good transatlantic relationship,” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
By AFP ·

A view shows Palestinians walking past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the war in Gaza.

Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire

  • “We are searching for 10,000 martyrs whose bodies remain under the rubble,” said Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson of the Palestinian Civil Emergency Services
By Reuters ·

Jeddah’s oldest school to begin new chapter as museum

Jeddah’s oldest school to begin new chapter as museum

  • We still visit to remember the good old days, says 82-year-old alum
By SALEH FAREED ·

Middle East is being reshaped and what will emerge is unclear, UN chief tells Security Council

Middle East is being reshaped and what will emerge is unclear, UN chief tells Security Council

  • Antonio Guterres presents detailed vision for immediate action needed in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria to build on ceasefires, relieve suffering and embrace political processes
  • He urges Israel to end its presence in Lebanon, warns any attempt to annex West Bank would violate international law, and calls for inexorable path toward a 2-state solution
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Trump vows US ‘taking back’ Panama Canal, despite ‘peacemaker’ pledge

Trump vows US ‘taking back’ Panama Canal, despite ‘peacemaker’ pledge

  • Donald Trump: ‘Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal, and we didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama. And we’re taking it back’
  • Trump has also not ruled out force to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, where Russia has been increasingly active
By AFP ·

Saudi banking sector poised for stability with 10% lending growth: S&P Global

Saudi banking sector poised for stability with 10% lending growth: S&P Global

  • Mortgage lending in the Kingdom is set for growth, supported by lower interest rates
  • Credit losses are expected to range between 50 and 60 basis points over the next 12 to 24 months
By Nirmal Narayanan ·