Middle East

Travel News

Discover Riyadh: 5 unmissable adventures in Saudi Arabia’s capital

With a new airline flying in 2025, now is the time to visit.

16/03/2024

Gaza

Gaza will 'take years' to be made safe again, warns UNRWA

The UN agency says Israeli attacks have left almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded weapons scattered across the Palestinian enclave.

16/03/2024

Gaza

UNRWA head says ongoing conflict in Gaza is a 'war against children'

Philippe Lazzarini says more children have been killed in four months of war in Gaza than in four years of wars worldwide.

15/03/2024

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WATCH: Rescuers search for survivors after Israeli airstrike in Rafah

The Israeli attack hit a residential building in the Palestinian border city, while another one destroyed a house in central Gaza.

15/03/2024

Gaza

Ship carrying 200 tons of aid reaches Gaza

Israel's refusal to allow substantial aid into the Gaza Strip has left its population facing famine and life-threatening medical supply shortages.

15/03/2024

Football Now

Euro 2024: Three months to go

In partnership with Media City

Football fans in Europe and around the world are gearing up for an exciting Euro 2024 in the summer.

14/03/2024

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WATCH: Families of female Israeli hostages protest in Tel Aviv

They are urging hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the release of those still held by Hamas in Gaza.

14/03/2024

World

Key stakeholders from travel industry gather at ITB Berlin 2024

A delegation from Saudi Arabia headed to the ITB Berlin to highlight the country’s tourism success in 2023. Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, led a delegation at ITB Berlin to build awareness of its year-round destination offerings to the European market.

14/03/2024

Gaza

Six Palestinians killed in line for aid in Gaza

The Israeli military is reportedly planning to move 1.4 million displaced Palestinians in Rafah ahead of large offensive.

14/03/2024

Israel

Aid airdrops into Gaza slammed by humanitarian organisations

NGOs called a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, saying states hide behind airdrops to "create the illusion that they are doing enough."

14/03/2024

The Exchange

International Women’s Day: Leaders driving the change

In partnership with Media City

Gender biases against women can take many forms; and still exist all over the world. Some women are taking the lead in change to inspire others, but there is much more progress to be made.

13/03/2024

Israel

‘We will finish the job in Rafah’: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Netanyahu insists on pressing on with his military campaign in Gaza, as British Foreign Secretary David Cameron calls for maritime aid corridor.

13/03/2024

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WATCH: Palestinians mark Ramadan amid the ruins of war

Palestinians in Gaza are marking the Islamic holy month against a backdrop of devastation and destruction in Israel's war with Hamas.

12/03/2024

Culture news

Archaeologists unearth missing half of huge Ramses II statue in Egypt

Nearly a century ago, the remaining portion of the statue depicting Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most significant rulers, was unearthed in the identical location.

12/03/2024

Art

Exiled Russian artist Katya Muromtseva paints the stories of women immigrants in Dubai

Muromtseva's show, Over the Slopes of Speech, adorns the gallery space with epic watercolour triptychs, each telling the story of immigrant women – an apt endeavour in a country where immigrants make up close to 90% of the population.

12/03/2024

Scenes

Watch: Qatar's medicine man healing his valuable patients

In partnership with Media City

Nasser Muftah is the visionary behind Oryx Falcon Veterinarian. The renowned falcon specialist turned his passion for animals into a thriving business.

11/03/2024

Gaza

Sweden and Canada resume funding UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Sweden and Canada will resume aid payments to UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

10/03/2024

Yemen

Yemen's Houthis target Singapore-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden

Yemen's Houthi group launched an unsuccessful missile attack on a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, continuing their escalation of tension in the region.

09/03/2024

Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: southern Gaza struck as aid falls into sea

All the latest from the Israel-Hamas war and Middle East conflict.

09/03/2024

Europe News

Gaza maritime aid corridor to open this weekend with EU and US backing

The European Union is backing a long-awaited maritime corridor allowing aid to be shipped from Cyprus to the coast of Gaza, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen confirmed during a visit to the port of Larnaca on Friday.

08/03/2024

Culture news

Israel will compete at Eurovision after changing lyrics to its song

Organisers have confirmed that Israel will be allowed to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 after changing the lyrics to its song ‘October Rain’ - now titled ‘Hurricane’.

08/03/2024

Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Biden urges Israel to do more for civilians in Gaza

All the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war and the conflict in the Middle East.

08/03/2024

Green News

Why are songbird killings on the rise again in Cyprus?

Flocks of migrating birds are still meeting a cruel end on their flight path through the island, particularly at a British military base.

08/03/2024

Gaza

Negotiations for Gaza ceasefire and further hostage release on hold

As Palestinians lay to rest 43 bodies returned by Israeli authorities to Rafah in a mass grave, negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of more Israeli hostages are suspended until next week, ending hopes for a truce before Ramadan.

07/03/2024

Football Now

The rise of celebrity investors into football

In partnership with Media City

Over the past decade, celebrities have invested heavily into football, building a new attraction and audience towards the sport.

07/03/2024

Egypt

Truce talks postponed, at least 20 die of malnutrition in Gaza

All the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war and the conflict in the Middle East.

07/03/2024