video Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback

  • A cadre of billionaires and tech titans were given prominent positions in the Capitol Rotunda, mingling with Trump’s incoming team before the ceremony began
video By AP ·

Arab Gulf leaders, Jordan’s king, Palestine’s president congratulate Trump on his inauguration

Arab Gulf leaders, Jordan’s king, Palestine’s president congratulate Trump on his inauguration

  • Trump says he wants to be ‘peacemaker, unifier’
  • Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq expresses wish for Trump’s success in second term as US president
By Arab News ·

Saudi ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar and US President Donald Trump pose for a picture at inauguration ceremony.

Saudi ambassador to US represents Kingdom at Trump inauguration ceremony

  • Princess Reema bint Bandar passes on congratulations of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Trump as he begins second term as US president
By Arab News ·

Jeddah’s oldest school to begin new chapter as museum

Jeddah’s oldest school to begin new chapter as museum

  • We still visit to remember the good old days, says 82-year-old alum
By SALEH FAREED ·

 Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. (AFP)

Syria’s de facto leader congratulates Trump, looks forward to improving relations

  • In early January, Washington issued a sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria for six months in an effort to ease the flow of humanitarian assistance
By Reuters ·

Musk’s hand gesture during Trump inauguration festivities draws scrutiny photos

Musk’s hand gesture during Trump inauguration festivities draws scrutiny

  • Biting his bottom lip, he thumped his right hand over his heart, fingers spread wide, then extended his right arm out, emphatically, at an upward angle, palm down and fingers together
By Reuters ·

Special WEF panel offers first impressions of Donald Trump’s new order

WEF panel offers first impressions of Donald Trump’s new order

  • Experts contemplate how the president’s ‘America First’ doctrine will mesh with the WEF’s globalist ethos
  • Davos panelists predict a lighter touch on tech regulation, more protectionism, and greater unpredictability
By GABRIELE MALVISI ·