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Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month - until after the Passover recess.
After a morning of turbulence, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has reversed his decision to keep clocks back. Following an emergency cabinet meeting, it was decided that the logistical chaos caused by living under two simultaneous timings would end on Wednesday.
Yemen’s prisoner swap exchange is expected to start by next week, a top official from the International Committee of the Red Cross, who is overseeing the deal, told The National on Monday.
President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, have reviewed preparations to host Cop28 this year.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Saudi Arabia begins talks with Syria to resume the provision of consular services. The re-establishment of ties between the two countries would be among the most significant development yet in moves by Arab states to normalise ties with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.
TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew's four-hour testimony before Congress did little to convince US legislators that the app is not connected to the Chinese government. Instead, it seems to add further momentum to a possible nationwide ban.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to restore unity to the country where divisions have widened over his government's judicial reform programme. He, however, resists calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary.
Football star Lionel Messi is reduced to tears as Argentina fans give their World Cup-winning team an incredible reception ahead of their friendly against Panama. Argentina defeats Panama 2-0 on the day with Messi being on the scoresheet.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 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 central banks of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar have raised their benchmark borrowing rates after the US Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate — as it tries to balance fighting inflation and financial stability.
With the start of Ramadan, Google is seeing a surge in various searches related to the holy month. So far, a lot of people have been asking the question, “what time is suhoor?” — the pre-dawn meal eaten shortly before the start of the day’s fast.
Hundreds of retired army and police veterans, joined by angry bank depositors and other protesters, clashed with security forces in Beirut, as they demonstrated against low pensions and Lebanon's deteriorating economic conditions.
Ethiopia's parliament has agreed to remove a terrorist designation for Tigray's rebel group, following a ceasefire that came into effect four months ago. A two-year civil war there has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, authorities have announced that Ramadan will begin on Thursday in the UAE. The Moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department after maghrib (sunset) prayers but said it had yet spot a new crescent Moon.
The foreign ministers of GCC countries will meet in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss regional developments. The meeting is one of a series of conferences held every three months.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India on Tuesday evening. The 30-second quake struck 40km south of Jurm, in Afghanistan's north, at a depth of more than 297km, according to the US Geological survey.
New York police were on high alert on Tuesday after former US president Donald Trump claimed he would be arrested in connection to a continuing investigation into hush money that was paid to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 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's Moon-sighting committee will meet to determine the start of Ramadan. If the new crescent is spotted, fasting will begin at dawn on Wednesday.
Yemen's rival groups have agreed to a prisoner exchange deal. Talks are taking place between the internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels in Switzerland, chaired by the UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The oldest pearling town in the Arabian Gulf has been discovered in Umm Al Quwain. Announcing the major find on Monday, the Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology said digs at the site this year have yielded evidence of a thriving 1,300-year-old settlement that predates the rise of Islam — with hundreds of houses and several thousand people.
Lebanon's only international airport is to build a new $122 million terminal, officials said on Monday, amid an economic crisis gripping the nation. Once the terminal is completed, Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will be operated by Irish airport company daa International, which will also manage Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Project.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, UBS agrees to buy its smaller rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion to try to avoid more turmoil in global financial markets.
Saudi Arabia passes a law that allows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Prime Minister, to grant citizenship to selected people, following a proposal tabled by the Minister of Interior this year.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has launched a campaign to donate one billion meals to the poor and hungry around the world. The drive will start on the first day of Ramadan and run until the target is met.
The same scientists who discovered a hidden passage inside the Great Pyramid of Giza have also detected a larger void at the core of the ancient structure. The void is directly above the Grand Gallery, the long, narrow pathway that visitors use to gain access to the King’s Chamber.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, President Sheikh Mohamed meets Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. “Their talks covered regional and international issues of mutual concern, and the importance of working to support peace and co-operation in the region to enable progress and prosperity for its people,” state news agency Wam reported.
Iraqis take to social media to share painful memories 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Egypt will host a meeting of officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and the US in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Sunday. They will discuss measures to ease tension before the start of Ramadan.
Ten drums of uranium declared missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, have been found near a warehouse in southern Libya where they had been taken from.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Switzerland's financial regulator Finma and the central bank move to ease investor fears concerning Credit Suisse by saying it “meets the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on systemically important banks”. They also say the central bank is ready to extend liquidity support, if required to do so.
The International Energy Agency expects global oil demand to rise “sharply” this year amid a rebound in air traffic and pent-up Chinese demand. Oil demand growth will “accelerate” to 2.6 million barrels per day in the final three months of this year, from 710,000 bpd in the current quarter.
The Lebanese state presses charges against Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, who has so far refused to co-operate with the judiciary, after he failed to show up at a hearing with European judicial officials conducting an international investigation into corruption.
The UN's Yemen envoy urges the country's warring parties to “seize the opportunity” presented by the recent diplomatic detente between Saudi Arabia and Iran to end the decade-long conflict.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, a futuristic flying bike unveiled in Abu Dhabi is expected to deliver life-saving support in crucial search and rescue operations. The Xturismo Hoverbike is being tipped as the next cutting-edge tool for emergency services confronted by challenging conditions such as desert terrain.
Lebanon’s currency hits a record low to the dollar, with 100,000 pounds — the value of the country’s largest banknote — now worth only $1. The new rate had been expected in recent weeks as the value of the local currency continued to plummet almost unabated.
An updated version of the AI based ChatGPT tool, GPT4, goes live with many sharing on social media exactly what it can do. OpenAI, the company behind GPT4, says it is more creative and collaborative than ever before.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announces it will lay off 10,000 employees as part of a new round of job cuts and will also close about 5,000 open roles that have yet to be filled.