Update 3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian guard killed in border gunbattle

3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian guard killed in border gunbattle

  • Exchange of fire reportedly took place around Nitzana border crossing between Israel and Egypt
  • Egypt and Israel coordinating on border incident; fighting along their shared border is rare
By Mohammed Najib ·

Update Turkiye’s Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president

Turkiye’s Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president

  • Erdogan’s inauguration in parliament will be followed by a lavish ceremony at his palace in Ankara
By AFP ·

Decaying vessel FSO Safer is moored off the coast of Ras Issa, Yemen, prior to the start of an operation led by the UN video

FSO Safer saga enters endgame with launch of UN-coordinated oil-removal operation

  • Crude carrier docks near decaying vessel off Yemen’s Red Sea coast to begin a complex recovery mission
  • UN officials say operation’s progress is good news for people, environment and idea of multilateralism
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Global Research Council re-elects Saudi Arabia as MENA region chair photos

Global Research Council re-elects Saudi Arabia as MENA region chair

  • The decision came during the 11th annual meeting of the Global Research Council in The Hague
  • The Kingdom presented a working paper on the challenges and opportunities faced by the research councils in the MENA region
By Arab News ·

50 Daesh terrorists, 168 family members repatriated from Syria to Iraq

50 Daesh terrorists, 168 family members repatriated from Syria to Iraq

  • Al-Hol camp, in Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria, is home to about 50,000 people including family members of suspected terrorists
By AFP ·

Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings

Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings

  • The five officers had been testifying before an examining magistrate since Saturday morning at the border town of Orestiada
  • Agents from the internal affairs division of the Greek police had been monitoring the five officers since October 2022
By AP ·

PIF’s joint venture with Ma’aden to help establish mining sector: top official

PIF’s joint venture with Ma’aden to help establish mining sector: top official

  • There is ‘as much as $1.3 trillion in untapped resources sitting under the ground in the country’
By Reina Takla - Nirmal Narayanan ·

‘What is a Woman?’ documentary tweet goes viral after Musk retweet

‘What is a Woman?’ documentary tweet goes viral after Musk retweet

  • Twitter owner’s move comes after platform accused of stifling free speech 
By Arab News ·

‘What is a Woman?’ documentary tweet goes viral after Musk retweet

‘What is a Woman?’ documentary tweet goes viral after Musk retweet

  • Twitter owner’s move comes after platform accused of stifling free speech 
By Arab News ·

Nkunku helps Leipzig defend German Cup title

Nkunku helps Leipzig defend German Cup title

  • A year after scoring a second-half goal which sent the 2022 final to penalties, Nkunku broke the deadlock after 71 minutes
  • "When you win something like this, then you just have to celebrate -- and that's what we'll do," Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer told Germany's ZDF network
By AFP ·