video Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

  • Trump said he might withhold aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don’t take Palestinian refugees being relocated from Gaza. He is to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday
video By Reuters ·

UN chief: Renewed hostilities in Gaza must be avoided at all costs

UN chief: Renewed hostilities in Gaza must be avoided at all costs

  • Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice
  • It claimed Israeli violated ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict
By Reuters ·

Saudi Arabia becoming international creator hub, says philanthropist Dylan Page video

Saudi Arabia becoming international creator hub, says philanthropist Dylan Page

By Dalal Awienat ·

Special Industry leaders optimistic about quantum computing breakthroughs in Saudi Arabia

Industry leaders optimistic about quantum computing breakthroughs in Saudi Arabia

  • Superpowered quantum computers have potential to shape industries, they say during discussion at LEAP tech conference in Riyadh
  • Development of the technology is difficult but Aramco and others are already working to deploy first quantum computer in the Kingdom
By Sulafa Alkhunaizi ·

Israel releases two Palestinians after raiding their bookshop in East Jerusalem

Israel releases two Palestinians after raiding their bookshop in East Jerusalem

  • Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna were released after being detained for selling books related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
  • Palestinian Jerusalem-based writer: “Why is the ‘only democracy in the Middle East’ afraid of books?”
By Arab News ·

Around 300 Swedes or Swedish residents joined Daesh in Syria and Iraq, mostly in 2013 and 2014.

Swedish woman jailed for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria

  • Accused of keeping Yazidi women and children as slaves at her home in Syria in 2015, Lina Ishaq was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
By AFP ·