Jordanian, Saudi wedding traditions to look out for at the royal celebrations 

Jordanian, Saudi wedding traditions to look out for at the royal celebrations 

By Haifa Alshammari and Hams Saleh ·

Royal wedding: Jordanian, Saudi public recall the past as they gather to watch history in making

Royal wedding: Jordanian, Saudi public recall the past as they gather to watch history in making

  • ‘For Jordanians of my generation who watched King Abdullah II’s marriage ceremony in 1993, a great deal of memories are going to re-emerge,’ Amman-based Basel Quol told Arab News
  • A fan in New York is planning to host a special mansaf dinner for the occasion
By Saeb Rawashdeh and Sulafa Alkhunaizi ·

Italian government lifts restrictions on export of military weapons to Saudi Arabia

Italian government lifts restrictions on export of military weapons to Saudi Arabia

  • The decision ended an embargo that began in 2019
By Francesco Bongarrà ·

UN chief rejects Sudan’s call to axe his envoy but ‘Security Council has final say over UNITAMS mission’

UN chief rejects Sudan’s call to axe his envoy but ‘Security Council has final say over UNITAMS mission’

  • SG Guterres briefs council over ‘shock’ request at closed talks
  • Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan claims Volker Perthes is ‘partisan’
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

NATO presses Turkiye to drop objections to Sweden’s membership as summit looms

NATO presses Turkiye to drop objections to Sweden’s membership as summit looms

  • The military organization wants to bring Sweden into the fold in time for the summit in Lithuania next month
  • Turkiye’s government accuses Sweden of being too lenient on terrorist organizations and security threats, including militant Kurdish groups and people associated with a 2016 coup attempt
By AP ·

Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned content

Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned content

  • WhatsApp has previously been fined for its alleged refusal to comply with Russian data law and store Russian users’ data on servers in the country
By Reuters ·

Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned content

Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned content

  • WhatsApp has previously been fined for its alleged refusal to comply with Russian data law and store Russian users’ data on servers in the country
By Reuters ·