video Frankly Speaking: Is a Palestinian state more remote than ever?

Frankly Speaking: Is a Palestinian state more remote than ever?

  • Riyad Mansour rejects forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, wants Israeli PM Netanyahu to face justice at ICC for war crimes
  • The permanent observer of Palestine to the UN says the PA appreciates “Saudi Arabia’s principled position on statehood”
video By Arab News ·

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. (File/AFP)

US Middle East envoy says phase two Gaza talks to continue this week

  • Witkoff said he had “very productive and constructive” calls on Sunday with Netanyahu, Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s director of intelligence
By Reuters ·

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron. (File/SPA/AFP)

Saudi crown prince discusses regional developments with French President Macron

  • During the call, areas of joint cooperation and regional and international developments were discussed
By Arab News ·

US Secretary of State arrives in Riyadh

US Secretary of State arrives in Riyadh

By Arab News ·

Jordan’s Princess Iman welcomes first child

Jordan’s Princess Iman welcomes first child

By Arab News ·

Israeli drone strike hits car in southern Lebanon, state news agency says

  • Deepest strike in the country since a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect in late November
By AP ·

Singapore opposition leader fined for lying to parliament

Singapore opposition leader fined for lying to parliament

  • Pritam Singh, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, was found guilty on two counts of lying
  • Singh, who said he would appeal the court’s decision, was fined S$7,000 ($5,200) for each charge
By AFP ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·

Update ‘Conclave’ and ‘Brutalist’ share BAFTA honors as Anna Kendrick looks to Georges Chakra archive

‘Conclave’ and ‘Brutalist’ share BAFTA honors as Anna Kendrick looks to Georges Chakra archive

  • “Conclave”, which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal corralling conniving clergy as they elect a new pope, was also named outstanding British film and took trophies for editing and adapted screenplay
  • US filmmaker Brady Corbet took the BAFTA for best director for “The Brutalist,” while leading man Adrien Brody scooped up the best actor gong
By Arab News and AFP ·
Inside Ittihad: How club CEO oversaw an on-pitch revolution at Jeddah giants

Inside Ittihad: How club CEO oversaw an on-pitch revolution at Jeddah giants

  • In the final part of a series about the current Saudi Pro League leaders, Arab News spoke to Domingos Soares Oliveira about the club’s transformation since his arrival in 2023
By Paul Williams ·