video Update Palestinians mourn the death of their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their shelter in Deir El-Balah.

Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details

  • Israeli official: ‘We are close, we are not there yet’
  • Hamas says negotiations in final steps
video By Reuters ·

Special Nawaf Salam to begin consultations to form Lebanese government

Nawaf Salam to begin consultations to form Lebanese government

  • Nawaf Salam: ‘I am not one of those who exclude or marginalize anyone; rather, I advocate for unity and national partnership’
  • Salam: ‘The time has come to begin a new chapter rooted in justice, security, progress and opportunities for Lebanon to be a country of free people equal in rights and duties’
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an event at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. (AFP) video

Blinken proposes UN role, Palestinian state path in Gaza

  • “We’ve long made the point to the Israeli government that Hamas cannot be defeated by a military campaign alone,” Blinken said
  • Blinken said that Gaza should be under the control of the Palestinian Authority
By AFP ·

New study documents reptile species in King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve 

New study documents reptile species in King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve 

  • Researchers identified 31 species — 25 lizards and six snakes — following 1,551 field observations within the reserve
By Arab News ·

Gulf Print and Pack expo debuts in Saudi Arabia

Gulf Print and Pack expo debuts in Saudi Arabia

By Ghadi Joudah ·

Guards check on a prisoner at the Kadhafi-era political prisoners jail Ain Zara in Tripoli on November 16, 2011. (AFP file photo

UN Libya mission alarmed by reported torture footage in detention facility

  • The UN mission said the footage was consistent with what it described as “documented patterns of human rights violations in detention facilities across Libya”
By Reuters ·

Australia summons Russian ambassador over reports captured soldier killed

Australia summons Russian ambassador over reports captured soldier killed

  • Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia had been maintaining “a very difficult relationship for many years” with Russia under different governments
By Reuters ·

World Economic Forum adds Aramco facility to its Global Lighthouse Network

World Economic Forum adds Aramco facility to its Global Lighthouse Network

  • The network recognizes industrial sites that use advanced technologies to boost performance, operations and sustainability
  • North Ghawar Oil Producing Complex is the 5th Aramco facility to earn a place in the network
By Arab News ·

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

  • Rumors circulated Monday that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is considering selling the platform’s US operations to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X
  • Congress legislation could force TikTok to divest its US operations, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or shut it down
By AFP ·

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’

  • Rumors circulated Monday that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is considering selling the platform’s US operations to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X
  • Congress legislation could force TikTok to divest its US operations, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or shut it down
By AFP ·

Sam Curran and Sherfane Rutherford shine as Desert Vipers record second-consecutive ILT20 win

Sam Curran and Sherfane Rutherford shine as Desert Vipers record second-consecutive ILT20 win

  • Curran was unbeaten on 42 and Rutherford added 40 off 18 balls as the Vipers reached their target of 120 in 17.4 overs to defeat Gulf Giants
  • Bowlers set the tone for the Vipers early, with captain Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Amir dismantling the Giants’ batting order
By Arab News ·