video Update Lebanon PM says expanded strikes suggest Israel rejects truce

Lebanon PM says expanded strikes suggest Israel rejects truce

  • Lebanon’s caretaker PM Mikati on Friday accused Israel of blocking progress in negotiations
  • US envoys had been working to secure truces on both fronts ahead of US election next Tuesday
  • Numerous airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs
  • UN says war puts Lebanon’s heritage sites ‘in deep peril’
video By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

  • In a letter earlier, US officials demanded that Israel allow in a minimum of 350 trucks a day carrying desperately needed food and other supplies
  • By the end of October, an average of just 71 trucks a day were entering Gaza, according to the latest UN figures
By AP ·

Head of UN-backed team of experts cites RSF paramilitaries in Sudan for sexual violence as war rages

Head of UN-backed team of experts cites RSF paramilitaries in Sudan for sexual violence as war rages

  • The fact-finding mission on Tuesday released a more comprehensive version of its report presented in September to the rights council
  • Earlier this week, the UN migration agency said 14 million people have been displaced either within Sudan or abroad because of the conflict
By AP ·

Saudi Arabia to host global symposium for sea turtle conservation in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia to host global symposium for sea turtle conservation in Jeddah

  • Symposium organized by General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS)
By Arab News ·

Update Nineteen reported injured in central Israel after projectile launch

Nineteen reported injured in central Israel after projectile launch

  • The Israeli military said the projectiles were launched into Israeli territory and that sirens sounded in a number of areas in central Israel
By Reuters ·

Former US cop convicted of civil rights abuse in Breonna Taylor case

Former US cop convicted of civil rights abuse in Breonna Taylor case

  • Brett Hankison is the first officer to be convicted of the four police federally charged over Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death
  • It was the second time Hankison appeared in federal court: his first trial ended in a mistrial
By AFP ·

Finland’s under-secretary of state says ‘more can be done’ to boost economic cooperation video

Finland’s under-secretary of state says ‘more can be done’ to boost economic cooperation

  • Finland’s exports to Kingdom are currently €350m annually
By Lama Alhamawi ·

Israel moves to sever ties with Haaretz following publisher’s ‘freedom fighters’ remarks

Israel moves to sever ties with Haaretz following publisher’s ‘freedom fighters’ remarks

  • Publisher Amos Schocken delivered harsh criticism of Israeli policies, prompting government to call for restrictions on newspaper
By Arab News ·

Israel moves to sever ties with Haaretz following publisher’s ‘freedom fighters’ remarks

Israel moves to sever ties with Haaretz following publisher’s ‘freedom fighters’ remarks

  • Publisher Amos Schocken delivered harsh criticism of Israeli policies, prompting government to call for restrictions on newspaper
By Arab News ·