- 15 January, 2026
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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Why the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva has failed
Deputy Secretary-General and coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Risdon Zeninga, announced yesterday evening that the Libyan representatives have failed to
Anger in Palestine does not stop, the West Bank trembles with protests
Days of protests in the West Bank, following the killing of Nizar Banat, a well-known political militant critical of the Palestinian National Authority. On the
Sudan, Egypt issue statement over South Sudan’s plan to build dam on Nile
South Sudan recently announced its plan to build a new hydroelectric generating dam on the Nile river. This development has come as the dispute between
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