Israelis more concerned about internal tensions 

"You know what worries the Qataris?” The speaker was a businessman, someone close to the Emirates. Every time I met him he was on his way to Doha or had just returned. “Check what’s happening with them in Texas. That’s the story. And it’s...

Iran won't risk Russia, China's ire by quitting nuclear treaty, expert says

“The Chinese absolutely do not want to see Iran acquire nuclear weapons. That would be very problematic for them. For the same reason, the Chinese do not want to see Iran violate the NPT,” added Pollack, Vice President for Policy at the Middle...

Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media

Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced dozens of arrests and...

Israel’s insolence warrants a firm global response

Israel has proven repeatedly that it has nothing to do with international law, and that its sole ambition is absolute regional dominance by any means necessary. From the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza to the recent audacious strike in Doha, the...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers response to Trump’s peace proposal

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday (October 2, 2025), as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for ending the nearly two-year...

Iran hails implementation of strategic partnership treaty with Russia

Iran's Foreign Ministry has praised the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between Moscow and Tehran. In a statement released on Thursday night, the ministry noted that the treaty embodies the commitment of both...

Egypt's central bank slashes interest rates by 100 basis points

Egypt's central bank cut its overnight interest rates by 100 basis points on Thursday, its fourth reduction this year, saying inflationary pressures remain limited even after economic growth accelerated to 5% in the second quarter. The central...

Israeli documentary filmmakers support boycott of Israeli film industry over genocide

Over 50 Israeli documentary filmmakers issued an open letter September 15 supporting an appeal by thousands in the international cinema world for a boycott of official Israeli film institutions because of the role of the Zionist government in...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas weighs Trump peace plan

The plan requires Hamas to return all 48 hostages ' about 20 of them thought by Israel to be alive ' give up power and disarm in return for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and an end to fighting Israeli strikes and gunfire killed...

Israeli strikes kill 57 in Gaza as Hamas weighs Trump's peace proposal

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Oct 3 (AP) Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, as Hamas was still considering its response to US President Donald Trump's proposal for ending...

Egypt-Based Union Coating & Chemical Industries Plans Barren County, Kentucky, U.S. Manufacturing Operations

Related Research Egypt-based Union Coating & Chemical Industries, a manufacturer of advanced powder coating solutions, plans to establish operations in Glasgow, Kentucky. The $12 million project is expected to create 60 jobs in Barren County. The...

Israeli official indicted in Clark County for sex crimes, documents say

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An Israeli official has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury for sex crimes, documents obtained by FOX5 say. Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was among eight suspects arrested in a sex sting conducted by the Las Vegas Metropolitan...

Israeli official indicted in Las Vegas sex sting operation

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An Israeli official, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury on charges related to a sex sting operation conducted by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement...

Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s seizure of activists and aid bound for Gaza, France’s arrest of crew members aboard an alleged Russian shadow tanker, and deadly youth-led protests in Morocco. Sign up to receive World...

Iran Update, October 2, 2025

Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Israeli airstrike kills Doctors Without Borders volunteer, seriously injures four others

Doctors Without Borders staff member, Omar Hayek, 42, was killed this morning in an Israeli airstrike(Image: MSF) An Israeli airstrike killed a Doctors Without Borders staff member and seriously injured four others. The airstrike, which was...

Mark Levin trashes Trump Middle East peace plans

"Donald Trump singlehandedly saved Israel and Levin has the gall to spend the last week attacking the President over Qatar?" President Donald Trump has made a Middle East peace plan an essential part of his second term, just as it was during the...

Syrian-Iraqi agreement to develop cement sector

The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding today with the Iraqi investment group Vertex to rehabilitate, develop, and operate the third production line at the Hama Cement Plant (central Syria). The agreement...

Turkish, UAE central banks ink swap, cooperation deals to deepen financial, economic cooperation

The central banks of Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates signed three agreements including a swap deal on Thursday to deepen financial cooperation and enhance trade and economic ties between the two countries. The deals include a bilateral...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace...

Palestinians long for the war to end but many believe the plan favors Israel, and a Hamas official told The Associated Press that some elements were unacceptable, without elaborating. Qatar and Egypt, two key mediators, said it requires more...