Update International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

  • The decision turns Netanyahu and the others into internationally wanted suspects and is likely to further isolate them and complicate efforts to negotiate a ceasefire to end the 13-month conflict
By Reuters ·

Update Amid Israeli incursion into southern Lebanon, airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs

Amid Israeli incursion into southern Lebanon, airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs

  • Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported three raids “within the third round of strikes on the southern suburbs today“
  • AFPTV footage showed columns of smoke rising from the area, usually a densely populated residential district but now largely emptied
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Dozens feared dead in Gaza after Israeli strikes

Dozens feared dead in Gaza after Israeli strikes

  • The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll from the resulting war has reached 43,985 people, the majority civilians
By AFP ·

Spanish aerobatic pilot Castor Fantoba puts on a spectacular air display in Riyadh

Spanish aerobatic pilot Castor Fantoba puts on a spectacular air display in Riyadh

  • World-class pilot soars high at Sand & Fun event
By Sulafa Alkhunaizi ·

UN could meet with Israel PM despite warrant: UN

UN could meet with Israel PM despite warrant: UN

  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Netanyahu have not spoken since the war started
  • UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said UN policy on contacts with people facing arrest warrants dates back to a document issued in 2013
By AFP ·

Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan’s capital Juba

Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan’s capital Juba

  • The gunfire began around 7 p.m. local time and continued sporadically for more than an hour before dying down
  • Analysts said the sacking of Akol Koor reflected a power struggle at the highest levels of government
By Reuters ·

Special An AI-powered tool aims to combat fake news in the Arab world and beyond graphic

An AI-powered tool aims to combat fake news in the Arab world and beyond

  • Developed jointly with EU academic institutions, FRAPPE is the brainchild of Preslav Nakov of Abu Dhabi’s MBZUAI
  • System trained with 23 different linguistic techniques, can identify specific persuasion and propaganda techniques
By Sulafa Alkhunaizi ·

Special An AI-powered tool aims to combat fake news in the Arab world and beyond graphic

An AI-powered tool aims to combat fake news in the Arab world and beyond

  • Developed jointly with EU academic institutions, FRAPPE is the brainchild of Preslav Nakov of Abu Dhabi’s MBZUAI
  • System trained with 23 different linguistic techniques, can identify specific persuasion and propaganda techniques
By Sulafa Alkhunaizi ·

Christian Dior retrospective opens in Riyadh

Christian Dior retrospective opens in Riyadh

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  • The exhibition, at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia until April 2, explores the legacy of the fashion designer and his successors through a specially curated narrative
By Arab News ·
Pep Guardiola signs a 2-year contract extension at Manchester City

Pep Guardiola signs a 2-year contract extension at Manchester City

  • The Catalan coach has overseen a period of unprecedented dominance since joining City in 2016
  • “I have a really special feeling for this football club,” he said
By AP ·