Lebanon facing ‘catastrophic’ situation as 600,000 displaced: UN

Lebanon facing ‘catastrophic’ situation as 600,000 displaced: UN

By AFP ·

Hezbollah repels Israeli incursions as deadly clashes continue

Hezbollah repels Israeli incursions as deadly clashes continue

  • The two sides exchanged fire early in the day across the Labouneh area, near the coastal border town of Naqoura
  • The Lebanese border region experienced an unprecedented barrage of airstrikes from Tuesday night through Wednesday
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Saudi Arabia launches insurance policy to protect expatriate workers

Saudi Arabia launches insurance policy to protect expatriate workers

  • Authorities to enforce penalties for employers who fail to meet their obligations, official says
By Lama Alhamawi ·

Special How Israel’s war on Hezbollah risks creating a lost generation in Lebanon graphic

How Israel’s war on Hezbollah risks creating a lost generation in Lebanon

  • War and mass displacement have brought the nation’s education system, already crippled by economic crisis, to the brink of collapse
  • Schools across Lebanon have been repurposed to house families displaced by Israeli airstrikes, depriving children of an education
By Razia Desai ·

Deaths and repression sideline Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ahead of Myanmar vote

Deaths and repression sideline Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ahead of Myanmar vote

  • Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi remains enduringly popular in Myanmar
  • Many in Myanmar would see the polls as a ‘cunning’ attempt by the junta to ‘earn some veneer of legitimacy’
By AFP ·

Low carbon concrete solution to land in Saudi Arabia as UK’s Next Generation SCM and Nizak Mining Co. partner

Low carbon concrete solution to land in Saudi Arabia as UK’s Next Generation SCM and Nizak Mining Co. partner

  • Joint venture leverages advanced technology to create a premium SCM using a pioneering process that is highly energy efficient
  • First factory under this venture will be established in Riyadh, targeting the start of production by the third quarter of 2025
By NOUR EL-SHAERI    ·

Israeli journalist arrested in Lebanon after entering with foreign passport

Israeli journalist arrested in Lebanon after entering with foreign passport

  • Joshua Tartakovsky entered together with other reporters using a British passport
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Israeli journalist arrested in Lebanon after entering with foreign passport

Israeli journalist arrested in Lebanon after entering with foreign passport

  • Joshua Tartakovsky entered together with other reporters using a British passport
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·