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Op-ed: A Just Energy Transition is key to sovereignty and justice in the Middle East and North Africa
Amid the overlapping crises sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa, from climate and economic turmoil to political and social instability, and following the two-year genocide in Gaza, the shift toward a fairer and more sustainable...
Owner: Guennouni Family
Israeli Tech Founders Ring NYSE Bell Ahead of Polarizing Mayoral Vote
Israeli tech entrepreneurs opened trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday, showcasing the growing footprint of Israeli innovation in the city’s economy just days before voters choose their next mayor. The ceremony, hosted by the...
Owner: Felice Friedson
Israel Bans Red Cross Access to Palestinian Prisoners — Including 400 Children — in Defiance of Geneva Protections
Israel’s defence minister has signed a sweeping executive order banning the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting thousands of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, including an estimated 400 children. Under the Fourth...
Owner: Richard Powell
Passport Power Gap Widens Between Middle Eastern Countries and Iran
The latest data from the Henley Passport Index reveal a growing disparity in passport strength among Middle Eastern countries as measured by visa free travel. For instance, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are marching along...
Owner: Middle East Forum (Non-profit)
PwC Helps Middle East Businesses Unlock the True Value of Responsible AI
Hadi Kobeissi, Partner – Digital & Technology Consulting at PwC Middle East, emphasizes a balanced approach to AI, combining innovation with responsibility, robust governance, and human-centric design, to help Middle East businesses move from hype...
Owner: Zarks Media
Finnish software developer Aiven to open Co. Cork hub, creating 40 new jobs
A FINNISH software developer is to open a new base in Co. Cork, creating 40 new jobs over the next three years. Aiven, a cloud infrastructure leader, has chosen Cork City as the location for its hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)...
Owner: Elgin Loane
Overnight strikes by Israel in Gaza kills 104
Israel’s military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. The...
Owner: Geoffrey Yaden
Northwestern Professor Shares Insights on Syria after Assad
On Tuesday, September 30, Bates hosted Wendy Pearlman, a professor of political science at Northwestern University to discuss her first-hand experience interviewing Syrian refugees over several years. Her presentation, titled “Syria after Assad:...
Owner: Bates College
Israel’s IAI shoots for land-based, space-based Golden Dome business
WASHINGTON — Executives at Israel Aerospace Industries are awaiting news on the U.S. Golden Dome missile shield architecture, hoping that defense leaders here will consider the company’s Arrow interceptor technology for two layers of the project,...
Owner: Michael Reinstein
Türkiye and Qatar: Allies in changing MidEast
Relations between Türkiye and Qatar are characterized by several advantages, the most important of which is the clear harmony in dealing with various foreign issues, whether in the Middle East or beyond. Since 2009, the possibility of the two...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
CMU-Q hosts largest-ever Future’s Fair to connect employers with Qatar’s talent
Tribune News Network Doha Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a partner university of Qatar Foundation, hosted its largest-ever Future’s Fair, providing an unparalleled opportunity for employers to connect with Qatar’s most promising...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Over 100 reported dead in Gaza airstrikes as Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on
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Mahmoud Shakshak, right, holds the bodies of his 5-year-old son, Fadi, and his 8-year-old daughter, Sara, who were killed in an Israeli army strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun) DEIR...
Owner: Ryan Binkley
Blocking Thirds and Big Money: Inside Iraq’s Preelection Knife Fight
Parties battle over 329 seats while watchdogs and activists describe a bruising campaign marked by media offensives and legal challenges The countdown has begun for Iraq’s parliamentary elections, the sixth since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s...
Owner: Felice Friedson
PwC Shrinks Global Workforce, Abandons 100,000 Five-year Hiring Target
•Quietly cuts 5,600 staff numbers in months Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja PwC shrank its global workforce in the past year and abandoned a five-year hiring target as it grappled with slower revenue growth, internal scandals and the rise of artificial...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
The Media Line: Israeli Tech Founders Ring NYSE Bell Ahead of Polarizing Mayoral Vote
Israeli Tech Founders Ring NYSE Bell Ahead of Polarizing Mayoral Vote By The Media Line Staff Israeli tech entrepreneurs opened trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday, showcasing the growing footprint of Israeli innovation in...
No peace in Gaza as Israel blocks food and keeps killing Palestinians
Palestinians and their supporters celebrated the ceasefire as bringing hope of an end to the killing in Gaza. But it’s already clear it does not mean peace. Since it began at least 200 Palestinians had already been slaughtered by Israel. This...
Owner: Solidarity Socialist Group
Exclusive: Navi Pillay on Israel's Gaza genocide and global complicity
Few jurists have left as profound and enduring a mark on international justice as Judge Navi Pillay. From her beginnings as a young lawyer challenging the machinery of apartheid in South Africa to her historic role at the International Criminal...
Owner: Jamal Awn Jamal Bessasso
Turkey starts work on first high-speed train factory
New Türasaş plant in Sakarya will be able to produce up to 12 trains a year. TURKEY’s minister of transport and infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, has announced that state-owned rolling stock manufacturer Türasaş has begun work on a high-speed...
Owner: McGinnis Family
In gravest breach of ceasefire yet, Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in airstrikes across Gaza
The recovery of children’s bodies from under the rubble of a house following an Israeli strike on Gaza City’s Yarmouk Street, October 29. Photo by Omar al-Qattaa. Despite the fragile ceasefire with Hamas, Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes...
Owner: Mada Masr Media Company
Kuwait Club and Al-Arabi chase wins in the final round of the Asian Challenge League
Kuwait Club players shake hands at the end of their match. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 29: Kuwait Club and Al-Arabi are wrapping up their final training sessions ahead of tomorrow’s third and last group-stage matches of the Asian Challenge League. Kuwait...
Owner: Ahmed Al-Jarallah