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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for airport attack
At least 12 people have been killed after a Houthi attack at Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday.
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Riyadh vows response to airport attack, Yemen strike reported
At least 12 people have been killed after a Houthi attack at Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday.
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Riyadh vows response to airport attack, US weighs involvement
At least 12 people have been killed after a Houthi attack at Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday.
Politics
UK Greens’ deputy leader Mothin Ali warns of rising racism in UK
The Green Party deputy leader tells The New Arab that inflammatory political rhetoric risks reviving the racial hostility experienced by earlier generations.
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Thousands march in London to mark three years of Gaza genocide
Pro-Palestine demonstrators demand an arms embargo and sanctions against Israel, saying the new UK government’s change in rhetoric must be matched by action
Health
UK health body ends sponsorship of Israeli drug firm Teva
The Royal College of Pharmacy dropped the Israeli company, saying that its actions did not align with its values.
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Multiple wounded in suspected Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
Eyewitnesses reported seeing an explosion and then seeing multiple people lying injured on the ground inside the airport
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Trump ends decades-old restrictions on direct US-Lebanon flights
The Lebanese president on Saturday welcomed Trump’s decision to revoke four orders issued between 1985 and 2007 that restricted air links with Lebanon.
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Fatigue, ’carelessness’ causing casualties among Israeli forces
Recent incidents resulting in deaths and injuries of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon and Gaza are raising concerns within the Israeli military establishment.
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Major Saudi conferences to proceed despite deadly airport attack
Riyadh is sticking to plans to convene global events and trying to draw in investment even amid escalating war with the Iran-backed Houthis
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Hundreds protests at FedEx Oakland over Israel arms shipments
FedEx, one of the world’s largest package shipping companies, currently sends weapons parts to Israel for its F-35 fighter jets.
Politics
Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets poll for Sept 2027
Legislative and presidential elections have not been held since 2005-06, when Hamas won the elections and later seized the Gaza Strip.
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Nearly 50,000 women, girls killed or wounded by Israel in Gaza
Latest UN figures show that at least 11,700 women are left with injuries so severe that they now live with lifelong disabilities.
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Outrage after Syrian universities bar women from several majors
Places at universities and technical institutes are allocated based on high-school results and preferences, but some programmes are restricted by gender.
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Yemen govt say advancing against Houthis around Bab al-Mandeb
Clashes in western Yemen, specifically around the strait, have killed at least 63 people in the past 24 hours
Technology
Lebanon bets on AI while struggling to keep the lights on
The initiative will provide training in generative AI and prompt engineering, aiming to equip one million people with practical skills to use AI tools.
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Journalists to protest in Cairo over arrest of six journalists
The planned protest comes after the detained journalists told their lawyers they had been beaten, handcuffed, and forced to film confessions.
Politics
India detains ’cockroach’ leaders ahead of Delhi election demo
The demonstration is the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision