'I am very scared, I can’t sleep at night': Gaza's displaced children share their stories
With smiles belying the horrors they have witnessed, four Palestinian children in Gaza have told The National about life under bombardment and how ...
Pope Francis to travel to Dubai during Cop28 conference
Pope Francis will travel to Dubai for three days during the Cop28 climate conference, he has told Italian television. The pontiff said he w ...
'Birds of peace' give life to Lebanese woman stuck in Khan Younis
Fakhar Taj Shear's love for birds has kept her sane throughout years of war and conflict in the Gaza Strip. As thousands are fleeing their ...
Storm Bernard causes important damage to crops in Morocco
A violent storm hit Morocco over the weekend, accompanied by strong sand-laden winds reaching 106 km/h in some areas. The storms are attributed to ...
Jordan declares mourning for three days
Jordan declared Tuesday evening a three-day mourning period in honor of the martyrs of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza and those killed in the Israeli ...
Mo Salah donates to Gaza via Egyptian Red Crescent
Liverpool striker and the captain of Egypt’s national football team Mo Salah has donated to the people of Gaza through the Egyptian Red Cresc ...
Mesut Ozil shows his support for Palestine as the former Arsenal star includes their flag in post calling for a stop to the war with Israel
Former Arsenal and Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil has shown his support for Palestine in a message on social media. The retired German interna ...
Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious
While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s hap ...
'Nobody could help us' - Shock and anger in Israel's Ashkelon
Sunday should have been the start of the working week and the return to school in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, with the end of the Jewish ...
Saudi Arabia informs FIFA of its wish to host the 2034 World Cup
The Saudi Arabian soccer federation said it “submitted a letter of intent and signed declaration to FIFA to bid” in a vote that is open ...
Airlines cancel flights to Israel amid attacks
Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets ...
Amazon Kuiper: Jeff Bezos joins satellite internet race
Jeff Bezos, the founder of the online retail giant Amazon, is expanding his interests in space. On Friday he launched two prototype satelli ...
Netflix plans to raise prices after actors’ strike ends
Netflix is planning to raise the price of its ad-free service after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends, the Wall Street Journal report ...
Rishi Sunak promises more rail, road and bus links
The prime minister has pledged billions for transport projects across the country after scrapping the northern leg of the HS2 high speed rail link. ...
Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly
US regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that the internet giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...
Osiris-Rex: Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples
Dusty samples from the "most dangerous known rock in the Solar System" have been brought to Earth. The American space agency Nasa landed th ...
French iPhone 12 warning: European regulators examine alert on radiation levels
Several European countries say they will examine concerns the iPhone 12 is emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, after France ordered Apple ...
Apple forced to ditch lightning charger in new iPhone
Apple has confirmed its new iPhone will not feature its proprietary lightning charging port, after the EU forced it into the change. The te ...
Maria Ressa: Philippines Nobel laureate acquitted in court
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been acquitted in the last of five tax evasion cases filed against her in the Philippines, in what is being hailed a ...
Boats, planes and armoured train: How Kim Jong Un travels abroad
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to Russia's port city Vladivostok via bulletproof train to meet President Vladimir Putin. In ...