- 7 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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Afghanistan, government announces curfew and the Taliban advance
The Taliban offensive is putting Kabul in serious trouble. Ashraf Ghani’s government tries to respond, but the advance of the fundamentalists continues. The internationally recognized
Tunisia gets rid of Islamists, Prime Minister Mechichi sacked and Parliament suspended
The Tunisian crisis has come to a showdown. President Kais Saied has invoked Article 80 of the Constitution and dissolved the government of Hichem Mechichi,
Lebanon’s Sunni businessman Najib Mikati expected to be named Prime Minister
Lebanon’s former premier Najib Mikati is on course to become the prime minister-designate of the crisis-hit country after receiving massive support from Sunni leaders and
Qatari Emir paid a secret visit to Teheran
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has made a secret visit to Teheran, informed Iranian sources revealed, indicating that he was not on a
UNSC condemns Turkish President Erdogan’s plans to reopen Cyprus town
Turkey is facing international criticism over its call for two states in Cyprus and plan to reopen an abandoned coastal resort emptied of Greek Cypriots.
Erdogan intends to replace the Americans in Afghanistan
Turkey will keep its military contingent in Afghanistan, but only if the United States pays. The request comes from the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stressing
Mechichi fires the Minister of Health. But now Tunisia asks for his head
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi sacked Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi, according to a statement from the Mechichi office released by Tunisian newspapers. In recent days,
Taliban control 90% of Afghanistan’s borders. Kabul Defense Ministry: “It’s an absolute lie”
“The borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran are under our control,” ZabioullaMoudjakhed, a representative of the rebels, told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
Israel first to test an oral anti-covid vaccine
Israel begins trials of the oral vaccine against coronavirus. It will be the first country in the world to test such an anti-COVID-19 drug. Oramed
Pegasus scandal: NSO chief says potential attack by Qatar, BDS
NSO Group’s CEO and cofounder Shalev Hulio has responded to ongoing allegations that his company’s Pegasus spyware was used to hack smartphones and spy on