- 9 December, 2025
Omar Haddad
Omar Haddad is a technology and business journalist who writes about startups, fintech innovations, and digital growth in the Middle East.
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UN presages famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray is now impacting 400,000 people
UN Security Council has been warned by top officials of United Nations that now over 400,000 people in Tigray region of Ethiopia are in famine.
US State Dept condemns the horrific Houthi missile attacks in Yemen
On Tuesday Houthi rebels attacked government held city of Marib in Yemen by firing two missiles. At least three people including a child have been
A video shows the so-called Libyan Coast Guard shooting migrants with a patrol boat donated by Italy
The sequence is chilling, dramatic and leaves us in suspense. Seabird, the Sea Watch aircraft, has shot it and shows chases and bursts of machine
Sepideh Gholian, Iran is an “open-air prison”
“Iran is an open-air prison. It no longer makes a difference whether a person is in prison or not. The mere fact of living in
King Abdullah meets Abbas, extends support to Palestinians rights
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman, ahead of the latter’s official visit to Washington to meet US President Joe
Lebanon floats in a stormy ocean
The Maronite Khalil Gibran wrote that “If Lebanon had not been my country, I would have chosen it anyway”, while a widespread pleasanter assert that
Covaxin deal row: Bolsonaro sacks official who asked for ‘bribe’ to put through the vaccine deal
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has sacked a health ministry official who allegedly asked for a bribe in Covid-19 vaccine deal. This is the latest blow
Israeli reservations on the Italian-Spanish peace proposal with Palestine
Peace in the Middle East was the focus of a videoconference meeting between the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, the Spanish Secretary of State
Historic heatwave & wildfires risk shaping up 2021 summer for Northwest US & Canada
US Pacific North-West and Canada are experiencing historic heat wave, drought and risk of wildfires with temperatures soaring like never before. On Monday, Canada’s British
Saudi, US foreign ministers hold talks on Iranian interference
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the US discussed strengthening coordination between the two countries to stop Iranian interference in the region. Prince Faisal