Lebanese, Syrian defense ministers ink deal after border security talks

Lebanese, Syrian defense ministers ink deal after border security talks

  • Border tensions between the two countries flared up earlier in March
By Arab News ·

Update Israel conducts first strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since truce

Israel conducts first strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since truce

  • The evacuation directive sent residents of the area into a panic
  • Netanyahu said on Friday Israel would continue to attack anywhere in Lebanon to counter threats and enforce the ceasefire accord

Sudan army says it has taken full control of Khartoum

Sudan army says it has taken full control of Khartoum

  • Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan had on Wednesday declared the capital “free” from the RSF
  • While the army holds the north and east, the RSF controls much of the south and nearly all of Darfur
By AFP ·

MESH Core Riyadh 2025 conference to unlock healthcare innovation

MESH Core Riyadh 2025 conference to unlock healthcare innovation

  • Healthcare innovation conference to be held under the patronage of education minister
By Rashid Hassan ·

Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression

Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression

  • “I suffered from severe urinary retention,” recalled elderly islander Omar Al-Hassan, saying an RSF member stopped him from crossing a bridge to see doctors
  • The RSF has either denied it violates human rights or said it would hold perpetrators to account, while accusing the army of widespread abuses
By Reuters ·

Trial of former President Sarkozy sheds light on France’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Qaddafi

Trial of former President Sarkozy sheds light on France’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Qaddafi

  • French families of victims of a 1989 plane bombing told the court about their shock and sense of betrayal
  • During the trial, Sarkozy has said he has “never ever betrayed” families of victims
By AP ·

‘No Other Land’ co-director criticizes Oscars organizers for response to Hamdan Ballal assault

‘No Other Land’ co-director criticizes Oscars organizers for response to Hamdan Ballal assault

  • Yuval Abraham accuses academy of failing to directly acknowledge incident, mention Ballal by name
  • In a letter, the academy said that while it ‘condemns harming or suppressing artists for their work or their viewpoints,’ it does not publicly comment on ‘social, political, and economic events’
By Arab News ·

‘No Other Land’ co-director criticizes Oscars organizers for response to Hamdan Ballal assault

‘No Other Land’ co-director criticizes Oscars organizers for response to Hamdan Ballal assault

  • Yuval Abraham accuses academy of failing to directly acknowledge incident, mention Ballal by name
  • In a letter, the academy said that while it ‘condemns harming or suppressing artists for their work or their viewpoints,’ it does not publicly comment on ‘social, political, and economic events’
By Arab News ·

Maja-Ajmia Zellama tackles cultural identity and grief in ‘Têtes Brûlées’ 

Maja-Ajmia Zellama tackles cultural identity and grief in ‘Têtes Brûlées’ 

  • The Belgian-Tunisian director discusses her Saudi-backed debut feature 
By Nada Alturki ·
’We don’t deserve bonus’: Man City boss Guardiola

’We don’t deserve bonus’: Man City boss Guardiola

  • Guardiola believes City have underachieved so badly that they will not deserve a bonus
  • “If we win, I don’t know how much but it is for the club,” Guardiola said
By AFP ·