video Update Israel strikes on Beirut cause panic on the streets as Lebanese army spreads across the country

Israel strikes on Beirut cause panic on the streets as Lebanese army spreads across the country

video By NAJIA HOUSSARI - Nadia Al Faour and Anan Tello ·

Saudi FM urges Security Council to act to contain Mideast crisis

Saudi FM urges Security Council to act to contain Mideast crisis

  • Prince Faisal spotlighted the growing rift between a divided Security Council and the international consensus
By Arab News ·

Iran’s foreign minister accuses Israel of using US bombs in Beirut

Iran’s foreign minister accuses Israel of using US bombs in Beirut

  • Senior Hezbollah commanders were the target of Israel’s strike on the group’s central headquarters in Beirut’s suburbs on Friday
By Reuters ·

Special How NEOM Green Hydrogen Company is championing Saudi Arabia’s clean energy transition graphic

How NEOM Green Hydrogen Company is championing Saudi Arabia’s clean energy transition

  • NEOM is leading Saudi Arabia’s mission to become a top manufacturer and exporter of clean energy
  • The project aligns with Saudi Vision 2030, diversifying the Kingdom’s economy while cutting carbon emissions
By Haifa Alshammari ·

Update Series of Israeli strikes pound southern Beirut suburbs all night

Series of Israeli strikes pound southern Beirut suburbs all night

  • The explosions that shook southern Beirut were the fiercest to hit the Iran-backed movement’s stronghold since Israel and Hezbollah went to war in 2006
By AFP ·

Trump and Zelensky make nice after tensions over Ukraine war

Trump and Zelensky make nice after tensions over Ukraine war

  • Zelensky later said he presented Ukraine's "Victory Plan" to Trump and "we thoroughly reviewed the situation in Ukraine and the consequences of the war for our people”
  • The Ukrainian leader ehad met Trump’s election rival Kamala Harris, as well as President Joe Biden, on Thursday in Washington and both pledged their support for Ukraine
By AFP ·

Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing ‘bad’ stories on him

Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing ‘bad’ stories on him

  • Trump complained that the search engine displays only positive articles about his Democratic rival Kamala Harris
  • "Hopefully the Justice Department will criminally prosecute them for this blatant Interference of Elections,” he said in a post on his Truth Social platform
By AFP ·

Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing ‘bad’ stories on him

Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing ‘bad’ stories on him

  • Trump complained that the search engine displays only positive articles about his Democratic rival Kamala Harris
  • "Hopefully the Justice Department will criminally prosecute them for this blatant Interference of Elections,” he said in a post on his Truth Social platform
By AFP ·

Maggie Smith, star of stage, film, ‘Harry Potter’ series and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

Maggie Smith, star of stage, film, ‘Harry Potter’ series and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

  • Smith died early Friday in a London hospital
  • Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench
By AP ·
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crash at worlds

Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crash at worlds

  • Swiss Cycling said on X: “Our hearts are broken, we have no words.
  • The 18-year-old fell heavily competing in the women’s junior road race in driving rain in Zurich and was airlifted to hospital in a “very critical” condition
By AFP ·