Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in NEOM last week to forge a stronger alliance amid rising tensions...
Saudi Arabia Arrests 17,000 in Residency Law Crackdown
Saudi authorities have arrested over 17,000 people in a major nationwide crackdown on residency, labor, and border law violations. This operation, led by the Ministry...
Norway Fund Divests Caterpillar, Israeli Banks Over Gaza Rights Issues
Norway's massive sovereign wealth fund, worth about $2 trillion, announced on August 26, 2025, that it has sold off shares in U.S. company Caterpillar and...
Rizwan Ali Clinches Split Decision Win in Pakistan MMA Open
In a thrilling conclusion to the Pakistan Open MMA Championship held at Lahore's DHA Phase Six Sports Complex on August 25, 2025, local star Rizwan...
Saudi Arabia Insists 2029 Winter Games On Schedule
The Olympic Council of Asia has confirmed that Saudi Arabia's preparations for the 2029 Asian Winter Games remain on track, despite recent reports of construction...
Tel Aviv Museum Acquires 35 New Israeli Artworks
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has expanded its collection with 35 fresh works from 11 contemporary Israeli artists. This 2025 acquisition, funded by the...
Climate Change Hits Egypt Jasmine Farmers Hard
In the Nile Delta's Shubra Balula village, jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed and thousands like him face shrinking harvests due to rising heat and dry spells....
VistaJet Secures Saudi Domestic Flight Approval
Saudi Arabia has granted VistaJet permission to operate domestic flights, making it the first foreign private jet company to do so. This move by the...
Egypt Starts Biggest Wind Farm in Middle East and Africa
Egypt has fully started the Red Sea Wind Energy wind farm, a 650 megawatt project that stands as the largest in the Middle East and...
Egypt Urges Israel on Gaza Ceasefire as PM Speeds Up City Operation
Egypt is pushing Israel hard to approve a ceasefire proposal that Hamas has already accepted, aiming to halt nearly two years of war in Gaza....
Middle East Construction Hits Slowdown in 2025
The Middle East construction sector faces a notable slowdown in 2025, with contract awards in the Gulf Cooperation Council dropping 39 percent in the first...
European Dock Workers Block Arms to Israel
European dock workers are stepping up protests by refusing to handle shipments of weapons parts headed to Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war. From France...
Viking Delivers New Amun Ship for Nile River
Viking has taken delivery of its newest river ship, the Viking Amun, during a ceremony at the Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt. This move expands...
Saudi Arabia Appoints Dr. Fahd Toonsi to Lead Red Sea Tourism Authority
Saudi Arabia has appointed Dr. Fahd Toonsi, a Royal Court advisor, as the new chairman of the Saudi Red Sea Authority Board of Directors, marking...
Massive Protests Rock Israel Demanding Gaza War End
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis flooded the streets of Tel Aviv on August 17, 2025, in a massive rally to demand an immediate end to...
Qatar PM Visits Egypt for Hostage Deal Talks
Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani plans to arrive in Egypt on Monday to discuss a potential hostage deal with key mediators. This...