These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Nov. 4 at 6pm GMT. - US VP Vance says Iran war is ‘the reason we lost’ midterms - Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, will become first Muslim senator - Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives - Israeli president accepts certified election results in blow to Netanyahu’s claim of vote fraud - Khamenei’s ‘unity of fronts’ remarks revive Lebanese fears of new war Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

Saudi artist uses natural inks to brings 1,000-year-old poetry to life in Diriyah arab.news/yb63v

Philippine authorities seize 200 kg of methamphetamine, worth around $21 million, at Manila port. arab.news/naea2

Trump says ‘largely true’ Iran war caused midterms loss, after Vance comments arab.news/gn6u3

The Paraguayan opposition presented a motion to remove President Santiago Pena from office over the Central Bank’s seizure of a major lender linked to him, a lawmaker told AFP on Wednesday arab.news/rdz2z

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French regional bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed fraudulent transactions amounting to around 100 million euros ($112 million) arab.news/ytfr4

Yemen’s armed forces say they had carried out 1,322 operations against Houthi targets, made gains on the ground on Al-Jawf fronts arab.news/psejc

Yemeni government forces capture several Houthi positions in Al-Jawf province and make further advances in Taiz as part of Operation “Dawn of Yemen,” according to the military spokesperson arabnews.com/middle-east/yem…

A collection of tales about Saudi Arabia was among the cultural works produced by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission that went on display at the 2026 Algiers International Book Fair on Wednesday arab.news/gf2pr

.@realDonaldTrump acknowledges that the war on Iran drove up gasoline prices and contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections, but says he would make the same decision again to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon arab.news/gn6u3

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is seen off as he leaves Riyadh after visiting Saudi Arabia on Wednesday arab.news/6s389

Senator-elect @AbdulElSayed says that Michigan voters had rejected “a hateful, spiteful campaign” after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races arab.news/v5f9b

The parliament in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region elects a speaker, more than two years after elections were held, with the chamber still riven by party divisions arab.news/4vzrv

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, urge pursuing diplomatic solutions to regional crises to reduce tensions and strengthen security and stability arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/sa…

Arab and international media representatives call for stronger editorial partnerships, action against misinformation and responsible use of AI in an initiative announced at the end of the 2026 Media Cooperation Forum on the Belt and Road arabnews.com/media/arab-medi…

The editor-in-chief of Al-Riyadh newspaper, Hani Wafa, calls for stronger, lasting media partnerships among countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to help promote dialogue and improve coverage of development cooperation arabnews.com/media/al-riyadh…

🔴 BREAKING: Netanyahu claims 'serious suspicions' of foreign interference in vote arab.news/vgj2a

The UN warns that the besieged city of Taiz is running out of basic goods as renewed fighting blocked roads and choked supply lines, and the prices of essential items had increased as much as fivefold arab.news/6ufuc

🔴 BREAKING: Senator-elect El-Sayed, target of GOP’s harshest attacks, tells AP Michigan voters rejected ‘hateful, spiteful’ rhetoric arab.news/5p9nf

🔴 BREAKING: Eisenkot vows to 'deepen' US-Israel partnership if he becomes PM arab.news/yn82m