Data ExplainedTourism in the Middle East is on the rise

In 2020, the world faced a major health, social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses closed, streets emptied, and most of the world's population were behind their homes' doors. Widespread travel restrictions, followed by...

The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps

By Jake Tapper, CNN Spin Ghul’s desire for jihad started when he was a child in Saudi Arabia, where his parents had remained after traveling from Niger on holy pilgrimage. From his elementary school days, he was determined to become a religious...

Two Years After 7 October: How the Israel – Hamas War Began, Mutated, and Shapes the Middle East

The Morning That Changed Everything Before sunrise on 7 October 2023, Hamas and allied militants burst across the Gaza barrier by land, air, and sea, overrunning Israeli communities and bases. About 1,200 people were killed, more than 250 were...

MECC holds workshop on Activating National Program for Effective Management of Protected Areas in Qatar

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) on Tuesday organized a workshop titled 'Activating the National Program for Effective Management of Protected Areas in the State of Qatar', in cooperation with the Qatar National Commission for...

Two people embrace ahead of a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 2023 October 7 attacks at the Nova Festival grounds in Reim in southern Israel on the second anniversary of the attacks on October 7, 2025

As we approach the second anniversary of the worst attack against Jews since the end of World War II, we experienced a deep significant Yom Kippur. An attack in Manchester against a synagogue where British Jewish citizens were praying on the...

New Dubai-Abu Dhabi bus: Everything you need to know, from times to route number

More details have been released about the new Abu Dhabi to Dubai bus service. The direct route connects Al Quoz Bus Station in Dubai to Mohamed bin Zayed City Bus Station in Abu Dhabi, with a one-way fare costing Dh25 ($6.80). Four trips are...

Morning Brief: Gulf War Illness Finally Recognized, Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack, China’s Premier to Visit North Korea

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The CDC finally recognized Gulf War illness after 30 years, giving veterans long-sought validation. In Washington, Trump weighs Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles but vows not to escalate with...

Global rallies mark Oct 7 anniversary as Gaza war’s toll deepens, protests grow worldwide

As Israel marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks with memorial events, large-scale demonstrations erupted across the Muslim world, with protesters condemning the ongoing war in Gaza that has devastated the enclave and inflamed...

Iran visa denial by US raises inclusion questions before soccer World Cup

The next edition of the world’s biggest sports event is less than one year away. However, a number of questions still remain on how safe and welcome people will be at the US, Mexico and Canada-hosted soccer spectacle. Fresh questions have bubbled...

Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas eyes tourists, business travelers with Nairobi expansion

Flynas chief commercial officer Stefan Magera/ HANDOUT Middle East's low-cost airline–Flynas is eying pilgrims, business and leisure travellers as it commences operations between Riyadh and Nairobi, the first direct flights between the two cities...

No light at end of tunnel as Israel's Gaza genocide enters 3rd year

There's little to no light at the end of the tunnel as Israel's genocidal war on Gaza entered its third year Tuesday, with nearly 67,200 Palestinians killed, most of the coastal enclave turned to rubble. Two years after Hamas’ incursion ignited...

[Houthi-Controlled Checkpoints in Yemen Become Traps for Journalists

Sana’a – A growing number of reports indicate that checkpoints operated by Houthi forces in northern Yemen have become dangerous traps for journalists, turning routine travel into a perilous gamble for media professionals. According to a recent...

What a Horrible World

What a Horrible World Two years ago today, on October 7, 2023, a Jewish holiday, Simchat Torah, Israel woke up to horror. Families were slaughtered, women brutalized, and children burned alive by Hamas terrorists. It was the darkest day for the...

Canada Updated Travel Advisory for Citizens

Canada has updated its travel guidelines asking citizens not to travel countries like Russian, North Korea, Ukraine, Mali, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Mali, Haiti, Sudan, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Yemen, Niger, Somalia, South, Sudan,...

New £185 travel fee starts today for people heading to US - but most Brits won’t pay

One travel expert has offered handy advice for all visitors to the US Brits have been warned of a new fee that is aimed at visitors to the US and comes into force today(Image: Alphotographic via Getty Images) Travellers to the Unites States face...

Expert's warning to Brits over new £185 US travel fee starting today

Foreign Office guidance on travelling to the United States The UK Foreign Office provides specific advice on the entry requirements to visit the US. The government guidance on. The government guidance on ESTA states: "ESTA is an automated system...

I Was a Hostage in Gaza. This Is How I Survived.

On Friday, the war in Gaza shifted: For the first time, Hamas signaled its openness to releasing all Israeli hostages and immediately entering negotiations for a permanent ceasefire. Those negotiations began on Monday in Egypt and are ongoing. The...

Drone attack from Yemen hits Eilat during holiday, injures 20 in Southern Israel

Daijiworld Media Network - Jerusalem Jerusalem, Sep 25: At least 20 people were injured — two of them critically — when a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Wednesday evening, according to Israel’s...

2 years into the war in Gaza, there is still no clear way out

Two years after Hamas' attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the militant group is weakened but not defeated, Israel has clobbered its enemies across the region but failed to achieve its main goals, and no one knows how it all will end. The...

Pro-Palestinian protests on the 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

ANKARA, Turkey — Protesters gathered in several countries Tuesday to condemn the war in Gaza as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the fighting that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and spilled violence...