• How Bahrain’s billion-dollar waters are turning empty shores into floating villas and mega-yachts
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Bahrain's yacht rental market is experiencing rapid growth, fueled by rising affluence and strategic investments in maritime infrastructure. From short marina cruises to island excursions and superyacht charters, diverse options cater to...
  • Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    Senior Palestinian officials accuse Israel of deliberately stalling the negotiations in Qatar during the prime minister's US visit.
  • Syria after Assad: Journey through a war-ravaged nation in transition
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained rare access to sites across the war-ravaged nation, some of which have long been inaccessible to journalists. From Aleppo to the...
  • Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    We have warned the government repeatedly: the response has been pathetic. Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocide Dr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UK Our colleague...
  • UAE and GCC residents can now invest directly in Saudi Arabia’s main stock market, Tadawul
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Saudi Arabia has opened its main stock market, Tadawul, to direct investment by GCC residents for the first time. The move expands access beyond previous limits and is part of wider reforms to attract regional and global investors. It...
  • What is Emirates ID: How to get it, process, application, benefits, everything explained
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    This guide explains everything you need to know about the Emirates ID, including its purpose, benefits, and how to apply. Whether you’re a UAE citizen, expat, or GCC national, the Emirates ID is essential for accessing government...
  • Britain must hold Israel to account for settler violence in the West Bank | Letter
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Guli Francis-Dehqani, Rachel Treweek, Graham Usher, Christopher Chessun, the bishops of Chelmsford, Gloucester, Norwich and Southwark, say the UK government has a legal and moral duty to act As the war in Gaza persists, the situation in...
  • Netanyahu Ends Washington Trip Without a Gaza Truce
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met several times with President Trump, amid rising hopes of a cease-fire in Gaza, but there are still obstacles to a truce with Hamas.
  • Crackdown on Turkish opposition intensifies, with further arrests of mayors
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East
    Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is warning that the future of democracy in the country is at stake, as a legal crackdown against it intensifies. This month has seen three more city mayors arrested in...
  • They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.
  • Two French MPs to join new Gaza-bound aid boat
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Middle East
    A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including members of France's Unbowed party, and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel. 
  • UN says hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East
    Ten Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with Israel's army saying it issued new instructions to troops following...
  • Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    Concrete blocks placed by Israeli soldiers after October 7, 2023, according to local residents, are seen at one of the entrances to the West Bank village of Sinjil, impeding access for Palestinians, on July 9, 2025. A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.
  • Netanyahu flies home without a Gaza peace deal but still keeps Trump onside
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Israeli PM manages to avoid breach with US president through high-profile assurances he is seeking end to war Middle East crisis – live updates Benjamin Netanyahu arrived back in Israel on Friday without a ceasefire in the Gaza war...
  • Contributor: Alligator Alcatraz, the concentration camp in Florida, is a national disgrace
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    The camp appears designed to inflict suffering on detainees and to allow Florida politicians to exploit migrant pain for political gain.
  • The rise of side hustles in Qatar: Opportunities, risks and everything you need to know
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Qatar is witnessing a surge in side hustles, from tutoring to digital freelancing, driven by economic diversification goals. While these ventures offer opportunities for skill development and entrepreneurship, legal uncertainties and...
  • Qatar to compensate residents affected by debris after Iranian missile strike; 2-day deadline to submit claims
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Qatar has initiated a compensation program for citizens and residents whose properties were damaged by debris from intercepted Iranian missiles targeting the Al Udeid US base during the June Iran-Israel conflict. Following directives...
  • Forget the UAE Golden Visa: Bahrain’s residency offers more freedom, lower costs: Here’s the application process
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Bahrain's Golden Residency Visa, introduced in 2022, offers a cost-effective and flexible alternative to the UAE and Saudi Arabia's residency programs. With easier eligibility criteria, lower financial thresholds, and a straightforward...
  • Yes, Israel’s plan for Rafah would be a crime – but international law has never protected Gaza | Raja Shehadeh
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Palestinians continue to hold on to the practice we call sumoud – refusing to give up or leave – despite the world turning its back on us Over the past 21 long months of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, voices all over the world have...
  • Israeli government and military clash over proposed camp for Palestinians
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Military opposed to Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ plan, which a former Israeli PM has likened to a concentration camp A feud has broken between the Israeli government and the military over the cost and impact of a planned camp for...
  • Gaza: Missile strike kills children collecting water, Israel blames 'technical error'
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen were wounded in central Gaza when they went to collect water on Sunday, local officials said, in an Israeli strike which the military said missed its...
  • Trump says EU, Mexico to face 30 percent tariff from August 1
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East
    President Donald Trump on Saturday said major US trading partners the European Union and Mexico would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars.
  • The European Union strikes deal with Israel for more food and fuel in Gaza
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    The European Union is seeking ways to put pressure on Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, its top diplomat said, as member states weighed action against Israel over what they see as potential human rights violations.
  • Trump says he wants to deport 'the worst of the worst.' Government data tell another story
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
    There has been an increase of arrests since Trump began his second term. Yet the majority of people currently detained by ICE have no criminal convictions.
  • Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank, says family
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Ambulances were reportedly stopped from reaching Sayfollah Musallet after attack in which another Palestinian man was shot dead A 20-year-old Palestinian-American was killed by Israeli settlers while visiting relatives in the occupied...
  • Why was GTA V banned for 12 years in UAE and Saudi Arabia? Now rated +21 and approved for release
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    After nearly 12 years, Grand Theft Auto V is officially launching in Saudi Arabia and the UAE on July 17, 2025. Previously delayed due to mature content, the game now carries a 21+ rating. Its release marks a significant shift in...
  • Some of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    The assessment came as experts are trying to determine how long it would take Iran to rebuild its nuclear program in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes.
  • Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Absence of French president makes it less likely there will be announcement of recognition of a Palestinian state A UN summit on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel – postponed by the Israel-Iran war – has been rescheduled for...
  • Nearly 800 Palestinians killed trying to access aid in Gaza since May, UN says
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Nearly 800 people were killed while trying to access aid in Gaza since late May – with most of the fatalities occurring near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN human rights office said Friday.
  • Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups' opposition
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East
    Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe's southernmost tip, a move rights groups and opposition parties have...
  • '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...
  • Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Exclusive: MPs say in letter Gaza is being ethnically cleansed as Israeli defence minister plans ‘forcible transfer’ Nearly 60 Labour MPs have demanded the UK immediately recognises Palestine as a state, after Israel’s defence minister...
  • From Kerala to the Kingdom: The untold stories of women breaking stereotypes in Saudi Arabia
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Over 2.5 million Indians significantly contribute to Saudi Arabia's economy, with women's workforce participation rising to 35-36%. Reforms and advocates like Manju ensure expat rights, while opportunities expand in STEM, healthcare, and...
  • 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.
  • New Gaza-bound aid boat leaves Italy
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.
  • Syria: Kurdish fighters destroy weapons in historic step for peace
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Kawa Hassan, Nonresident Fellow with Stimson's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Program, is out guest.
  • The latest on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from NPR Topics: Middle East
    What is holding up a ceasefire deal in Gaza? NPR reports on the latest on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
  • BBC Gaza documentary breached guidelines, review finds
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from BBC News - Middle East
    BBC failed to disclose the narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone was the son of a Hamas official.
  • What made the extradition of Europe’s ‘Cocaine King’ Othman El Ballouti from UAE possible? Extradition law explained
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Othman El Ballouti, a top Belgian-Moroccan drug trafficker dubbed the “Cocaine King,” was extradited from Dubai to Belgium in July 2025 after his arrest in December 2024. His handover, part of a wider international crackdown, was enabled...
  • Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from NYT > Middle East
    The 2020 agreements addressed diplomacy and commerce, not conflicts or the Palestinians. Predictions that the deals would produce regional peace were baseless, analysts say.
  • Gaza strikes kill at least 38 as Israel and Hamas trade blame for stalled truce talks
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Indirect talks on a US proposal for a 60-day pause in fighting in Gaza remained deadlocked on Saturday as Hamas and Israel each accused the other of sabotaging attempts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Gaza's civil defence...
  • Middle East crisis live: Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – as it happened
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation The number of people killed by strikes in Gaza on Friday has risen to seven, according to the region’s civil defence agency,...
  • Hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza, UN says
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Ten Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with Israel's army saying it issued new instructions to troops following...
  • ‘I had a home, apartment, career’ … the Guardian’s Gaza diarist on the life he lost – and his journey into exile
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    The anonymous writer has seen horror after horror in the 21 months since he was driven from his home in Gaza City. How has he kept going? And does he have any hope left? On the morning of 7 October 2023, the author of the Guardian’s Gaza...
  • UAE: What is real estate tokenization? Dubai’s Prypco sells out Dh1.75 million tokenized villa in under 5 mins
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of India
    Real estate tokenization is transforming property investment by enabling fractional, blockchain-based ownership. In Dubai, Prypco Mint is leading this shift, selling out tokenized properties in minutes. Backed by regulators and aligned...
  • More than 80 killed in violent clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    At least 89 people have been killed in violent clashes between Bedouin tribes and local Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, a war monitor reported Monday. As the Syrian government scrambles to contain the unrest, Israel...
  • Erdogan rejoices as Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Middle East
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.
  • Conflict, Climate Change Push Migrants in Yemen to Return to Their Home Countries
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Inter Press Service » Middle East & North Africa
    People in Yemen impacted by war and climate shocks receive aid from the IOM. Photo credit: Majed Mohammed/IOM Yemen Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, driven by conflict, economic collapse and climate shocks, leaves migrants desperate to return to their home countries. In March 2025, the Global Data Institute Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded that...
  • Israeli airstrike kills at least 10, including six children, at Gaza water station, say health officials
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
    Nine killed in separate bombing of a home on Sunday and 31 others shot dead near aid distribution site on Saturday Middle East crisis – live updates An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 10 people, including six children, who were...
  • 'Hamas is an ideology: Impossible to achieve complete elimination' of Palestinian militant group
    Friday, July 11, 2025 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
    Ten Palestinians were reported killed waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to the nearly 800 killed seeking aid in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with Israel's army saying it issued troops new instructions following the repeated...
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