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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
In today's episode, Sudan's warring parties agreed to a 72-hour truce mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has spoken of his pride at the UAE's “contribution to the pursuit of human knowledge” as the country's space experts seek to further unravel the mysteries of Mars.
A Japanese spacecraft carrying the UAE's Rashid rover is expected to attempt to land on the Moon today. The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander blasted off into space in December.
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering a tsunami warning for about two hours.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, clashes and explosions shook Sudan's capital despite claims of a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has killed nearly 200. The army and RSF had agreed to the 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday. They said they would abide by the agreement to allow civilians and medical workers to move around the city, where millions of people are hiding in their homes.
Hundreds of workers from Lebanon’s public sector protested in front of the seat of government on Tuesday as the nation’s caretaker cabinet convened to discuss their salaries. Public school teachers, retired army and police officers, and civil servants — angry at a lack of action to address the nation's currency crisis and the devaluation of their pay — demanded better wages and threatened to escalate action if the government did not deliver.
The Supreme Court has called on Muslims in Saudi Arabia to look out for the crescent of Shawwal moon on Thursday evening. In an announcement on Tuesday, the kingdom’s Supreme Court called on “whoever sights the crescent moon”, through binoculars or otherwise, to immediately report to the nearest court and register their testimony.
A legal battle between Fox News and Dominion, a voting machine company that accuses the network of knowingly spreading misinformation about the 2020 presidential election results, began on Tuesday, only to be settled a few hours later, averting a trial. In a news conference, Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson said Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million in damages.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has approved a Dh2.74 billion housing support plan for Emiratis living in the capital. The crucial assistance for 1,800 citizens will be delivered under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed.
The EU's ambassador to Sudan has been assaulted in his Khartoum home, according to senior European diplomat Josep Borrell. Mr Borrell said "security of diplomatic premises and staff is a primary responsibility of Sudanese authorities and an obligation under international law”.
As the world awaits Britain's King Charles III's coronation, it will be screened live on Dubai's Queen Elizabeth II floating hotel anchored at Port Rashid on May 6.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk announced his intention to introduce an AI platform named "TruthGPT" to compete against the current offerings from Microsoft and Google. He further criticised Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, for "training the AI to lie”.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, Sudan's military and paramilitary forces have refused to talk about ending deadly fighting in the country's capital, former civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday evening.
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan website reported on Sunday.
Yemen's government and the Houthis freed more than 200 detainees on Sunday, including four prominent journalists held by the rebels since 2015, to complete a three-day prisoner exchange that has been hailed as a significant step towards ending more than eight years of civil war.
The US regards the new deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran as “a very important moment”, according to US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, the International Monetary Fund projects that economic growth in the Mena region will slow to 3.1 per cent this year, from 5.3 per last year.
Efforts to bring Syria back into the Arab political fold are gathering pace as the leadership of the six GCC states, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, prepare to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday.
Qatar and Bahrain will resume diplomatic ties more than two years after an Arab boycott of Doha was lifted. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt ended a three-and-a-half year boycott of Qatar in January 2021.
The plan to gradually restore uninterrupted power supply in Lebanon falls short because of a lack of funding, caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad says.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, more than 400 students at universities across Iran have been suspended or expelled for taking part in the nationwide protests caused by the death of Mahsa Amini in September last year.
Yemen's warring sides are expected to begin a prisoner swap mission on Friday, a top government official told The National on Wednesday, as preparations began to release nearly 900 detainees.
The ancient underground tomb complex of Panehsy and four chapels have been discovered in Saqqara, Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities has said. Panehsy held the post of steward of the temple of Amun during the first part of the reign of Ramses II, about 1250BC.
A Japanese spacecraft carrying the UAE's Rashid rover will attempt to land on the Moon's surface on April 25. It is scheduled to touch down at 8.40pm, UAE time.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, the UAE attended an open-ended extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation's Executive Committee to discuss a unified Islamic position on the continuing Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Arab states are expected to hold a meeting on Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss ties with Syria and the possibility of Damascus returning to the Arab League.
According to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Report, the global economy faces a “rocky” recovery as geopolitics, monetary tightening and inflation continue to weigh on growth.
Laylat Al Qadr — or the night of destiny — is one of the odd-numbered nights during the final 10 days of Ramadan in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.