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 ·

Saudi envoy attends Palestine solidarity event at Arab League HQ in Cairo

Saudi envoy attends Palestine solidarity event at Arab League HQ in Cairo

  • Organization’s secretary-general: Israel making life for Palestinians ‘impossible’
  • International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by UN since 1977
By Arab News ·

Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as families quit West Bank

Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as families quit West Bank

  • Tourists usually pour in, but Gaza war keeps them away; locals look to emigrate as situation worsens
By AFP ·

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia as PM rebuffs calls for new election

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia as PM rebuffs calls for new election

  • On Thursday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced Georgia would not seek accession talks with the European Union until 2028, sparking a wave of protests in the capital Tbilisi and other cities
By AFP ·

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 ·