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...
Arab Nations Blast Netanyahu’s Greater Israel Remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked outrage across the Middle East this week by expressing strong support for the vision of a Greater Israel. In...
Egypt Condemns Greater Israel Rhetoric Amid Peace Push
Egypt has strongly condemned recent Israeli rhetoric about a Greater Israel that could include parts of neighboring countries, calling it a direct threat to Middle...
Saudi Pro League kicks off 2025-26 season with a bang as fixture list reveals headline-grabbing clashes
The Saudi Pro League (SPL) has dropped its full 2025-26 fixture list, setting up a season that looks packed with drama, star power, and intense...
Gaza Under Fire as Hamas Seeks Ceasefire Breakthrough in Cairo
Israeli airstrikes and tank shelling relentlessly pounded eastern Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, according to eyewitnesses and medical staff. Meanwhile, Hamas leader...
King Abdullah II Departs Jordan for Crucial Talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Jordan’s King Abdullah II left the country Monday, setting off on a high-profile visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...
Trial Set for 82-Year-Old Accused in Cold Case Sexual Assault in Kingston
An 82-year-old man, Lawrence Serson, charged in a brutal 1994 sexual assault case in Kingston, will finally face trial after spending more than 30 months...