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Saudi Arabia releases Salma Al-Shehab after four years in prison

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities have released women’s rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab after she served four years of a 34-year prison sentence, which was initially imposed over her posts on X…
Hamas blasts Trump’s statement on ‘ownership’ of Gaza

Jerusalem: A senior Hamas official blasted President Donald Trump’s latest remarks about the US ownership of Gaza, as “absurd.” Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, said the comments “reflect a…

Iraqi PM reaffirms support for Lebanon

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani pledged to continue support for Lebanon after the latter’s recent formation of a new government, Iraqi government spokesman Basim al-Awadi said. Al-Sudani sent two congratulatory…
Trump: ‘All hell will break out’ if Hamas hostages not free by Saturday

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said “all hell will break out” if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages by Saturday 12 o’clock. “Hamas will find out what I mean,”…
Jordan sends 4,000 tents to Gaza

Amman: Jordan said that a convoy carrying more than 4,000 tents has arrived in Gaza to help provide safe shelter for families who have lost their homes amid the growing humanitarian challenges…
Israeli Cabinet to discuss Gaza ceasefire’s next phase

Jerusalem: Israel’s cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday. The Israeli delegation…
Trump says Gaza residents won’t have right to return

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have a right to return to Gaza which he plans for the United States to “own” as it is redeveloped and rebuilt.…

German Chancellor Scholz criticises Trump’s Gaza plan as ‘scandal’

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticised US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, calling it “a scandal.” Scholz and Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic…
Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza: Health authorities

Gaza: Israeli troops killed four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in two separate incidents in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-based health authorities said. “Three Palestinians were killed…
No one has power to displace Palestinians: Turkish President

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no one has the power to displace Palestinians from their homeland. “No one has the power to expel Gazans from their ancient and eternal…
West Bank Palestinians face more barriers, traffic woes after Gaza ceasefire

Ramallah: Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to…
‘City of Earth’: Saudi’s USD 63 bn Diriyah project draws Indian investors

New Delhi: Several Indian firms have shown a keen interest in investing in Diriyah, a USD 63-billion Saudi Arabian giga project, while some big names like Tatas and Oberois having already signed…
Pak PM Sharif to attend World Governments Summit in Dubai

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday on a two-day official visit to attend the World Governments Summit (WGS) in Dubai, the foreign…
Trump ‘determined’ to implement ‘revolutionary’ Gaza takeover plan: Israeli PM

Jerusalem: Israel is discussing US President Donald Trump’s “revolutionary, creative vision” on the Gaza Strip, the one that Trump is “very determined to implement,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Trump’s plan…
UN: Gaza ceasefire averted famine but truce collapse brings danger

Cairo: Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat…