- 5 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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How the coronavirus vaccine can change the geopolitics in the MENA area
It is clear that the coronavirus vaccine is increasingly becoming a geopolitical issue. The match will be played in particular in North Africa and the
Turkey, Greece to hold new round of maritime talks on Jan 25
Turkey and Greece are all set to resume their exploratory talks on January 25 in Istanbul with the aim of reducing their territorial tensions. This
Pompeo cancels Europe Trip in the zero hours as EU leaders decline to meet him
Top EU authorities are declining to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as per Reuters, prompting the cancelation of his scheduled diplomatic trip
US sanctions Iran-backed paramilitary groups’ deputy ‘Abu Fadak’ in Iraq
On Wednesday, Washington imposed sanctions on powerful Iraqi militia leader and deputy of an Iranian-backed umbrella of paramilitary organizations, terming him as an international terrorist
Tunisia leading the region with its democracy as Arab Spring celebrates its 10th anniversary
A decade ago Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring with toppling of its long time strong authoritative leader Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. The Arab
Israel launches airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants near Abukamal
According to Syria’s new agency, Israel has carried out large-scale airstrikes in the Abukamal areas on the Syrian-Iraqi border. The Israeli airstrikes targeted several areas
US, Israel must jointly address Iran’s nuclear programme
With days left for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Iran appears to be building a nuclear crisis in the Middle East region. The Iranian government recently
Yemen: The United States to classify the Houthi militia as a terrorist group
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced late Sunday that the United States will designate the Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist group. Observers
Iran threatens to expel UN monitors if US don’t’ lifts sanctions
Iran has publicly stated that it will expel UN nuclear monitoring inspectors if US sanctions are not lifted by February 21. This comes just a
New Lebanese Prime Minister met Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an unexpected visit to Turkey
The Lebanese prime minister in charge of forming the new government, Saad Hariri, paid an unexpected visit to Turkey on Friday, during which he met