NEW YORK: Ben & Jerry’s lost its bid Monday to block its parent company Unilever from selling its ice cream in West Bank settlements, which the US firm said would run counter to its values.
The company, known for its political activism, took the unusual step seeking an injunction after London-based Unilever announced it had sold its interest in the ice cream to an Israeli license-holder.

RIYADH: Normalization between Israel and Arab nations ought to occur in tandem with resolving the simmering regional conflict because the Abraham Accords alone have not fundamentally changed the situation for the Palestinians, Sven Koopmans, the EU special representative for the Middle East Peace Process, has said.

DUBAI: Even before the economic collapse in Lebanon, Syrian and Palestinian refugees living there were struggling to get by. Many chose to uproot themselves once again and set out in search of greater security overseas, often turning to people smugglers for help.

Now, the situation looks so hopeless that a growing number of Lebanese citizens who lack the means to pay for safe and legal passage abroad are also risking the same dangerous, illegal sea crossings to Europe.

BEIRUT: A specialist submarine paid for by Lebanese expats living in Australia on Monday located the wreckage of a so-called “Death Boat” which sank off the coast of northern Lebanon in April, killing more than 30 people, mainly women and children.

The remains of those trapped inside the vessel when it capsized on April 23 have been found, authorities said.

GAZA CITY: Israel’s refusal to release two Palestinian prisoners has raised tensions in the Palestinian arena, sparking fears about the possibility of a re-escalation.

The prisoners are Khalil Awawda, who has been on hunger strike for over 150 days, and Islamic Jihad leader Bassam Al-Saadi.

Islamic Jihad agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire during the latest round of fighting in Gaza — with the peace lasting for three days — in exchange for the release of Al-Saadi and Awawda.