- Dubai, UAE -- Dubai has retained its leading position in the MENA region on Kearney's Global Cities Index, ranking 23rd...
Average GCI scores have remained steady following several years of decline, with cities in the Middle East and Africa improving markedly.
Riyadh, Muscat and Doha improving their overall rankings by nine, eight, and seven, respectively.
- Israeli and US authorities have intensified their financial hunt into Hamas in recent days as they track illicit funds via...
Crypto addresses identified by Israel as being linked to Hamas received about $41 million between August 2020 and July 2023, according to Israeli analytics
Other crypto addresses linked to Islamic Jihad received in excess of $154 million between October 2022 and September 2023, with some still active
- New York, US-- Kuwait's permanent envoy to the UN, Tareq Al-Bannai, has affirmed Kuwait's continuous efforts to make the Middle...
Kuwait envoy Tareq Al-Bannai made the remarks during an event organised by Kuwait's permanent mission to the United Nations
The ambassador said the responsibility for creating the zone falls on the members in the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons
- Thousands of Gazans are already believed to have died in Israel's aerial assault, with the toll expected to rise substantially...
Facing ever-louder international calls to temper Israel's ferocious 19-day bombing campaign in the Hamas-controlled territory
US President Joe Biden is among the foreign leaders stepping up public calls for Israel to "protect innocent civilians"
- Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that the Israel-Palestine conflict could potentially extend beyond the Middle...
Russian leader expressed concern that unnamed forces aimed to exacerbate the situation and draw additional countries and people into the conflict
He reiterated his country's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, which he believed was the only way to achieve a long-term resolution
- The county sheriff's department asked people to lock down or close their business while "we investigate." The gunman is still...
The law enforcement officials posted a photo of the shooter on Facebook with a weapon inside the bowling alley
Police in the city of Lewiston said they are trying to locate Robert Card, 40, "as a person of interest" in the shooting
- Abu Dhabi, UAE--The UAE's Ministry of Interior and the Gulf Police Service hosted the seventh edition of the strategic dialogue...
The strategic dialogue held in Abu Dhabi facilitated high-level discussions aimed at harmonizing efforts in the face of global threats
It bolsters the global response to criminal threats and ramps up coordination between Interpol and regional policy and border management organizations.
- Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey is ready to act as a guarantor country for Palestine in the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli...
Turkish president also proposed to convene an international peace conference aimed to resolve the ongoing crisis
He called on the countries to asses this proposal as soon as possible, to take concrete steps and open the doors to the peace
- Qatar's top diplomat Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the two governments -- both Western allies -- "reaffirm our complete rejection...
The Qatari minister said the only way to restore peace in and around Gaza was to keep channels of communication open.
He said Doha and Ankara would continue to coordinate with each other and regional partners to de-escalate the conflict.
- Israeli strikes have now killed more than 6,500 people in Gaza, a rise of over 700 since Tuesday, according to...
Israel has refused to allow fuel shipments into Gaza, fearing Hamas will use it for weapons and explosives and accusing the militant group of stockpiling supplies in large tanks
Aid groups warned that more people will die if medical equipment, water desalination plants and ambulances stop running in Gaza, where the only power plant went offline weeks ago





















