<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.arabnews.com/main-category/media" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>Media</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/main-category/media</link>
    <description></description>
    <language>en</language>
<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
     <atom:link href="https://www.arabnews.com/taxonomy/term/2096/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
      <item>
    <title>YouTube to roll out AI video generation model Veo 3 on Shorts in MENA</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621708/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/article-authors/gabriele-malvisi&quot;&gt;GABRIELE MALVISI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 2025-11-07 10:05&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: YouTube announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Veo 3, Google’s most advanced AI video generation model, on YouTube Shorts — free of charge to selected countries in the MENA region — over the coming weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	The announcement came during YouTube’s flagship advertiser event, Brandcast, marking the platform’s renewed push into AI as it seeks to solidify its regional presence against competitors TikTok and Meta’s Instagram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/07/4655769-691094943.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1400&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;The announcement came during YouTube’s flagship advertiser event, Brandcast. (Supplied)&quot; title=&quot;The announcement came during YouTube’s flagship advertiser event, Brandcast. (Supplied)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/youtube&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>sherouk.maher</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621708 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Italian news agency journalists denounce death threats after colleague laid off over Gaza reconstruction question</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621674/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/article-authors/gabriele-malvisi&quot;&gt;GABRIELE MALVISI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 2025-11-06 21:08&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: Journalists at Italy’s news agency Nova have condemned death threats they received days after one of their colleagues was dismissed following a question about whether Israel should pay for Gaza’s reconstruction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Gabriele Nunziati, a Brussels-based correspondent covering the EU for Rome’s Nova, was let go late last month after he questioned European Commission chief spokesperson Paula Pinho about Israel’s responsibility for rebuilding Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655636-890927839.png&quot; width=&quot;1721&quot; height=&quot;1062&quot; alt=&quot;The National Federation of the Italian Press, alongside the International and European Federations of Journalists, condemned the firing and criticized Nova for censorship. (Screenshot)&quot; title=&quot;The National Federation of the Italian Press, alongside the International and European Federations of Journalists, condemned the firing and criticized Nova for censorship. (Screenshot)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/SecondNakba&quot;&gt;War on Gaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/italy&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/journalist&quot;&gt;journalist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/eu&quot;&gt;EU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/nova-news-agency&quot;&gt;Nova news agency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>gabriele.malvisi</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621674 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>BBC’s Middle East online editor sues Owen Jones over Gaza bias allegations</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621669/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 2025-11-06 19:32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: Raffi Berg, the BBC’s Middle East online editor, has launched legal action against British journalist Owen Jones over an article that alleged institutional bias in the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza, it was revealed on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Court documents filed at the High Court show Berg is suing Jones for libel over the piece— The BBC’s Civil War Over Gaza — published on the Drop Site website in December last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655616-1818061440.jpg&quot; width=&quot;670&quot; height=&quot;428&quot; alt=&quot;Raffi Berg, the BBC’s Middle East online editor, has launched legal action against British journalist Owen Jones over an article that alleged institutional bias in the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. (Reuters/File Photo)&quot; title=&quot;Raffi Berg, the BBC’s Middle East online editor, has launched legal action against British journalist Owen Jones over an article that alleged institutional bias in the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. (Reuters/File Photo)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/SecondNakba&quot;&gt;War on Gaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/category/tags/uk&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/bbc&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>daniel.fountain</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621669 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>‘AI president’: Trump deepfakes glorify himself, trash rivals</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621590/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/taxonomy/term/111606&quot;&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 2025-11-06 05:59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	WASHINGTON:  In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks — an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by a sitting American president.&lt;br /&gt;
	Trump has ramped up his use of artificial intelligence-generated content on his Truth Social channel since starting his second White House term, making his administration the first to deploy hyper-realistic fake visuals as a core communications strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655436-1260574255.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on November 05, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Getty Images via AFP)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/donald-trump&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/ai&quot;&gt;AI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/deepfakes&quot;&gt;deepfakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>romulo</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621590 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Palestinian-American author sues Oxford Union over censored speech on YouTube</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621581/world</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 2025-11-06 01:26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: Palestinian American author Susan Abulhawa is suing the Oxford Union in the UK, seeking an apology and compensation for damages after parts of a speech she gave during a debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were removed from a video posted by the union on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655402-1944310745.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;600&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa delivers her speech during an Oxford Union debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict in Oxford, UK, November 2024. (Screengrab from YouTube/@OxfordUnion)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/susan-abulhawa&quot;&gt;Susan Abulhawa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/palestinian-american&quot;&gt;Palestinian-American&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/oxford-union&quot;&gt;Oxford Union&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sajjadkk</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621581 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Award-winning producer Waseem Mahmood hails Saudi Arabia’s creative transformation</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621515/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wed, 2025-11-05 16:44&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	RIYADH: Veteran media executive and producer Waseem Mahmood OBE recently received the Outstanding Contribution to Media Award 2025 at the Asian Media Awards in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	The honor recognizes his four-decade career in shaping diverse storytelling — from early Asian programming at the BBC to his recent work in Saudi Arabia’s creative sector.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	The awards celebrate excellence across journalism, television and digital media, honoring those advancing inclusion and diversity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655228-123129742.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;658&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Veteran media executive and producer Waseem Mahmood OBE received the Outstanding Contribution to Media Award 2025 at the Asian Media Awards in the UK. (Supplied)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655229-594148110.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;655&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Veteran media executive and producer Waseem Mahmood OBE received the Outstanding Contribution to Media Award 2025 at the Asian Media Awards in the UK. (Supplied)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/asian-media-awards&quot;&gt;Asian Media Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/waseem-mahmood&quot;&gt;Waseem Mahmood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/saudi-broadcasting-authority-sba&quot;&gt;Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>seamus.obuachalla</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621515 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Israeli prisons treated like another war front after Oct. 7, says freed Palestinian author</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621416/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Tue, 2025-11-04 19:29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	DUBAI: Palestinian author Nasser Abu Srour, who was released last month after 32 years in captivity, said torture and brutality inside Israeli prisons had intensified in the past two years, turning detention centers into “another front” of the conflict in Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Abu Srour was among more than 150 Palestinians serving life sentences who were freed under a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal. He was exiled to Egypt, where he was placed in a five-star hotel in Cairo — a jarring contrast, he said, to the conditions he endured during imprisonment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654991-974089561.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;627&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;After 32 years of torture and unheeded appeals, Nasser Abu Srour struggled to believe until that his name was on the list of prisoners to be released. (AFP)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israel-prison-service&quot;&gt;Israel Prison Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israel-palestine&quot;&gt;Israel-Palestine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/gaza-war&quot;&gt;Gaza war&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>zaira.lakhpatwala</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621416 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Oscar-winning Palestinian films daily ‘Israeli impunity’ in West Bank</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621413/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/taxonomy/term/111606&quot;&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;ID:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;1762272112960747100&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Tue, 2025-11-04 11:17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	AT TUWANI, Palestinian Territories: Armed with his camera, Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra has spent years in the occupied West Bank documenting what he describes as the impunity Israelis enjoy in their mistreatment of Palestinians.&lt;br /&gt;
	From his terrace, he points to the nearby Israeli settlement of Maon, just a short distance away. The view appears calm, but he said incidents involving settlers and Israeli soldiers take place almost daily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654982-874092599.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1130&quot; height=&quot;753&quot; alt=&quot;About three million Palestinians live in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967. Some 500,000 Israelis live there in settlements deemed illegal under international law. (AFP/File)&quot; title=&quot;About three million Palestinians live in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967. Some 500,000 Israelis live there in settlements deemed illegal under international law. (AFP/File)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/no-other-land&quot;&gt;No Other Land&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/settlers&quot;&gt;Settlers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/basel-adra&quot;&gt;Basel Adra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/west-bank&quot;&gt;West Bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>rbksa</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621413 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Mona Ziade, acclaimed journalist who chronicled Lebanon’s civil war and Arab-Israeli diplomacy, dies at 66</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621368/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/taxonomy/term/120821&quot;&gt;AP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;AP&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;ID:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;1762245887326753800&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Tue, 2025-11-04 08:38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	BEIRUT: Mona Ziade, who helped The Associated Press cover major events out of the Middle East during the 1980s and ‘90s, including the taking of Western hostages during Lebanon’s civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks, has died. She was 66.&lt;br /&gt;
	Ziade died Tuesday morning at her home in Beirut from complications of lung cancer after undergoing treatment for months, her daughter Tamara Blanche said. Blanche said that her mother had been unconscious in the hours before she passed away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654869-1278774288.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;924&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Ziade, a dual citizen of Lebanon and Jordan, launched her journalism career with United Press International in Beirut in 1978 before joining the AP four years later. (Institute for Professional Journalists)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/mona-ziade&quot;&gt;Mona Ziade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/lebanon&quot;&gt;Lebanon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>rbksa</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621368 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>White House restricts reporters’ access to part of press office</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621047/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/taxonomy/term/111606&quot;&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sat, 2025-11-01 02:57&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday barred reporters from accessing part of the White House press office without an appointment, citing the need to protect “sensitive material.”&lt;br /&gt;
	Journalists are now barred if they do not have prior approval to access the area known as Upper Press — which is where Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s office is located and is near the Oval Office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/01/4654037-1754188097.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;799&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, left, listens, aboard Air Force One as he travels from Tokyo, Japan, to South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/donald-trump&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/us-white-house&quot;&gt;US White House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>romulo</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2621047 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Sky News team confronted by Israeli troops during West Bank reportage</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620995/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 2025-10-31 16:06&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: A Sky News reporting team was confronted by Israeli troops during a recent assignment in the West Bank, the network disclosed on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Adam Parsons, Sky News Middle East correspondent, recounted that the Israeli military approached as his crew was filming a segment focused on the olive harvest season in Palestine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	“As we film, an Israeli military vehicle comes along a track and stops in a cloud of dust,” he wrote in the reportage titled “Defiance in the West Bank — despite encroaching threat from ‘unwanted neighbours.’”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/31/4653903-1923029409.jpg&quot; width=&quot;2560&quot; height=&quot;1440&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;A growing number of settlers, supported by the government and shielded by military protection, have established makeshift outposts in the territory, often with little accountability. (Sky News/Screenshot)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/sky-news&quot;&gt;Sky News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/west-bank&quot;&gt;West Bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israeli-settlers&quot;&gt;Israeli settlers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>gabriele.malvisi</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2620995 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Watchdogs call for journalist protection amid El-Fasher blackout</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620896/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 2025-10-30 18:45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	LONDON: Human rights and media organizations are calling for the protection of journalists amid a near-total communications blackout in El-Fasher following the city’s fall to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	A limited and scattered stream of reports have emerged of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the North Darfur capital city, with the Sudanese government accusing the RSF of killing over 2,000 civilians during the past weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/30/4653660-391847548.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1300&quot; height=&quot;728&quot; alt=&quot;This image grab shows RSF fighters holding weapons and celebrating in the streets of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur. (AFP)&quot; title=&quot;This image grab shows RSF fighters holding weapons and celebrating in the streets of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur. (AFP)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ClashesInSudan&quot;&gt;Sudan Unrest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/rapid-support-forces-rsf&quot;&gt;rapid support forces (RSF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/journalists&quot;&gt;Journalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>gabriele.malvisi</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2620896 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>US jails two men for 25 years over plot to kill Iranian-American reporter</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620782/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/taxonomy/term/111606&quot;&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;ID:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;1761767978979466900&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wed, 2025-10-29 19:38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	NEW YORK: A US judge jailed two men for 25 years each Wednesday for a plot allegedly hatched by Tehran to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, her team confirmed to AFP.&lt;br /&gt;
	Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, both members of an eastern European criminal gang, orchestrated a failed plot to assassinate campaigning reporter Alinejad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/29/4653362-822811994.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1130&quot; height=&quot;753&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad walks out of a Manhattan court after two Russian mobsters were sentenced to 25 years for plotting to assassinate her, New York, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/masih-alinejad&quot;&gt;Masih Alinejad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/john-bolton&quot;&gt;John Bolton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/qasem-soleimani&quot;&gt;Qasem Soleimani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>rbksa</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2620782 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Google, Amazon agree to Israel’s ‘wink’ demand to signal foreign data access, investigation reveals</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620760/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/arab-news&quot;&gt;Arab News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wed, 2025-10-29 19:24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	DUBAI: Tech giants Google and Amazon agreed to use a secret code to warn their client, the Israeli government, if their data was being handed over to foreign law enforcement, according to a joint investigation by The Guardian, Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine, and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	The agreement was part of a $1.2 billion cloud-computing deal inked in 2021, known as Project Nimbus. It stemmed from Israel’s concerns that the data it stores on these tech companies’ cloud platforms could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/29/4653292-810774891.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;682&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Agreement stemmed from Israel’s concerns that data it stores on tech companies’ cloud platforms could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement authorities. (AFP)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/israel-0&quot;&gt;#israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/category/tags/google&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/amazan&quot;&gt;Amazan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>zaira.lakhpatwala</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2620760 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title>Fast Company Middle East, MCN release white paper linking DEI to economic growth in the region</title>
    <link>https://www.arabnews.com/node/2620752/media</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;article author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rbitem-author/zaira-lakhpatwala&quot;&gt;Zaira Lakhpatwala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wed, 2025-10-29 18:25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	DUBAI: Fast Company Middle East and regional advertising group Middle East Communications Network have released a new white paper highlighting the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as a powerful driver of creativity, business performance and sustainable economic growth across the Middle East.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Titled “The Middle East’s Inclusive Economy,” the white paper draws on proprietary survey data, statistics and regional case studies to explore the impact of DEI across sectors such as finance, oil and gas, hospitality, healthcare and retail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/10/29/4653272-215010489.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1153&quot; height=&quot;649&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;Governments across the region are increasingly adopting DEI into policy and regulatory frameworks. (Supplied)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Main category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/main-category/media&quot;&gt;Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Tags:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/mcn&quot;&gt;MCN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/tags/dei&quot;&gt;DEI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>zaira.lakhpatwala</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">2620752 at https://www.arabnews.com</guid>
  </item>
  </channel>
</rss