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Subsea7 Awarded Contract Offshore Saudi Arabia
The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of 106 kilometres of infield and export pipelines, modification to existing topsides, and associated hook-up activities. Project management and...

Youth Summit 2025 Aims to Empower Egypt’s Gen Z
The Youth Summit 2025 will take place at The American University in Cairo (AUC) on 19 September and 20 September, bringing together young leaders from Olympic athletes and entrepreneurs to social shapers and content creators. The summit is...

Israel allies in the Netherlands say Jerusalem losing the ‘information war’
(JNS) Relations between the Netherlands and Israel have entered a turbulent period amid the fallout from the nearly two-year-old war in Gaza and ongoing political instability in the European nation, the heads of the Dutch Israel Allies...

Middle East wealth market no riskier than others, says Lombard Odier
The Middle East market is not more or less risky than any other jurisdiction in the world and it is up to wealth managers to choose clients and do proper diligence before onboarding them to avoid regulatory hassle at a later stage, senior...

Egypt Renews Pushes For ‘Arab Nato’ In Wake Of Israeli Attack On Qatar
Illustrative image. (Egyptian Defense Ministry) Egypt has renewed efforts to push for a NATO-style military alliance that would protect Arab countries facing attack, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on September 13, citing an unnamed...

Anwar leaves for Doha to attend emergency Arab-Islamic summit
SUBANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim departed for Doha, Qatar on Sunday (Sept 14) night to attend the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit scheduled for Monday (Sept 15) in the Qatari capital. The special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister...

Nigeria–Israel Pact: Why Tinubu Must Rethink, By Sodiq Lawal
Dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I write to you as a Nigerian committed to justice, peace, and the dignity of nations. Your “Renewed Hope” agenda has raised expectations across the country. Yet, its true test lies not only in the promises you...

SDF clashes with Syrian forces in Deir ez-Zor
2025-09-14T09:30:35+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Deir ez-Zor Armed groups linked to the Syrian government attacked positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Deir ez-Zor, the Kurdish-led SDF reported on...

Information on Israel’s biggest operation in Syria after Assad’s fall
Israeli forces advanced 38 kilometers into Syrian territory after the fall of Bashar al Assad’s government, seizing weapons depots, arms, and military bases, according to a report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Saturday,...

Türkiye and Gulf states expand influence amid South Caucasus peace shift
The South Caucasus has long been a geopolitical chessboard where great powers projected influence and pursued their rivalries. For decades, the dynamics of the region were defined by the tug-of-war between Russia, the West, and regional actors...

Rubio in Israel with Qatar strikes and future of Gaza truce on agenda
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday morning for an official visit, less than a week since Israeli strikes on Doha, American ally Qatar's capital. Before leaving Washington, Mr Rubio told reporters that US President Donald...

IFC pledges $1 billion to boost Iraq’s private sector
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has announced $1 billion in new investments and partnerships to strengthen Iraq’s private sector. The new financing is for sectors including energy, infrastructure,...

West Bank home of Oscar-winning Palestinian director raided by Israeli army
Israeli soldiers raided the home of Palestinian activist and Oscar-winning director Basel Adra in the occupied West Bank after a settler attack on his village. Settlers entered At Tuwani on Saturday evening, injuring two of his brothers and a...

Egypt conducts intensive diplomatic contacts ahead of Doha emergency summit
Egypt on Saturday announced a series of intensive diplomatic contacts with Arab, Islamic, and regional officials ahead of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit that Qatar will host on Monday. The summit will address the recent Israeli attack in Doha....

Riyadh to Host BIOFACH Saudi Arabia in November
Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways -- shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths. Yet Stanev, a 56-year-old former marine...

Wild Turkey's Beacon: Tradition and innovation at work
“Masters Keep Beacon is a blend of 16- and 10-year-old whiskeys,” Bruce explains. “The 16-year-old comes from Camp Nelson, where some of our best barrels have been resting. The 10-year-old is special because it’s the first, and maybe only, whiskey...

Arab artists take centre stage as Aichi Triennale 2025 opens under UAE leadership
The Aichi Triennale 2025 opened in Japan this weekend with a powerful political message from its artistic director, Hoor Al Qasimi, President of Sharjah Art Foundation. The Triennale, which runs from September 13 to November 30 across the Aichi...

Under the shadow of Turkish drones in Sudan, a silent crisis echoes
The latest United Nations reports reveal that the use of foreign weapons in Sudan's civil war has made the conflict even more complicated. These reports highlight in particular the presence of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı drones, along...

Houthis Escalate Confrontation with Israel as Yemen’s Islah Distances Itself from Muslim Brotherhood
Sana’a — Yemen’s fragile geopolitical landscape is facing renewed turbulence as Houthi forces intensify their military provocations against Israel, drawing the war-torn country deeper into a regional confrontation. Meanwhile, the Islah Party,...

How AI fuels global belief in unverified claims of Israeli atrocities
Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (Photo: Ali Hassan/Flash90) It may be too late now – AI is already echoing recycled stories from legacy media – but the evidence of...