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#LIVE: #UK PM @Keir_Starmer received by President Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed on arrival in #UAE on Thursday arab.news/rbqtg

#BREAKING: Turkiye urges parties to adopt 'conciliatory' approach in #Pakistan talks #US #Iran #IranWar arab.news/rbqtg

#WATCH: Footage released by the @IDF shows what it says are strikes on #Hezbollah targets in #Lebanon, as @IsraeliPM @netanyahu says #Israel will continue hitting the group “wherever necessary” arab.news/8r9c2

#WATCH: Damage is seen at the Qasmiyeh bridge over the #Litani River near Tyre after #Israel struck it, following a military warning. The attack comes as #Lebanon observes a national day of mourning after deadly nationwide strikes #Hezbollah arab.news/8r9c2

#WATCH: Residents clean up debris amid destroyed buildings in #Beirut’s southern suburbs after overnight Israeli strikes, as #Lebanon declares a national day of mourning following one of the deadliest attacks of the conflict #Israel #Hezbollah arab.news/8r9c2

A high-level delegation from #India’s Ministry of Minority Affairs, during an official visit to #SaudiArabia, has reviewed preparations for #Hajj2026 arab.news/684ky

CEO of #UAE oil company ADNOC: Strait of Hormuz is shut and #Iran must open it without conditions and be held accountable for damages after attacks on facilities arabnews.com/node/2639352/m…

Two @UN agencies say more than a million #Sudanese #refugees face drastic cuts in life-saving aid such as food and water unless donors fill a funding shortfall of over $400m arab.news/r3zym

Executive Director @paaia Dr. Neda Bolourchi has urged caution amid fragile #IranWar ceasefire arab.news/njp7x

#OPINION: Security in #Gaza and #Lebanon cannot be achieved through buffer zones, only through a political settlement that addresses humanitarian needs and the root causes of the conflict, writes @daoudkuttab arabnews.com/node/2639345

#Syrian and #Iraqi anti-narcotics authorities seized around 1 million Captagon pills during raids aimed at cracking down on several international #drug trafficking networks. Read more below arabnews.com/node/2639348/m…

.@EmmanuelMacron will meet @Pontifex for the first time Friday during a visit to the @VaticanNews, against a background of the #Iran war that both have condemned arab.news/98baa

#UPDATE: #Pakistan PM @CMShehbaz said he spoke with #Lebanon's PM @nawafsalam, during which he condemned #Israel's aggression in the country and outlined Islamabad's commitment to #US-#Iran peace talks on Friday arab.news/8r9c2

#AlUla has recorded the highest improvement in IMD Smart City Index 2026, advancing from 112th place in 2025 to 85th this year arab.news/5g5ue

#OPINION: It is important for a new Lebanon based on federalism to be built, or we will repeat the same mistakes, writes Khaled Abou Zahr arabnews.com/node/2639343

#Lebanon’s cabinet instructs security forces to restrict weapons in #Beirut exclusively to state institutions, a day after #Israeli strikes across the country including in the heart of the capital arab.news/pkebh

#BREAKING: Israeli attacks in #Lebanon could cause 'peace process to fail': Merz arab.news/8r9c2

#BREAKING: Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, says World Health Organization arab.news/8r9c2