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Pilgrims can be seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (@AlharamainSA)

Eid Al-Adha on May 27 after crescent sighted in Saudi Arabia

  • The sighting of the crescent marks the start of the month in which Hajj takes place
  • The pinnacle of the pilgrimage, the day of Arafat, will take place on Tuesday May 26
By Arab News ·

Update Iran media says ‘no tangible concessions’ in US response to Iran proposal

Iran media says ‘no tangible concessions’ in US response to Iran proposal

  • Washington gave a five-point list which included a demand for Iran to keep only one nuclear site in operation
  • Also in the list was a demand to transfer Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium to the United States
By AFP ·

Frankly Speaking: New US-Iran nuclear agreement is the only way, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

Frankly Speaking: New US-Iran nuclear agreement is the only way, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

  • While backing a fresh deal, veteran Israeli politician questions strategy behind latest US-Israeli military offensive against Iran
  • Says Israel needs political plans, not just force, to deal with challenges, likens settler attacks in the West Bank to ethnic cleansing
By Arab News ·

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Pilgrims can be seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (@AlharamainSA)

Eid Al-Adha on May 27 after crescent sighted in Saudi Arabia

  • The sighting of the crescent marks the start of the month in which Hajj takes place
  • The pinnacle of the pilgrimage, the day of Arafat, will take place on Tuesday May 26
By Arab News ·

Frankly Speaking: New US-Iran nuclear agreement is the only way, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

Frankly Speaking: New US-Iran nuclear agreement is the only way, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

  • While backing a fresh deal, veteran Israeli politician questions strategy behind latest US-Israeli military offensive against Iran
  • Says Israel needs political plans, not just force, to deal with challenges, likens settler attacks in the West Bank to ethnic cleansing
By Arab News ·

A house is on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack in the village of Subbotino, Naro-Fominsk District, in the Moscow region.

Indian worker killed in Ukraine drone attack on Russia, embassy says

  • A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region and one in the Belgorod region
By AFP ·

‘We are in a phase as big as the printing press’: How Jordan became Arab world’s blueprint for media literacy

‘We are in a phase as big as the printing press’: How Jordan became Arab world’s blueprint for media literacy

  • In interview with Arab News, Jordan Media Institute dean Dr. Ziad Rifai discusses urgent need to equip citizens with tools to navigate today’s information ecosystem
  • Working alongside UNESCO and the Jordanian government, JMI has spearheaded 2 successive national media literacy strategies, establishing Jordan as a regional model
By GABRIELE MALVISI ·

‘We are in a phase as big as the printing press’: How Jordan became Arab world’s blueprint for media literacy

‘We are in a phase as big as the printing press’: How Jordan became Arab world’s blueprint for media literacy

  • In interview with Arab News, Jordan Media Institute dean Dr. Ziad Rifai discusses urgent need to equip citizens with tools to navigate today’s information ecosystem
  • Working alongside UNESCO and the Jordanian government, JMI has spearheaded 2 successive national media literacy strategies, establishing Jordan as a regional model
By GABRIELE MALVISI ·