A building is destroyed after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP)

Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes hit central Beirut

  • Israel “launched a strike in Beirut, targeting a building near the Khatam Al-Anbiya complex in Nweiri, with another strike targeting the Ras Al-Nabaa area”: NNA
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Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

Israeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school

  • The strike occurred in the city of Deir Al-Balah where a million people have taken shelter after fleeing fighting elsewhere after more than a year of war
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Special Spanish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon coordinate their patrol with the Lebanese army, in Marjayoun

UN accuses Israel of firing on Lebanon peacekeepers 

  • UNIFIL announced that its Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions were hit for the first time since confrontations started between the Israeli army and Hezbollah
  • UNIFIL: Two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Saudi university reaches new heights in 2024 global ranking

Saudi university reaches new heights in 2024 global ranking

  • Placing puts KFUPM ahead of all universities in Saudi Arabia, wider Gulf region
By Arab News ·

Special Red Sea ship bound for Oman suffers ‘minor’ damage from Houthi attacks

Red Sea ship bound for Oman suffers ‘minor’ damage from Houthi attacks

  • UK’s Maritime Trade Operations said it received an alert from the master of a ship sailing off Hodeidah that an unidentified projectile had struck the ship
  • Critics say that the Houthis are using public outrage in Yemen over the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza to recruit new fighters
By Saeed Al-Batati ·

Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, speak to members of the emergency services.

Princess Kate joins husband William on visit to English town hit by killings, riot

  • Disinformation spread on social media in the aftermath of the July attack wrongly identified the assailant as an Islamist migrant, and led to violent clashes
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Former US adviser suspended from X after urging Israel to ‘drop Napalm’ on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon

Former US adviser suspended from X after urging Israel to ‘drop Napalm’ on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon

  • Matthew Brodsky sparked outrage for his inflammatory remarks, raising concerns about promotion of extremist views in US political circles
  • Irish PM Simon Harris says that Brodsky’s attack is ‘disgusting’
By Arab News ·

Former US adviser suspended from X after urging Israel to ‘drop Napalm’ on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon

Former US adviser suspended from X after urging Israel to ‘drop Napalm’ on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon

  • Matthew Brodsky sparked outrage for his inflammatory remarks, raising concerns about promotion of extremist views in US political circles
  • Irish PM Simon Harris says that Brodsky’s attack is ‘disgusting’
By Arab News ·

Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup, Manga Arabia to publish ‘Road To 2034’ special manga

Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup, Manga Arabia to publish ‘Road To 2034’ special manga

  • Special edition manga is part of SAFF’s efforts to build on the excitement as the Kingdom prepares to host the first 48-team FIFA World Cup held in a single nation
  • Partnership highlights Saudi Arabia’s ambition to celebrate its culture and legacy as part of its FIFA World Cup bid
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Juventus readmitted to ECA after failed Super League revolt

Juventus readmitted to ECA after failed Super League revolt

  • Juve abandoned the ECA in order to push for the so-called European Super League
  • “I am pleased to welcome Juventus back to our family. Now, all top division clubs in over 20 countries are ECA members,” Al-Khelaifi said during the ECA’s General Assembly
By AFP ·