9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (191+ words) Warnings surrounding El-Obeid, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Kordofan region, carry an unsettling familiarity. UN officials have cautioned that the opportunity to prevent a full-scale assault is rapidly disappearing, while humanitarian agencies describe a city being isolated through drone…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (274+ words) JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed an armed militant in the "security zone" under its control in south Lebanon. "Earlier today (Saturday), IDF soldiers identified an armed terrorist operating inside the Security Zone, in the Majdal…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago  (341+ words) BEIJING: Iran's ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz " an idea rejected by Washington " while assuring that "friendly" nations would receive special treatment. The initial deal struck between Iran…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (590+ words) RAMALLAH: Organized terrorism carried out by settler gangs against Palestinian settlements in Jenin, Nablus, Jerusalem, and Hebron in the West Bank is a dangerous escalation of violence, according to the Palestinian leadership. Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the attacks…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago  (385+ words) ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday hailed a strong partnership between Islamabad and Washington as a contributor to regional peace and security in a message marking US Independence Day, crediting US President Donald Trump with helping broker last year's…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (431+ words) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said "on Saturday he would deliver a speech to mark the country's 250th anniversary on the National Mall "no matter what," as summer thunderstorms threatened to delay or disrupt the event. Authorities had ordered a crowd…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (145+ words) Arab News Israel hasn't said who its soldiers abused. Two Gaza mothers think it's their son - His mother said Osama suffers from mental health issues and that a "normal person would not take his son to that area" near the…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (214+ words) Arab News ANKARA: Turkish "President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Middle East peace efforts could not succeed "without regional backing and that Israel must not be allowed to "dynamite" the US-Iran peace deal Speaking alongside Pakistani Prime Minister…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago  (116+ words) Arab News Saudi foreign ministry official receives UAE Consul General in Jeddah - Al-Mansoori expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome and said he looked forward to strengthening cooperation and coordination during his tenure in the Kingdom JEDDAH: Fareed bin Saad…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago  (368+ words) TEHRAN: Representatives of Tehran-backed militant groups attended the funeral ceremonies of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday, with envoys from Hezbollah and Hamas meeting with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, state media reported. Tehran has for years provided support…...