Update Syria’s military ‘temporarily’ withdraws from Aleppo to prepare for counteroffensive

Syria’s military ‘temporarily’ withdraws from Aleppo to prepare for counteroffensive

  • Syrian military confirms militantss enter Aleppo, says dozens of soldiers killed
By Reuters ·

Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

  • Among the 32 killed, at least seven died in an Israeli strike on a house in central Gaza City
By Reuters ·

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

  • ‘Military infrastructure’ at the Syria-Lebanon border being used by Hezbollah for weapons smuggling
By AP ·

Special How researchers in Saudi Arabia are turning desalination waste into valuable resources graphic

How researchers in Saudi Arabia are turning desalination waste into valuable resources

  • Industry experts are working on technology to recover minerals from the highly saline waste liquid produced from desalination.
  • Brine, a byproduct from turning sea water into fresh water, can also be repurposed for energy production, KAUST professor says
By Tamara Aboalsaud ·

Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

  • Among the 32 killed, at least seven died in an Israeli strike on a house in central Gaza City
By Reuters ·

Namibians vote to wind up chaotic polls

Namibians vote to wind up chaotic polls

  • Electoral authorities prolonged voting until Saturday in presidential and legislative polls
  • The original election day was marred by logistical and technical failures that led to hours-long queues
By AFP ·

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

  • Police in the Chinese capital detained veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu in February 2022
  • ‘Sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison on no evidence declares to the world the bankruptcy of the justice system in China’
By Reuters ·

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

  • Police in the Chinese capital detained veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu in February 2022
  • ‘Sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison on no evidence declares to the world the bankruptcy of the justice system in China’
By Reuters ·

Aspiring GCC drivers make the most of GT World Challenge

Aspiring GCC drivers make the most of GT World Challenge

  • The so-called SAL GT Jeddah 2024 marks a crucial juncture for many of the GCC young drivers as they look to step up from regional to global competition
By SALEH FAREED ·