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Middle East AI Growth: Abu Dhabi’s Rise as a Global AI Powerhouse
IOL
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The Middle East’s artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is undergoing transformative growth, with the United Arab Emirates, (UAE) – specifically Abu Dhabi, emerging as a central hub of innovation, investment, and global influence. Recent data...
TarabA new podcast series on the Middle East's music scene
The National News
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Tarab is a new weekly music podcast hosted by The National’s Saeed Saeed that takes you inside the Middle East’s music scene. The first season brings you conversations with some of the region’s most captivating voices, from genre-defying...
NAPTIP rescues 25 trafficking victims in Abuja en route to Middle East
Eagle Online
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August 18, 2025
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has busted organised human trafficking activities and rescued 25 women suspected to be victims of labour exploitation en route to Saudi Arabia. NAPTIP, in a press...
Israel's long history of rejecting peace with Palestinians
The New Arab
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August 18, 2025
For more than half a century, the greatest obstacle to Middle East peace has not been the absence of bold Palestinian overtures, but the relentless Israeli determination to bury them before they can take root. Time and again - from the Palestine...
Israel revokes visas for Australian diplomats to Palestinian Authority
The National News
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Israel has revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, after Canberra refused to grant visas to Israeli figures and announced its intention to recognise a Palestinian state. The Australian government said it cancelled...
Egypt sets ICT growth goals: 60,000 jobs, outsourcing expansion, AI adoption
ETHRWorld EMEA
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August 18, 2025
Egypt’s ICT sector is expanding, with 74 outsourcing firms committing to employ 60,000 specialists between 2022 and 2024. The country now hosts over 260 outsourcing centres, including 190 managed by global companies. Its electronics design...
Iraq’s judiciary rules death of Basra psychiatrist as suicide amid public debate
The National News
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Iraq’s judiciary on Monday ruled that a female psychiatrist in the southern city of Basra died by suicide, closing a case that sparked public debate and speculation she was killed. Dr Ban Ziyad Tariq, a prominent mental health advocate, was found...
Israel had strategic miscalculations during war against Iran: IRGC
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
TEHRAN – The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) asserted that Israel severely misjudged its war against Iran, despite deploying its full capabilities during a 12-day conflict. Brigadier General Ali Fadavi said on Monday,...
Israeli Cybersecurity Official Back in Israel After Shock Arrest in Nevada for Preying on Children Online
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 18, 2025
In a major online child-predator sting near Las Vegas in US state of Nevada, Israeli government cybersecurity official Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested, charged with 'luring a child with a computer for a sex act', released on $10,000 bail and...
Iran Confair 2025 inaugurated in Tehran
Mehr News Agency
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August 18, 2025
The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh and Chairman of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives Bahman Abdollahi. In this edition of the exhibition, competent domestic and foreign...
Israel’s turn to ‘comply’: US envoy after Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 18, 2025
US special envoy Tom Barrack has asked Israel to withdraw from the Lebanese territory after Beirut approved a plan to disarm the Hezbollah group by the end of the year, in exchange for an end to Israeli military attacks on its territory. “There’s...
Israel: hundreds of thousands rally to stop the war
Asia News
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August 18, 2025
Today's news: Zelensky meets with Trump and European leaders. North Korea is set to send more troops to Russia. The search continues for hundreds of people missing following floods in Pakistan, with victims also reported in Indian Kashmir....
UAE Jobs: Employees Stay Late, Suffer Heavy Workloads As Competition Increases
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) More than 4 out of 10 professionals - 41 per cent - in the UAE and Middle East say they start work early or finish late every day just to keep up, with the majority describing their workload as heavy and demanding,...
Iraq begins work on IS mass grave thought to contain thousands
Iran Front Page
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August 18, 2025
The first phase, which was launched on August 10, includes surface-level excavation at the Khasfa site, director Ahmed al-Assadi said. An AFP correspondent visiting the site in northern Iraq on Sunday stated the team unearthed human skulls buried...
Why the US-Israel Alliance Is More Vital Than Ever
Algemeiner Journal
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August 18, 2025
When the United States unleashed the GBU-57 “bunker buster” on Iran’s fortified nuclear sites during the recent Middle East conflict, it didn’t just send shockwaves through the Middle East. Although Trump made it clear that the strike was to serve...
Green Jobs on the Rise in the Arab Region
Inter Press Service
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August 18, 2025
Climate Action, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Environment, Green Economy, Headlines, Health, Labour, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations The King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh....
Greater Israel: Mythical dream or looming threat?
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a book titled “A Place Under the Sun,” in which he outlined his comprehensive ideological vision regarding the Palestinian issue. The book was released two years after the...
Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Yahoo News
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On July 27, two brigades from the mostly Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) stormed the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, clashing with police. While the incident could be seen as a power struggle for position, it also indicates a certain degree...
Realising the deal between the SDF and Damascus is critical to Syria's future
The National News
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Some cities become synonymous with a moment in time. Kobani, in northern Syria near the Turkish border, is one such place. The Kurdish-majority city became the focal point of the Syrian civil war in late 2014, when it was besieged by the terrorist...
‘For every killed Israeli, 50 Palestinians must die'
The National News
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Aharon Haliva, the former head of Israeli army intelligence, said killing 50 Palestinians for every dead Israeli was “necessary” to send a message to future generations, according to local media. In a series of chilling leaked recordings, the...