• Thousands gather in Iran in show of support for attack on Israel

    Iran's attack came in retaliation for an April 1 strike that levelled the five-storey consular annexe of the Iranian embassy in Damascus and killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals. Tehran has since vowed to avenge the strike which was widely blamed on Israel.
  • Biden and Trump gird for marathon White House race

    Both are unpopular with large sections of a populace wary of handing the keys to the most powerful office in the world to men born closer to the inauguration of Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant than to November's election.
  • Mubadala to anchor US-based Blue Opal’s second venture capital fund

    MIC will be an anchor investor in their second venture capital fund.
  • Houthis vow response after US, UK strike dozens of Yemen targets

    Saturday's strikes hit "36 Houthi targets across 13 locations in Yemen in response to the Houthis' continued attacks against international and commercial shipping as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea", the United States, Britain and other countries that provided support for the operation said in a statement.
  • Houthis say US ship hit in latest attack, promise safe passage for Russian, Chinese ships

    In its own statement, the US military's Central Command, which is responsible for the Middle East, said the Houthis on Thursday night "launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Chem Ranger, a Marshall Island-flagged, US-Owned, Greek-operated tanker".
  • Houthis hold mass rally for Gaza in Yemen capital

    Sanaa, Yemen - Thousands rallied in support of Gaza in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, chanting anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans. The Houthis have launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in recent weeks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in the face of...
  • Hamas denounces US munitions ’emergency’ sale to Israel

    Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - The Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday condemned the US approval of a $147.5 million sale of high-explosive artillery munitions and related equipment to Israel. The United States announced the sale of the 155mm artillery munitions on Friday under an emergency provision that waives the normal requirement...
  • Turkish President Erdogan slams UNSC over failed Gaza truce bid

    Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday denounced the UN Security Council after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, describing the international body as the 'Israel protection council'. "Since October 7, the security council has become an Israel protection and defense council," Erdogan said. The United...
  • Israel, Hamas truce and hostage release delayed

    The delay is a hammer blow to families desperate to see their loved ones return home, and to two million-plus Gazans praying for an end to 47 days of war and destruction. The complex and carefully choreographed deal saw Israel and Hamas militants agree a four-day truce, during which at...
  • US, China agree to work towards Biden-Xi meeting next month

    With the Israel-Hamas conflict raging in the Middle East, Biden also "underscored that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges," it added in a statement. US officials had "expressed our deep concern with the situation (in the Middle East) and pressed China to take a...
  • Biden pledges to extract ‘costs’ from Iran despite prisoner swap

    NEW YORK, US- President Joe Biden said the United States would keep piling "costs" on Iran despite a prisoner swap deal that freed five Americans on Monday. Biden confirmed that he was imposing new sanctions on Iran's intelligence ministry and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for their involvement in "wrongful detentions." "Today,...
  • Saudi League to be broadcast on Fox Sports in USA

    The American network will launch the deal with broadcasts of two games on Monday featuring Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Fox's deal was for 100 matches this season and for both English and Spanish language rights. The matches will feature on Fox Sports 2 and Fox Deportes as well as Fox...
  • Sad day for America, says Trump after court appearance

    Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. Trump also said it was a 'sad day for America'.
  • Mubadala invests in Aligned

    Mubadala will become a minority partner with this investment.
  • ‘Agenda 47’: What Trump has promised if he wins in 2024

    Trump wants to launch "a great beautification campaign" to improve US cities, making the streets more pleasant for ordinary Americans. The Republican, whose Las Vegas hotel was named one of the world's ugliest skyscrapers by Architectural Digest, says he wants to replace grotesque buildings with "magnificent" classical architecture.
  • Iran’s emerging pivot to Russia and China is for strategic leverage: study

    Dubai, UAE - Iran’s pivot to Russia and China has been driven by various factors, most notably the United States' withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on May 8, 2018, says a study published by Middle East Institute.  Quoting Iran’s foreign ministry statement "the world is...
  • Becht scours for partners in Saudi Arabia, Oman to widen operations

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- Becht, an American engineering services company, has revealed that it is in talks with potential partners in Saudi Arabia in order to widen its presence in the region. According to its director for the Middle East, Chris Van Der Beek, Becht is also holding discussions with potential...
  • Airbus tops Boeing in 2022 plane orders

    Airbus sold 661 planes as against Boeing's 480.
  • Pie from the sky: drone delivery lands in America

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who in 2013 unveiled a delivery drone in a CBS interview, predicting that within five years airborne shipments would be routinely zipping from fulfillment centers to customers' doorsteps. Things haven't quite gone that way for the company that has otherwise seeped ubiquitously into aspects of modern...
  • Some 72% children fall victim to online threats globally: report

    These were the findings of a report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF), based on a global survey of 41,000 parents and children online in 6 regions and 24 countries.
  • Oil prices down by 10% as US stockpiles increase

    A rise in US stockpiles was partly responsible for a 10 percent drop in the commodity last week.
  • Intel to acquire Tower Semiconductor

    The acquisition for around $5.4bn part of Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy.
  • BuzzFeed to go public after raising less money than expected

    American digital company BuzzFeed, known for its viral content and journalism, will go public on Monday after it initially raised less money than expected.
  • US leftist Democrats object to Israel’s Iron Dome funding

    The row underlined that progressives are becoming increasingly skeptical of no-strings-attached aid to America’s key ally in the Middle East.
  • UK, US interferences threaten regional stability: Iran

    Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani reportedly issued this warning in a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.
  • US promises another $155-million humanitarian aid to Iraq

    The additional funding from the State Department and the USAID is meant to help “the people of Iraq as well as Iraqi refugees in the region and generous communities hosting them.”
  • Dubai FDI presents the Dubai advantage to investors across 6 countries

    Dubai FDI sought investment from China, India, Australia, Spain, Italy and the US through webinars Investors invested to explore opportunities in sectors such as food & agribusiness, technology and healthcare Dubai FDI invited the investors to seek opportunities in sectors such as food & agribusiness, technology, and healthcare The Dubai...