- 13 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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Rights activists condemn Turkey’s new bill, which proposes Big Brother-type surveillance
Human rights activists strongly condemned the new bill introduced by the Turkish government, which the rights defenders said would lead to Big Brother-type surveillance, threatening
US government blames Russia for hack of treasury department’s email accounts
On Monday, US Senator Ron Wyden, of Oregon, blamed Russia for the recent hack of email accounts of the Treasury Department. The hack was said
Israel on verge of snap election as lawmakers block budget
Israel appears to be on course for a fourth national election in less than two years marking a likely collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
First time ever, Christmas trees on sale in Saudi Arabia
Christmas decorations and decorative lights of various colors are in sale in a shop in the Saudi Arabia capital, Riyadh, for the first time. Today,
Kushner arrives in Morocco with the first direct flight from Israel
The US presidential adviser, Jared Kushner, will visit Morocco from Israel. He will arrive today with the first direct flight after the resumption of relations
Rawest poll shows Kurdish feel discriminated in Turkey
As per a recent finding by YADA Foundation, Kurdish Studies Center and Rawest Research Company, Turkey has been deliberately alienating Kurdish youth. The survey funded
New Coronavirus strain in UK poses risk to global efforts
While countries across the globe are still struggling to contain the rising cases of COVID-19, a new mutant strain of novel Coronavirus is threatening the
No one can insult Erdogan, not in Turkey
Of late Turkey has made frequent headlines with respect to its stamping down on freedom to speech and expression. Many journalists, activities and political leaders
Egypt risks European sanctions for not cooperating with Italy
On Friday, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for an independent and transparent investigation into all human rights violations in Egypt to ensure that
China cannot save Iran from Political Crisis
The United States and China, two major powers and rivals in technology, political, weapons and commodity markets, are competing in the Middle East and in