Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks at the WEF in Davos on January 21, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia’s FM announces landmark visit to Lebanon

  • The one-day trip on Thursday will mark the first visit by a high-ranking Saudi official to Lebanon since 2015
  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan welcomed the potential formation of a new government but emphasized the need for real reforms
By DANIEL FOUNTAIN ·

Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least 9 Palestinians killed

Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least 9 Palestinians killed

  • “We are acting systematically and resolutely against the Iranian axis wherever it extends its arms – in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Judea and Samaria,” Netanyahu said
  • The military said soldiers, police and intelligence services had begun a counter-terrorism operation in Jenin
By Reuters ·

Update Israel army chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’

Israel army chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’

  • Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said he was stepping down “due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for the (military’s) failure on October 7”
  • Shortly after his announcement, Major General Yaron Finkelman also resigned
By AFP ·

Saudi deputy minister meets newly appointed Bangladesh ambassador

Saudi deputy minister meets newly appointed Bangladesh ambassador

  • Al-Sati wished the ambassador success in his new role
By Arab News ·

Syria’s southern rebels loom large as the country’s new rulers try to form a national army

Syria’s southern rebels loom large as the country’s new rulers try to form a national army

  • Syria’s interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year
By AP ·

Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills at least 17

Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills at least 17

  • Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city in Central Java province sparked the landslide on Monday
By AFP ·

Lebanese social entrepreneur among Schwab Foundation awardees at WEF

Lebanese social entrepreneur among Schwab Foundation awardees at WEF

  • Aline Sara, co-founder of NaTakallam (Arabic for “we speak”), has been enabling refugees and other conflict-affected people to earn an income online
By Arab News ·

Lebanese social entrepreneur among Schwab Foundation awardees at WEF

Lebanese social entrepreneur among Schwab Foundation awardees at WEF

  • Aline Sara, co-founder of NaTakallam (Arabic for “we speak”), has been enabling refugees and other conflict-affected people to earn an income online
By Arab News ·

Buttler rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan match

Buttler rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan match

  • Captain Jos Buttler says England’s match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy should go ahead after calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights
By AFP ·