video US envoy’s anti-Hezbollah stance causes controversy in Lebanon

US envoy’s anti-Hezbollah stance causes controversy in Lebanon

  • Ortagus told reporters that she believes excitement from the Lebanese diaspora about the future of Lebanon “is largely in part, of course, because Hezbollah was defeated by Israel”
  • Ortagus said she informed Aoun that “we don’t want to look at Lebanon as a donor country”
video By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

France confident Lebanon can form government representing the country’s diversity

France confident Lebanon can form government representing the country’s diversity

  • The spokesman said that France hopes the Lebanese prime minister will find a formula to resolve the impasse
By Reuters ·

Update ICC ‘condemns’ US sanctions, vows to ‘continue providing justice’

ICC ‘condemns’ US sanctions, vows to ‘continue providing justice’

  • Israel praises Trump for imposing sanctions on 'immoral' ICC
By AFP ·

Farmer Saeed Sulail is pictured here at a Ramsi tomato farm in Qatif. (AN photo by Hind Alkhunaizi)

Renowned Ramsi tomatoes still a staple on Saudi tables

  • Local farmers have been growing the crop for centuries
  • Used in salads, stews, sauces, and the famous Kabsa dish
By Hind AlKhunaizi ·

People walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025. (REUTERS)

Hamas says Israeli block on diggers affecting extraction of hostages’ bodies

  • Of the 251 hostages Hamas seized in its unprecedented Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, 76 remain in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military has confirmed are dead
By AFP ·

A person holds an iPhone 15 Pro at the Apple campus, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP)

UK orders Apple to give it access to users’ encrypted accounts, Washington Post reports

  • UK’s office of the Home Secretary has served Apple with a document called a technical capability notice, ordering it to provide the access, as per Washington Post
By Reuters ·

Saudi e-commerce sales using Mada cards hit $53bn in 2024

Saudi e-commerce sales using Mada cards hit $53bn in 2024

  • Year-on-year growth of 25.82%, according to Saudi central bank data
  • Spending power, nation’s economic strength are ‘fueling market growth’
By Dayan Abou Tine ·

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

  • Since their takeover, the Taliban have excluded women from education, many kinds of work, and public spaces
By AP ·

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

  • Since their takeover, the Taliban have excluded women from education, many kinds of work, and public spaces
By AP ·