Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

Why Lebanon's Christians wield power greater than their numbers

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon this week underscores the unique position of Christians in the Middle East’s most religiously diverse nation – the only Arab country led by a Christian president. As Lebanon faces multiple crises, Christians wield influence far greater than their numbers.

Radio France Internationale

Hollywood meets the Middle East as Red Sea International Film Festival opens in Jeddah

The Red Sea International Film Festival has opened its fifth edition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Energy Insider: CATL Breaks Ground on Joint Battery Plant in Spain

Chinese miners face policy headwinds in Indonesia, Hunan Construction targets billions in Middle East projects

Caixin Global

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Oracle And Nvidia Team Up To Power Abu Dhabi's Push For 'Sovereign AI'

Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) is supercharging its Abu Dhabi cloud region with the Middle East's first Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA)-powered Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Supercluster.

Benzinga

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with other countries in the Middle East and, increasingly, beyond. Donald Trump would have enjoyed hearing this when the Saudi crown prince visited the White House on November 18.

The Conversation

Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the back foot

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf

The Guardian - UK

Looking to navigate the Middle East’s internet restrictions? This VPN is what you need

Proton VPN is the perfect tool for navigating strict internet restrictions, and signing up to its premium plans has never been more convenient.

TechRadar

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Joby Aviation Is Headed To Saudi Arabia: What Investors Need To Know

Joby Aviation Inc (NYSE:JOBY) shares are trading flat Wednesday morning as investors digest a new Middle East partnership alongside mixed recent financial data. Here’s what investors need to know.

Benzinga

Fox News host Jesse Watters rails against ABC reporter for asking Trump and Saudi crown prince about murdered journalist

Trump claimed the Saudi leader ‘knew nothing’ about the murder of Khashoggi and lauded a new defense deal with the Middle Eastern country

The Independent UK

The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules

Baseball United has launched its inaugural season in Dubai, aiming to bring baseball to the Middle East

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein's Secret Role in Washington's Middle East Diplomacy

Epstein was supposedly advising Arab countries on how to deal with America, had an audience scheduled with a Qatari prince, and close to Trump’s future ambassador to Turkey.

Reason

Dynamic Fenestration: How Canadian Precision Is Shaping Global Architecture

Built on a heritage of craftsmanship and technical rigor, Dynamic is now positioning itself as a global partner for architects pursuing complex, high-value projects across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

International Business Times

Why the Middle East is being left behind by global climate finance plans

The Middle East region, home to both oil-rich economies and fragile, conflict-affected states, remains among the most underfunded in the global climate landscape.

The Conversation

Mona Ziade, who helped shape the AP's Middle East coverage in the 1980s and '90s, dies at age 65

Former Associated Press journalist Mona Ziade has died

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Tony Blair ‘has a contribution to make’ to Trump’s Gaza peace deal, UK’s Middle East minister says

Exclusive: Hamish Falconer has spoken to The Independent on Gaza and why cutting international aid has not made the migrant crisis worse

Benzinga

Faraday Future Launches $84K FX Super One MPV In UAE, Enables Crypto Payments

On Tuesday, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ:FFAI) held the Middle East final launch event for the FX Super One, positioned as a First Class EAI-MPV, at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E).

The Independent UK

Barclays to restart investment banking in Saudi Arabia 11 years after exit

The bank said the expansion was ‘central to our Middle East growth strategy’, as it follows in the footsteps of rival lenders re-entering the market.

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: Co-Diagnostics Inks JV With Saudi Arabia Firm For Middle East Market

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) announced on Monday that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) based Arabian Eagle Manufacturing.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

EU Commissioner Lahbib: “Hamas is not an interlocutor for us”

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Euronews, EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib talks about the bloc’s role in the Middle East, as well as in Ukraine - and she defends her home country, Belgium.

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian women giving birth in rubble on roads, says senior UN official, as he compares Gaza to dystopian film – as it happened

UN Population Fund director describes ‘sheer devastation’ in Gaza, saying no such thing as a ‘normal birth’ there

Radio France Internationale

EU and Egypt seek closer ties at Brussels summit on Gaza and migration

European and Egyptian leaders are meeting in Brussels to strengthen ties on trade, migration and Middle East stability.

The Independent UK

Trump back to feuding with Zelensky over Ukraine — even as he tries to hold together his fragile Middle East ‘peace’ deal

ANALYSIS: Trump has seen a reversal of fortune in foreign affairs, Eric Garcia writes. It turns out, Putin, Zelensky, Hamas and Netanyahu are not the Senate and House Republicans

International Business Times

US Envoys In Israel To Shore Up Gaza Plan

The top US envoys to the Middle East conflict arrived in Israel on Monday to inspect progress on the Gaza plan after weekend violence threatened to wreck the hard-won ceasefire.

The Guardian - AU

Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body as tensions over truce continue – as it happened

Group says it will release body on Monday evening as delay in returning hostage remains causes outrage in Israel

The Guardian - UK

Gaza war has caused huge shifts in Middle East – and that may just be the beginning

Trump’s 20-point plan is forcing Middle East rivals to set aside differences and collaborate after years of competition

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.