Crown prince announces launch of Saudi Downtown Company for development
.The company will aim to improve infrastructure and build strategic partnerships with the private sector and investors by creating new opportunities Crown Prince…
Category: Middle East
Yemeni government agrees to extend UN-brokered truce for two months
.The government does not object to the renewal, but it does have some reservations,” the Yemeni government official told Arab News, preferring anonymity…
UN Yemen envoy expresses regret after truce expires without being extended
.The ceasefire has twice been renewed since April. 2 but expired on Sunday without being extended .Envoy said the extended and expanded truce…
International community urges Yemeni parties to renew truce
.Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Sunday urged the Houthis to “positively” comply with initiatives and efforts to renew the truce .Rashad…
Palestinian activists turn to TikTok amid Israeli anger over ‘propaganda videos’
.After Facebook, Instagram clamp down on content, Chinese-owned platform sees user surge Palestinian activists are turning to TikTok to rally against activities by…
Israel military kills 2 Palestinians during West Bank raid: Ministry
.The identities of the two men were not immediately known The Israeli military shot and killed two Palestinians during a raid in the…
Iranian students clash with riot police in Tehran
.Concern grew over violence at Sharif University of Technology overnight where riot police confronted hundreds of students .Footage shows shooting and screaming being…
Top Al-Shabab leader killed in joint operation: Somalia govt
The Somali government announced on Monday a top Al-Shabab militant, who had a $3.0-million US bounty on his head, had been killed in…
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
.The demonstration was quickly broken up by Taliban police .The bomber struck an education center Friday packed with hundreds of students in a…