Saudi Arabia sees role in Gaza as sidelining Hamas and funding PA, document reveals

Saudi Arabia plans to take a leading role in post-war Gaza by helping to disarm and marginalise Hamas and providing financial and logistical support to the Palestinian Authority (PA), an internal foreign ministry report seen by Middle East Eye...

He fled Iraq after he was jailed for being gay. Now Donald Trump is making his life hell.

Throughout Ali’s childhood in Iraq, he was repeatedly bullied by students and teachers for what he described as his feminine behavior. During his pre-teen and teenage years, men sexually assaulted him, but he couldn’t report it to the police for...

‘Keep Riding Camels’: Finance Minister’s Saudi Jibe Roils Israeli Politics

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich set off a political firestorm on Thursday when, speaking at a conference in Jerusalem hosted by the Tzomet Institute and the Makor Rishon newspaper, he rejected any normalization deal with Saudi Arabia...

Trump's pick for US ambassador to Kuwait grilled by lawmakers on Israel

After a months-long delay that saw two other Arab American Trump allies receive their ambassadorships, the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, Amer Ghalib, finally had the chance to make his case publicly to lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations...

Central Florida teen is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released

By CURT ANDERSON, JULIA FRANKEL and JEFF MARTIN ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old...

Turkey's Erdogan concludes three-day Gulf tour with stop in Oman

Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Sultan Haitham of Oman on Thursday, on the final stop of the Turkish President's three-day Gulf tour. The meeting took place behind closed doors at Al Alam Palace in Muscat, Oman’s capital, the Turkish state-run Anadolu...

Dubai Islamic Bank Partners with HCLTech to Drive AI Adoption in Islamic Finance

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the world’s first Islamic bank, has announced a strategic partnership with HCLTech to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across its ecosystem. The partnership reinforces DIB’s commitment to shaping...

Toshi Reagon Meets the New York Arabic Chorus at Flushing Town Hall

Toshi Reagon Meets the New York Arabic Chorus at Flushing Town HallOct. 30. 7PM Singer, guitarist, and composer Toshi Reagon has embarked on a project called Songs Of the Living. She’ll be playing eleven nights at eleven different venues around...

Syrian forces agree truce with French-led jihadist group

DAMASCUS Syrian authorities have agreed a ceasefire with a group of jihadists led by Frenchman Oumar Diaby in northwest Syria, sources from both sides told AFP on Oct. 23. Government forces surrounded the camp of Firqatul Ghuraba ("the Foreigners'...

Vance says he was ‘insulted’ by Israeli Knesset vote on West Bank annexation, which Trump opposes

Vice President JD Vance said Oct. 23 he was personally insulted by a vote in the Israeli Knesset to advance a measure annexing the West Bank. “The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel. The policy of the Trump administration is that the...

“Blatant violation of international law”: Arab, OIC nations condemn Israel’s move to annex parts of West Bank

Qatar [Saudi Arabia], October 23 (ANI): Several countries, including members of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have jointly condemned Israel's recent Knesset vote to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Saudi...

Iran’s Mount Taftan volcano shows signs of activity after 710,000 years

An Iranian volcano, long considered extinct for 710,000 years, has begun to show signs of activity, rising by nine centimetres between July 2023 and May 2024, a partner of the TV BRICS network reported. According to new research, Mount Taftan in...

CNN host Christiane Amanpour is battling cancer again 

Christiane Amanpour's cancer journey has been a winding one, but she's pulling through. The 67-year-old British Iranian journalist and CNN chief international anchor revealed that she's battling ovarian cancer again during an appearance on the...

Middle East tensions and Pakistan’s Military Imperative

Qatar, a country that has often played a diplomatic role in mediating Israeli-Palestinian tensions, was targeted in a recent Israeli drone strike that sought to eliminate Hamas negotiators on its soil. Although the strike caused regional outrage...

Thank You, President Trump — But the Arab-Israeli War Is Not Over

The twenty Israeli hostages you brought home are a triumph of courage and conviction. But peace cannot be declared while our enemies still dream of our destruction. As a proud Jewish American, I want to begin with gratitude. President Trump, thank...

Iranian regime shows signs of weakening

Kamal Kharazi, chairman of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, is one of the closest advisors to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In an interview published last week on Khamenei's official website, Kharazi laid out his vision of...

Israel can't disarm Hezbollah by force. Hamas is a case in point

Although Lebanon was not invited to the Sharm El Sheikh summit on October 13, Lebanese officials are watching closely how the end of the hostilities in Gaza progresses, as this may affect their own highly uncertain situation. A clear sign of the...

Now You Know: Iron Joe Turkey Ride & Walk; ‘Baggage’ on Marco stage

Naples Pathways Coalition recently announced details on the 21st Annual Iron Joe Turkey Ride & Walk, which takes place the Sunday after Thanksgiving at Eagle Lakes Community Park. The event is named in honor of cycling advocate and Ironman...

Syrian NGOs oppose restrictions on funding approvals

A circular issued on October 1 by the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Kabawat, requiring nongovernmental organizations to secure prior approvals before receiving any foreign funding or joining international bodies, has stirred concern...

Turkish Airlines Connects Canada to Türkiye and Beyond 

Turkish Airlines has launched its “Sales Fest” and “Şeb-i Arus”” sales campaigns for travellers in Canada. With the Sales Fest campaign, travellers can enjoy limited-seating round-trip tickets starting at $1,099 CAD for select worldwide...