video UAE announces Dubai Loop project in collaboration with Elon Musk at World Governments Summit

UAE announces Dubai Loop project in collaboration with Elon Musk at World Governments Summit

  • Pact revealed by Omar Sultan AlOlama, the UAE’s AI minister
  • Safe, high-speed transport, says Musk of Boring Co. project
video By Dalal Awienat ·

Trump to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine

Trump to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine

  • US President: A date for the meeting “hasn’t been set” but it will happen in the “not too distant future”
By Arab News ·

Update Hamas to release hostages as planned, apparently resolving ceasefire dispute

Hamas to release hostages as planned, apparently resolving ceasefire dispute

  • Hamas suspends handover of Israeli hostages over what it said were Israeli violations of the terms
  • Israel has called up military reservists to brace for a possible re-eruption of war in Gaza
By Agencies ·

Bulldozers and trucks carrying caravans wait to enter Gaza at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Construction equipment awaiting Gaza entry from Egypt: report

  • Israeli government spokesman said heavy machinery would not be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt
By AFP ·

Special Sri Lanka, UAE agree to boost economic ties, investment during Dissanayake visit

Sri Lanka, UAE agree to boost economic ties, investment during Dissanayake visit

  • Sri Lanka president was in Dubai to address the World Governments Summit
  • UAE was Sri Lanka’s 8th largest source of foreign direct investment in 2019
By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

124 journalists killed, most by Israel, in deadliest year for reporters

124 journalists killed, most by Israel, in deadliest year for reporters

  • The uptick in killings marks a 22 percent increase over 2023
  • Journalists murdered across 18 different countries, including Palestine's Gaza, Sudan and Pakistan
By AFP ·

124 journalists killed, most by Israel, in deadliest year for reporters

124 journalists killed, most by Israel, in deadliest year for reporters

  • The uptick in killings marks a 22 percent increase over 2023
  • Journalists murdered across 18 different countries, including Palestine's Gaza, Sudan and Pakistan
By AFP ·