• UAE: From Bugatti Veyron to Rolls-Royce, why Dubai Police uses world’s fastest, most luxurious supercars
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Dubai Police's iconic fleet redefines law enforcement with a world-leading collection of supercars, electric vehicles, and even a flying hoverbike. More than just performance, these vehicles symbolize innovation, prestige, and strategic...
  • UAE: Dubai to introduce universal icons to expose levels of human and AI contribution in writing and content creation
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Dubai has launched the world’s first Human–Machine Collaboration (HMC) Icons system to clarify the role of AI in content creation. Developed by the Dubai Future Foundation, it labels human and machine contributions in research, design,...
  • Moon review – gripping thriller follows an ex-cage fighter standing up to injustice
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    An Austrian trainer goes to Dubai to work with three teenage sisters, and realises they are trapped. But there is no hero-saviour narrative in Kurdwin Ayub’s film This claustrophobic drama-thriller sticks two fingers up at white saviour...
  • Sheikh Mohammed, Ruler of Dubai, turns 76: A look at how he celebrates his birthday
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, turned 76 this year. Known for his humble style, he often celebrates his birthday quietly, focusing on family, kindness, and Emirati...
  • A young Palestinian American man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    A funeral has been held in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for a Palestinian American citizen from Florida and another Palestinian man, who Palestinian officials say were killed by Israeli settlers.
  • Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Traders affiliated to Iran-backed rebel group found to have been running weapon stores on social media for years Arms dealers affiliated with Houthi militants in Yemen are using X and Meta platforms to traffic weapons – some US-made – in...
  • Saudization explained: What it means for jobs, expats, and employers in Saudi Arabia
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Saudization is a government policy requiring private companies in Saudi Arabia to hire more Saudi nationals. It aims to reduce unemployment and build local talent, especially in the private sector. While expats face more competition in...
  • 'What Israel is doing is a clear signal to Damascus against consolidating power in the South'
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Nanar Hawach, senior analyst for Syria at the International Crisis Group, about the sectarian violence in Syria and the Israeli airstrikes on Damascus. He says that 'what Israel is doing is a clear...
  • Many Mexican immigrants swept up in L.A. raids are deeply rooted in U.S.
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    Almost half of Mexican immigrants detained in ICE raids in the L.A. area have been in the U.S. for more than a decade.
  • Trump officials vow to intensify immigration raids despite legal challenges, bad polls, public backlash
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    A Gallup poll shows that fewer Americans than in June 2024 back strict border enforcement measures, and more now favor offering undocumented immigrants pathways to citizenship.
  • Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse on death row
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a Yemeni man, was set to be executed on Wednesday.
  • Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    Israel intervened in sectarian violence in Syria and attacked the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
  • Barabak: Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He's blowing smoke
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not in the governor's power after voters created a nonpartisan commission.
  • Why So Many Afghans Have Been Forced Out of Iran
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with...
  • Relatives mourn Palestinian American beaten to death by Israeli settlers: ‘He made everyone feel loved’
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Sayfollah ‘Saif’ Musallet, 20, was an ice-cream shop owner in Florida, and a beloved member of a tight-knit family with deep ties to the US and Palestine When Fatmah Muhammad thinks about her younger cousin Sayfollah Musallet,...
  • Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they...
  • Dozens killed in clashes between Druze and Bedouin in southern Syria
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    Fighting continues in parts of Suweida province as the Syrian interior ministry sends forces to intervene.
  • Europe gives Iran deadline to contain nuclear programme or see sanctions reinstated
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    UK, France and Germany say without firm commitment from Iran by 29 August they will reapply embargos that were lifted 10 years ago The EU will start the process of reinstating UN sanctions on Iran from 29 August if Tehran has made no...
  • Israel Strikes Syria’s Capital, Sending Warning to Government
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.
  • Israel bombs Syria army HQ, fighting reignites in Syria's Druze city of Sweida
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Fighting between Syrian government forces and local Druze fighters continued in the southern Druze city of Sweida on Wednesday, violating a ceasefire announced only a few hours earlier that aimed to quell days of deadly sectarian...
  • At Least 20 Killed in Stampede Outside a Gaza Aid Site
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    There were conflicting accounts from Palestinian and aid officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
  • Dubai’s rarest shopping bonanza: 90% off, AED 1 million prize, cars, everything you need to know
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    The Great Dubai Summer Sale 2025 runs from July 18 to August 10, offering up to 90% off across 3,000+ stores and 800 brands. Shoppers can enjoy flash sales, loyalty rewards, and enter prize draws by scanning receipts. Major prizes...
  • New health rules in Dubai: Medical tests now required for visas, jobs, and driving licences
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Starting late July 2025, Dubai will require medical tests for anyone applying for or renewing residence visas, work permits, or driving licences. The tests must be done at approved clinics and will screen for infectious diseases. The...
  • At least 20 killed in crush at US-backed GHF aid site in Gaza
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    For the first time, the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation confirms deaths at one of its sites.
  • Another key ally quits Netanyahu's governing coalition in a major blow to Israel's leader
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Israeli government members from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Shas announced on Wednesday their resignation, protesting the ruling coalition's failure to pass a law to exempt their community from military service. However, the party...
  • Case of 'El Chapo' son cooperating with U.S. prosecutors roils Mexico
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum plans a defamation case against the attorney for Ovidio Guzmán López, one of El Chapo's sons.
  • US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    Israel says it is "working to save our Druze brothers", but Syria accuses it of "treacherous aggression".
  • 'It's simply horrific that a family would risk their life to find food and water for their beloved'
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to the IFRC spokesperson Tommaso Della Longa about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid continued Israeli strikes. He stresses that there is no safe place for civilians or humanitarian workers today in...
  • Israel launches strikes on Damascus as sectarian violence flares in southern Syria – video
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Missile strikes collapsed four floors of the Syrian defence ministry on Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday. State media said at least two officers had been wounded. The attack came after Syrian security forces were sent to Sweida,...
  • Crush at Gaza aid site kills at least 20 Palestinians as Israeli strikes kill 41 more
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Dozens of Palestinians have died in a stampede at a Gaza aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Wednesday, the group said, in the first acknowledgment of deadly violence at its operations. The...
  • An Israeli restaurant owner quits a controversial Gaza food program after criticism
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    Protesters enter Miznon Hardware Lane in Melbourne, Australia, July 4. Demonstrators clashed with staff at the restaurant, which is co-owned by Shahar Segal, who had joined the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a spokesperson. Segal has since left his role with the controversial Gaza food distribution group. Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.
  • Syrians in Turkey weigh returning home... or staying put
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    Millions of Syrians fled during the civil war more than a decade ago. After the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, many are considering returning home. But what is left to return to?
  • ‘Easy Money, Heavy Cost’: Israeli campaign warns citizens against spying for Iran
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Israel is urging its citizens to resist the urge to spy for Iran with a nationwide advertising campaign launched on Wednesday, saying that the consequences outweigh any financial reward. "For 5,000 shekels is it worth ruining your...
  • Syria: 'Sweida has been a real focal point of violence'
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias. "Sweida has been a real focal point of violence," said FRANCE 24's correspondent in...
  • Top visa-free destinations for UAE residents in 2025: Rules and stay limits explained
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    UAE residents holding a valid residency visa and passport can visit many countries visa-free or with visa-on-arrival in 2025. Destinations include Armenia, Georgia, Seychelles, and more, offering easy short-term travel across Asia,...
  • Syrians in Turkey Decide Whether to Return Home
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at...
  • EU budget proposal launches two years of tense talks and likely farmer showdown
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East
    The European Commission will kickstart two years of tense negotiations when it unveils its proposal Wednesday for the EU's long-term budget including funding reforms that risk renewed confrontation with farmers.
  • UAE: What is Darb app? Why it’s now as important as your car keys in Abu Dhabi
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Abu Dhabi has introduced new paid parking zones and upgraded signage, making the Darb app essential for all drivers. The app lets you pay for parking and tolls digitally, helping you avoid fines. With clear rates and easy payments, the...
  • Trump accuses Schiff of mortgage fraud, which Schiff calls false 'political retaliation'
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    After President Trump alleged Tuesday that California Sen. Adam Schiff had committed mortgage fraud, Schiff dismissed the claim as a 'baseless attempt at political retribution.'
  • Can the courts stop Trump's mass immigration arrests around L.A.? Here is what we know
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    There have been many legal challenges to President Trump's California immigration sweeps, but one in particular could dramatically alter the policy.
  • France among EU states to test age-check app to protect children online
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East
    France and four EU countries will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users' ages, the European Commission said Monday.
  • Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, governor says
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    The Israeli military said it had struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah.
  • Trump administration asks appeals court to lift restrictions on SoCal immigration raids
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    After a federal judge in Los Angeles barred "roving patrols" by immigration agents in seven California counties, the Trump administration asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to resume operations that lawyers for the state have argued...
  • At least 20 Palestinians killed in crush at food distribution site in southern Gaza
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Gaza Humanitarian Foundation guards used teargas or pepper spray on crowds, say health authorities and witnesses Middle East crisis – live updates At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in a crush at a food distribution site in...
  • Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    Israeli warplanes pounded Syrian government buildings in Damascus, escalating its campaign against Syria's new authorities amid heavy clashes between government forces and the country's Druze minority.
  • The BBC has alienated everyone with its Gaza coverage. After this latest failure, who will be left to defend it? | Owen Jones
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    The decision to take Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone off iPlayer was not necessary – and has opened it up to further accusations of bias For a genocide to occur, everything that people think is wrong has to first be turned on its head....
  • How did Wizz Air Abu Dhabi manage to keep fares so low? Which airlines now offer the best alternatives?
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the first European low-cost carrier in the Gulf, will exit on September 1, 2025, citing regulatory, geopolitical, and operational barriers. Its departure ends a six-year chapter of ultra-affordable connectivity to 30+...
  • Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect...
  • EU accused of ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ of Palestinians over failure to confront Israel
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza war Middle East crisis – live updates Europe live – latest updates The EU has been accused of a “cruel and unlawful betrayal” of...
  • Gaza father's outrage after Israeli strike kills son 'searching for sip' at water point
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday.
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