Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends
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Gaza ceasefire ‘not lasting peace solution’ and Etihad Rail plans Abu Dhabi-Dubai service
This is trending your daily rundown of news from the Middle East and around the world brought to you by the National. From Abu Dhabi, I'm Yesmin al-Taji and here are today's headlines. The Arab League has said that Gaza's ceasefire does not represent a solution to lasting peace in the region. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abu-Lred told the UN Security Council that true stability can only be achieved with the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders with the East Jerusalem as its capital. TikTok is facing backlash from US users who say the phrase "Free Palestine" has been flagged as "hate speech." TikTok was previously heralded for allowing pro-Palestinian content without bias. The apparent change follows a brief ban on the platform in the US at the weekend. TikTok returned to users' devices in the US just before President Donald Trump's inauguration. Once he took office, he ordered his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the ban. This danger rail service between Abu Dhabi and Dubai is set to become reality. Abu Dhabi Media Office said the new line operated by Etihad's rail would cut the journey time between the Emirates to 30 minutes. Trains will run it up to 350 kilometers per hour on a route that will pass through "key destinations and tourist attractions." Construction has yet to start and a date for the launch of the services was not revealed. That's all for this morning's headlines. You can get these stories at our site and visit thenationalnews.com/podcasts for more like this. It's me, Altaji, The National. [music]