Pakistan interior minister in Saudi Arabia amid renewed tensions in Middle East

  • The development follows tit-for-tat weekend strikes that threatened an interim US-Iran peace deal
  • Saudi Arabia, other Gulf nations have strongly condemned Iran’s latest attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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Experts see dialogue as only way out amid increasing Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan

  • Islamabad says its airstrikes have targeted militant hideouts in response to attacks inside Pakistan
  • Analysts say these operations have not yielded positive outcomes and only escalated bilateral tensions
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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Family demands stern punishment for perpetrators of minor girl’s rape, murder in Pakistan’s Sargodha

  • Muntaha Zahra, 7, was allegedly raped and murdered inside a grocery store after she went there to buy something
  • Pakistan reported 3,606 cases of child abduction, rape in 2025, according to non-governmental organization Sahil
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Pakistan to host ‘first of its kind’ Indus Waters Treaty conference, seeks consensus on dams

  • Pakistan information minister says global water, legal experts to attend seminar on Indus Waters Treaty
  • Pakistan says will highlight India’s violations of Indus Waters Treaty, highlight Islamabad’s rights under it
By Iqra Hussain ·

Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14

  • Cause unknown ⁠and investigation ongoing
  • Energy ministry extends its deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims
By Arab News ·

Vessels avoid Omani route through Hormuz after ship attack

  • Only four tankers and one container ship used the Omani southern corridor to enter the Gulf on Sunday
  • Traffic slowed on Saturday after a vessel was struck while transiting the strait
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German police say six dead in youth center shooting

  • Suspected gunman and a second alleged perpetrator were arrested, police said, adding that investigations into what precisely happened were ongoing
  • Germany has some of Europe’s strictest gun laws — they require anyone under 25 to pass a psychiatric exam before applying for a gun license — and mass shootings are relatively rare
By AFP ·

What Saudi Arabia can learn from the 2026 World Cup property boom

  • Residential market is projected to reach $164.85bn in 2026, up from $154.61bn in 2025
By Miguel Hadchity ·

Manchester City hires Enzo Maresca as manager to replace Pep Guardiola

  • The 46-year-old Maresca was City’s academy coach in the 2020-21 season and Guardiola’s assistant in 2022-23
By AP ·

Ready for their close-up: Saudi stars dazzle at opening of 12th Saudi Film Festival

  • ‎‏With the theme of ‘Cinema of the Journey,’ event offers a selection of Arab and international films exploring idea of journeys and movement as essential story elements
  • The longest-running celebration of film in the Kingdom, the festival has since its launch in 2008 become a key showcase and driver of Saudi and Gulf cinema
By Jasmine Bager ·