video Update Israel mobilizes reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel mobilizes reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

  • Reservist call up will be gradual and include 60,000, Israel’s military said last month
  • At least 86 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, and scores more were wounded in the past 24 hours
video By Reuters ·

Special Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

  • A constantly updated list of some 200 Palestinian journalists slain by Israel has become both a memorial and evidence
  • Israel restricts foreign press access, leaving local media workers to document the war while simultaneously surviving it
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Saudi crown prince, French president discuss situation in Palestine

Saudi crown prince, French president discuss situation in Palestine

By Arab News ·

UN ups number of staff detained by Yemen’s Houthis to 19

UN ups number of staff detained by Yemen’s Houthis to 19

  • The Houthis have been engaged in a civil war with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, since 2014, when they took control of Sanaa and most of northern Yemen
By AP ·

Russia expects ongoing Ukraine talks, tied to territorial changes, Lavrov says

Russia expects ongoing Ukraine talks, tied to territorial changes, Lavrov says

  • Ukraine says it is not for Russia to decide what Kyiv can or cannot join, while NATO says that Russia can have no veto over membership of the alliance which was formed in 1949 to counter the threat from the Soviet Union
  • In an indirect reference to Moscow’s continued opposition to Ukraine joining NATO, Lavrov said that “Ukraine should be guaranteed a neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status”
By Reuters ·

Closing Bell: Saudi main index holds steady at 10,667

Closing Bell: Saudi main index holds steady at 10,667

  • Parallel market Nomu slipped 1.12% to close at 25,642.38
  • MSCI Tadawul Index gained 1.92 points to reach 1,383.42
By Nirmal Narayanan ·

Special Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

  • A constantly updated list of some 200 Palestinian journalists slain by Israel has become both a memorial and evidence
  • Israel restricts foreign press access, leaving local media workers to document the war while simultaneously surviving it
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Special Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

Why documenting the deaths of journalists in Gaza is critical to ensuring justice

  • A constantly updated list of some 200 Palestinian journalists slain by Israel has become both a memorial and evidence
  • Israel restricts foreign press access, leaving local media workers to document the war while simultaneously surviving it
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Protest singer Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and aid flotilla

Protest singer Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and aid flotilla

  • The track, which features a chorus in Arabic, takes its title from a book by E. Mark Windle and will raise funds for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal
By Arab News ·
Kingdom to hold cultural week in Albania

Kingdom to hold cultural week in Albania

By Arab News ·

Spain’s EuroBasket title defense in jeopardy after loss to Italy

Spain’s EuroBasket title defense in jeopardy after loss to Italy

  • Greece and Italy have clinched two of the group’s four spots in the round of 16
  • Georgia play Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, so if Spain defeat Greece that same day, the Spaniards will advance
  • Luka Doncic scored 26 points as Slovenia overcame Iceland 87-79 to reach the last 16, qualifying France along the way
By AP ·