UNRWA: October witnessed most violent settler attacks in West Bank

Ramallah – Saba: Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the Occupied West Bank, stated on Saturday that last October was the most violent month since UNRWA began monitoring settler violence in 2013. Friedrich added in a post on X, as...

InterviewEU hails UAE as 'reliable partner' in driving trade and global security

The ties between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates are "not only strong, they are strategic," the president of the European Council stated in remarks to The National, praising Abu Dhabi for its pivotal role in fostering trade with...

Does Gucci support Israel? The brand’s business presence and neutrality

Israel is one of the several nations where Gucci maintains retail locations. Like many luxury companies, it has a largely commercial presence in Israel. The fact that a country has political support for its policies or activities is not always a...

Stocks Extend Rally Into 7th Month As AI Bubble Rally Just Won't Stop

US equity futures are signaling a solid start to November, led by Tech with small caps flat, as traders gauge the durability of a seven-month global equity rally fueled recently by strong tech earnings and easing US–China trade tensions. S&P 500...

UN Envoy to Yemen Visits Oman for Talks on Detainee Crisis and Peace Efforts

Muscat -- The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has visited the Sultanate of Oman to hold high-level discussions aimed at advancing peace efforts and addressing the ongoing detainee crisis in Yemen. During his visit to...

China’s $25 Billion Investment Boosts Iran Economic Partnership

While Western nations tighten their economic noose around Tehran, Beijing has quietly emerged as Iran’s financial lifeline, pouring over $25 billion into the Islamic Republic since the turn of the millennium. The Numbers Tell a Story of Defiance...

World Halal Summit, Halal Expo to offer opportunities to boost trade

​​​​​​​ISTANBUL The World Halal Summit and Halal Expo, to be held next month in Istanbul, wants to build new bridges to boost trade and commercial diplomacy with country business forums and business-to-business (B2B) sessions. Under the patronage...

US equity futures gain into ISM manufacturing; OPEC-8 raised output but paused for Q1'26 - Newsquawk US Opening News

European bourses are firmer following constructive EU-China trade developments, US equity futures also gain. USD fractionally higher and now eyes 100.00, CHF hampered by CPI. Bonds are relatively contained into a session of central bank speak and...

Yemeni Journalist Criticizes Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman’s Recent Remarks

The fierce attack on Yemen’s only Nobel laureate reveals how deeply the Arab world remains split over what constitutes legitimate resistance versus destructive extremism. The Weight of Words in a Fractured Region Tawakkol Karman’s journey from...

Companies’ Sports Federation approves Tournament in Four Sports

Sana’a – Saba: The Yemeni Sports Federation for Companies has approved the organization of a companies’ tournament in table tennis, billiards, bowling, and padel, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and with the support and...

Halal Summit and Halal Expo to focus on strengthening trade ties

(MENAFN) The upcoming World Halal Summit and Halal Expo, scheduled for November 26–29 at the Istanbul Fair Center, aims to strengthen trade ties and promote commercial diplomacy through country business forums and business-to-business (B2B)...

As Trump’s Gaza plan unravels, what’s next for the Middle East? Join live Q&A with Bel Trew

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Beyon Announces Financial Results for Q3 2025 and the Nine Months Period Ended 30.09.2025

Beyon BSC (Ticker: BEYON), today announced its financial results for the third quarter and the nine months period ended 30 September 2025. Beyon reported net profit attributable to equity holders of BD16.7M (US$44.3M) for Q3 2025, a 5% decrease...

Rights group seeks accountability for US airstrike on Yemen migrant detention center

Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an investigation into a US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen in April. The airstrike was part of “Operation Rough Rider”–a 45-day stand-off between US and Houthi...

Money, mercenaries and mayhem: How Israel and UAE are investing in regional chaos

In the flickering twilight of El-Fasher, a child clutches a soot-covered doll beside a pile of ashes where her home once stood. Mothers huddle in the corridors of the last functioning hospital, terrified that the next drone strike will claim the...

Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime 

A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of African migrants amounted to an indiscriminate...

Hamas: Israeli approvals for settlement units in West Bank represent serious escalation

Hamas: Israeli approvals for settlement units in West Bank represent serious escalation Doha – Saba: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) considered the announcement by the so-called Higher Planning Council in “Judea and Samaria” of its...

Warning for Escalation

🔊 Listen to Post Israeli War Minister again threatens Beirut, takes aim at Lebanese President, Ongoing strikes and cease-fire violations in south Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, Israeli soldiers execute municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh after...

Oxfam: Palestinians in West Bank face checkpoints, walls, systematic economic strangulation

Oxfam: Palestinians in West Bank face checkpoints, walls, systematic economic strangulation Ramallah – Saba: Oxfam called on Thursday for an end to the injustice inflicted on Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli settlements, the separation...

UK sanctions Iranian banker for supporting Iran’s Guards

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned Iranian banker and businessman Aliakbar Ansari on Thursday, citing his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the reason for its action. “Its (the Islamic Revolutionary...