Souraya Noujaim appointed as director of Louvre Abu Dhabi
Rahnuma:DUBAI: Souraya Noujaim has been appointed director of Louvre Abu Dhabi as the museum prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2027. The appointment was announced by the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi. Noujaim succeeds Manuel Rabate, who led the museum from its opening in 2017 until his departure was announced earlier […]
Where We Are Going Today: A meal with a view at Emily’s Brasserie in Riyadh
Rahnuma:RIYADH: Located on the 18th floor of Radisson Collection Residences in Riyadh, Emily’s Brasserie is a recent international dining concept that offers an all-day menu and expansive views. I visited for dinner when the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows and outdoor terraces provide a particularly appealing perspective of the Riyadh’s skyline. Open daily from 7 a.m. until […]
Israelis commemorate Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked
Rahnuma:NETANYA, Israel: Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians still grapple with. In southern Israel, families will mourn at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran three […]
Yahya Sinwar: A public image haunted by scenes of destruction
Rahnuma:On April 30, 2022, Yahya Sinwar (1962–2024), then head of Hamas’ political bureau in the Gaza Strip, warned of a broad “regional religious war” if Israel continued its attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and Jerusalem. He urged representatives of Palestinian factions and their armed wings to prepare and remain ready. Yet no one imagined […]
Israel army destroys memorials to Palestinians on October 7 anniversary
Rahnuma:Israel’s military destroyed on Wednesday memorials across the West Bank to Palestinians accused of killing Israelis or who died in clashes, on the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, the army and local officials said. The military took action across the occupied West Bank “to destroy monuments to terrorists,” an army spokesperson told AFP, […]
UAE strongly condemns continued Houthi targeting of Saudi civilian facilities and vessels
Rahnuma:DUBAI: The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthis’ continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic facilities Saudi Arabia, as well as Saudi vessels in the southern Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. “This continued targeting constitutes a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a threat to its […]
Mayor of Turkiye’s secular stronghold Izmir joins Erdogan’s party
Rahnuma:ANKARA: The mayor of Izmir, Turkiye’s third-largest city and a bastion of its secular opposition, joined President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP) on Wednesday, amid a crackdown on the opposition in which dozens of mayors have been jailed. Cemil Tugay, elected mayor in 2024 as a candidate of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) […]
Israeli fire kills Palestinian in West Bank settler clash
Rahnuma:NABLUS: A Palestinian man was killed and nine people were injured during an Israeli settler attack followed by army intervention in an occupied West Bank village on Wednesday, according to the mayor and the Palestinian health ministry. The Palestinian health ministry said 44-year-old Ali Al-Bazzari died and nine others were injured “as a result of […]
Can a weakened Hezbollah still change the equation — or is it refusing to acknowledge defeat?
Rahnuma:BEIRUT: Thursday marks three years since the first war between Hezbollah and Israel sent shockwaves through southern Lebanon, after the group opened what it called a support front for Gaza. A second war followed in March, when Hezbollah again entered the conflict under the banner of supporting Iran. The result has been an expansion of […]
Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say
Rahnuma:BEIRUT: Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict. Hezbollah received the cash last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold […]
