Warner Music launches new Middle East label with multi-media company Merwas

Warner Music has signed a partnership with Merwas, a leading digital multimedia-technology, content creation and production company based in Riyadh to establish a new record label. Warner Music and Merwas will collaborate to sign, develop and...

Amid Middle East peace plan, some students express unease over shaky process

MERCED, Calif. — The attacks in Israel by Hamas two years ago on Oct. 7th sparked a fresh conflict in the Middle East and a fresh wave of protest over war interventions by the United States. The protests were largely led by students at college...

Miami Leaders Seeking Nonstop Flights to East Asia, Middle East

Officials in Miami are pushing for new routes connecting the city to destinations in East Asia, the Middle East, and South America. The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners this week issued a resolution calling on Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to...

Vertiv and PNY Technologies partner to accelerate AI infrastructure deployments across Europe, Middle East and Africa

Vertiv announced a distribution agreement with PNY Technologies, a leading provider of NVIDIA-based solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa Vertiv and PNY will work together to provide comprehensive power and cooling infrastructure solutions...

Trump wants peace in the Middle East but war in the US

Letters Editor's Note: It was a mixed bag but war and peace seemed to dominanate the conversations coming from our letter writers this week. By war, I mean the president's use of military here at home. We received a few letters about that. By...

Hitachi Vantara focused on harnessing the power of partners to continue growth across the Middle East

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How Biden And Obama Failed In The Middle East

The short answer to why both the Biden and Obama administrations failed to achieve peace in the Middle East is that they took actions opposite to President Donald Trump’s current efforts, which have led to a ceasefire. First, consider Iran. Iran...

Iran Update, October 17, 2025

The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...

Israel ranks third globally for cyberattacks according to recent Microsoft report

Israel is the third most targeted country in the world in terms of cyberattack volume, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2025, published on Thursday. The report, which covers cyberattack trends from July 2024 to June 2025, highlights...

Financial investors can’t profit from complacency forever

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, US, on Thursday. (Reuters) While many Americans and US allies recoil at the accelerating regime change under President Donald Trump, financial markets remain curiously...

Egypt, PA coordinate ahead of Cairo Gaza reconstruction conference

Egyptian FM Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa discuss preparations for the Cairo Gaza reconstruction conference. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa by phone on Friday to...

Egypt to intensify India ties to counter extremist ideology: EAM Abdelatty

Egypt had warned the international community long ago about the challenges from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) which is a fountainhead of terrorism globally, Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty told ET here on Friday. MB has inspired terrorism...

Turkey’s ruling AKP pushes ahead with bill to allow construction of hotels in national parks

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the construction of hotels and tourism facilities inside national parks, attracting criticism from opposition lawmakers and environmental...

Iranian Vice President: We reject Washington’s conditions for negotiations

Tehran – Saba: Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, affirmed today, Friday, that his country rejects the conditions set by the United States for initiating negotiations. The official Iranian news agency quoted Aref, during a meeting...

Israel has received body of a hostage, prime minister’s office says

By Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received a coffin carrying the body of a deceased hostage, the prime minister’s office said in a statement late Friday. The Red Cross transferred the body to Israel...

Iraq receives first firefighting helicopters in nearly 70 years

2025-10-17T15:31:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Friday, Iraq’s Civil Defense Directorate received its first firefighting and rescue helicopters — a "milestone upgrade" for the agency since its founding in 1956....

Israel recibe el cuerpo de otro rehén, dice la Oficina del Primer Ministro

Por Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey y Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Israel recibió un ataúd que transporta el cuerpo de un rehén fallecido, informó la Oficina del Primer Ministro en un comunicado emitido la noche de este viernes. La Cruz Roja transfirió...

Iraq security brief: Fires, suicides, arrests, and deaths

2025-10-17T21:00:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on October 17, 2025. - Security Member Commits Suicide (Najaf) A security member shot...

Israel's policy of separation perpetuates Hamas

The promises of a real estate boom in Gaza – from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's vision, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's pledge of upscale neighborhoods for policemen, and settler leader Daniella Weiss's plans (with divine...

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon kill one and wound seven; Democrats block $852 billion in defense spending; John Bolton indicted

Head of Gaza Health Ministry says 170,000 wounded Palestinians urgently need multiple surgeries, while Israel restricts the inflow of all aid to Gaza. France, the U.K., and the United States are finalizing a UN Security Council Resolution to...