Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf begins second season in Mexico The Saudi sovereign wealth fund-backed league's 2023 season will include three events at Trump golf courses as the legal battle with the rival PGA Tour heats up. Gulf
US transfers Pakistani brothers from Guantanamo Bay Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani and Mohammed Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani are being repatriated after nearly two decades in the US military prison. Their departure brings the remaining number of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to 32. Washington Pulse
Scientists: Time running out to save Istanbul from major earthquake Seismologists are calling for urgent measures to prepare Istanbul for a major earthquake expected in the near future, warning of catastrophic destruction in Turkey’s most populous city and economic capital. Turkey
Analysis Israel’s ultra-Orthodox seek to prohibit Passover non-Kosher food in hospitals Back in the coalition and in greater force, ultra-Orthodox parliamentarians exploit their political clout to advance religious legislation. By Mazal Mualem In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics
Lebanon's LGBTQ community faces digital exploitation, blackmail Lebanon's LGBTQ community is being targeted through social media platforms and dating apps, and the perpetrators are acting with impunity. Lebanon
Turkey says it killed major Istanbul bombing suspect in Syria drone strike The drone strike came a week after a Turkish prosecutor indicted 36 suspects including a top Syrian Kurdish commander, over their alleged links to the bombing attack in 2022. Turkey
Israel steps up military planning against Iran’s nuclear program Recent reports on Iran accelerating its uranium enrichment are pushing Israeli leaders to inspect concrete plans. Israel
Israel's Netanyahu government advances settlement expansion Israel's High Planning Committee advances plans approved by the government Feb. 12 for thousands of new housing units in West Bank settlements. Israel
Iran claims 'military exercises' behind Karaj explosions, gunfire Iranian state media said there was a military training exercise in the area, near the city of Karaj. The news follows an Iranian attack on an Israeli-linked ship and a suspected Israeli attack on an Iranian factory. Iran
US bolsters human rights criteria for arms sales The arms transfer policy takes into account how US weapons sales could be used to commit rights abuses. Washington Pulse
