Update Israeli official says the army won’t withdraw from a Gaza corridor in potential jolt to truce

Israeli official says the army won’t withdraw from a Gaza corridor in potential jolt to truce

  • Hamas confirmed that over 600 prisoners had been released overnight
  • Israel delayed the release of the prisoners on Saturday over Hamas’ practice of parading hostages
By AP ·

Palestinians sheltering in tents set up near the rubble of buildings in Gaza City, February 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt rejects proposal for it to run Gaza as ‘unacceptable’

  • “Any notions or proposals that circumvent the constants of the Egyptian and Arab stance (on Gaza)... are rejected and unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokesman said
By AFP ·

Special United Arab stance allows us to face region’s challenges, Aoun tells Omani minister

United Arab stance allows us to face region’s challenges, Aoun tells Omani minister

  • Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi: This visit proves that the sultan puts Lebanon as a priority
  • Macron expresses readiness to support Lebanon’s reconstruction through trust fund
By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan receives the message from his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Riyadh.

Saudi king, crown prince receive written messages from Azerbaijan president

  • Crown Prince Mohammed also received a written message from the President of Comoros Azali Assoumani on Wednesday
By Arab News ·

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

  • Hamas handed over the remains of four hostages overnight without any public display, and Israel released the 600 prisoners
By AP ·

Special US aid cuts hit Rohingya in Bangladesh refugee camps

US aid cuts hit Rohingya in Bangladesh refugee camps

  • US is the main aid donor for the Rohingya, contributing 55 percent of all foreign aid in 2024
  • Trump administration announced last month it was eliminating most of US global assistance
By SHEHAB SUMON ·

Hundreds of media figures call on BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary

Hundreds of media figures call on BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary

  • BBC pulled ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’ after it was revealed that one of its narrators, a 14-year-old boy, is the son of a Hamas deputy agriculture minister
  • Signatories, including Gary Lineker, Ken Loach and Jasleen Kaur Sethi, defended the documentary as ‘an essential piece of journalism’
By Arab News ·

Hundreds of media figures call on BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary

Hundreds of media figures call on BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary

  • BBC pulled ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’ after it was revealed that one of its narrators, a 14-year-old boy, is the son of a Hamas deputy agriculture minister
  • Signatories, including Gary Lineker, Ken Loach and Jasleen Kaur Sethi, defended the documentary as ‘an essential piece of journalism’
By Arab News ·