Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions

Millions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long as four decades to remove and process, a study has found. Israel’s destruction of Palestinian...

American Company’s $11.1 Million Investment in Saudi Arabia Could Change Soccer Worldwide

Remember when, back in June 2023, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched that huge “Sports Clubs Investment and Privatization Project”? The goal was simple but ambitious: open up the sports sector, bring in private money especially...

NEP Group Appoints Waleed Isaac as President of NEP Middle East and Asia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NEP Group, the world’s most trusted media services partner for producers of live sport and entertainment, announced today that Waleed Isaac will join the company on 1 August as President for NEP’s...

Brittle ceasefire in Sweida: ‘This isn’t peace'

The fighting stopped just after midday prayers. Smoke still curled above the market streets, and stray gunfire echoed in the hills to the north, but in central Sweida, residents crept back to their homes. After a week of sectarian violence that...

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Israel says won't withdraw from Syria's demilitarized zone

Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says Tel Aviv will not withdraw from the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights. In a post on X, Smotrich said the military’s presence in the area is “essential for the...

A Global Endorsement Of Emirati Regulatory Leadership: Waleed Al Awadhi Elected Chair of IOSCO’s Africa And Middle East Regional Committee

In a milestone that reflects the rising global prominence of Emirati regulatory leadership, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) proudly announces the election of H.E. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, CEO, as Chair of the Africa and Middle East...

Syria: Sharaa’s authoritarian centralisation stumbles in Suweida

This armed operations against Suweida must be seen within the wider strategy by the Syrian government to consolidate its power over a fragmented country, writes Joseph Daher. [GETTY] Violent clashes and tensions have been ongoing in Suweida since...

Business News | Vivanta Stays Rides the Wave of New-Age Travel: Villas, Workations, and Cultural Immersion Lead the Way

PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18: As Indian travellers increasingly seek personalized, meaningful, and flexible travel experiences, the country's hospitality industry is witnessing a shift away from traditional hotel models. At the...

Israeli Military Leaks Expose Gaza War Deception and Failure of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots”

Watan-The Hebrew news outlet Ynet reveals data and testimonies from military commanders that Israeli political leadership has allegedly ordered the military to suppress. These testimonies indicate that the operations “Courage and Sword” and...

Iraq's Kurdish Oil Exports Restart is Not Imminent

A restart of Iraq's Kurdish oil exports is not imminent, sources close to the matter said on Friday, despite Iraq's federal government saying on Thursday that shipments would resume immediately. Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government have...

Aquamaof Technologies to seek $57M debt settlement

Aquamaof Technologies is asking the Central District Court to approve a NIS 190 million (US$56.8 million) debt settlement to its creditors. Israel Business News reports that if the arrangement is approved, the alternative investment funds of major...

Middle East snapshot: Resilient, restless, and recalibrating

In the UAE, and Dubai in particular, the momentum is equally relentless. I recently visited the Dubai Hills district where Emaar alone are developing 30 to 40 large-scale construction projects concurrently. The Palm Jumeirah and other big...

Airline Strategy Awards winning stories: IAG chief executive Luis Gallego

Judges viewed IAG’s performance under chief executive Luis Gallego as an impressive story in a competitive region. Since becoming leader in 2020, Gallego has led a transformative cultural shift across IAG, emphasising efficiency, innovation,...

Investing during this AI era feels like both “a privilege and a challenge,” says Key1 Capital

“The most important shift we have observed is that AI is no longer a separate investment thesis, but is rather becoming a lens through which we evaluate all opportunities,” said Sarel Eldor, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Key1 Capital. “The...

Trump’s War on Iran Killed Any Shot at Dialogue With North Korea

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. The smoke over Iran may have cleared, but the aftershocks of the U.S. and Israel’s unprovoked...

GTA 5 finally launches in Saudi Arabia and the UAE 12 years after its global release — will be age-rated 21+ as part of the new regulatory framework

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online have finally launched in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, nearly 12 years after their global debut. The confirmation came from the General Authority for Media Regulation in Saudi Arabia...

Israel-Hamas War: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 30, here's what we know so far

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as the enclave's collapsing health system struggles to cope with the rising number of wounded amid ongoing Israeli...

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: China Reconsiders Iran Relations July 22, 2025: Chinese success at negotiating a peace treaty between Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2023 signified something remarkable. It meant China was now a significant factor in Middle Eastern politics. There...

Bahrain’s Social Development Minister Joins Regional Push for Stronger Private Sector Role in Social Responsibility

TDT | Manama Bahrain’s Minister of Social Development, Osama bin Saleh Al Alawi, took part in the Third Arab Conference on Social Responsibility, held in Beirut and organized by the Union of Arab Chambers in cooperation with the Technical...