Developing US and Russia meet for talks in Riyadh on Ukraine war

US and Russia meet for talks in Riyadh on Ukraine war

  • Two sides were expected to discuss ways to end the conflict in Ukraine and restore American-Russian relations
  • Conversation could pave the way for a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
By Arab News ·

Update UN says delay in Israel’s Lebanon withdrawal ‘violation’ of resolution on ending war

UN says delay in Israel’s Lebanon withdrawal ‘violation’ of resolution on ending war

  • UN: ‘Another delay in this process is not what we hoped would happen, not least because it continues a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006)’
By AFP ·

UN peacekeepers report deadly clashes in South Sudan

UN peacekeepers report deadly clashes in South Sudan

  • Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and “armed youth” in Nassir in Upper Nile state
By AFP ·

Calls mount for lifting of Western sanctions on Syria

Calls mount for lifting of Western sanctions on Syria

  • Human Rights Watch: Country ‘in desperate need of reconstruction and Syrians are struggling to survive’
  • Current sanctions were imposed on regime of Bashar Assad who was deposed in December
By Arab News ·

Vatican cancels hospitalized Pope Francis’s weekend events

Vatican cancels hospitalized Pope Francis’s weekend events

  • The Holy See had already indicated that the pontiff would stay longer in the hospital than initially believed due to a ‘complex’ clinical picture
  • It is latest of a series of health issues for the pope, who has undergone hernia and colon surgery since 2021, and uses a wheelchair for a sore knee
By AFP ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·