Russia’s Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia-US talks

Russia’s Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia-US talks

  • Siluanov was speaking at the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies
  • US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker said
By Reuters ·

The program, which follows an advanced academic methodology, will accept applications until March 15.

King Salman academy launches third Arabic program for non-native speakers

  • Initiative aims to provide students with strong foundations in reading, writing, listening and spoken Arabic
By Arab News ·

A photo taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun, shows smoke rising from buildings in a southern Lebanese village

Lebanon official media say Israeli gunfire kills woman in border town

  • Lebanon’s army shortly later urged residents against heading to border areas where its forces had not completed deployment
  • NNA said Israeli “occupation forces shot in the direction of Hula neighborhoods after residents entered, leading to the death of a woman and the wounding of other people”
By AFP ·

In hospital, a resting Pope Francis sits out Sunday mass

In hospital, a resting Pope Francis sits out Sunday mass

  • Francis was admitted Friday to Rome’s Gemelli hospital with bronchitis, one of several bouts of flu or bronchitis he has caught in recent winters
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 ·

Bayern on track for title after keeping Leverkusen at bay

Bayern on track for title after keeping Leverkusen at bay

  • Bayern barely crossed the half-way line and failed to register a shot on target in the first half for the first time since 1992
  • Xabi Alonso’s champions were unable to find a way through