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Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Cristiano Ronaldo arrives in Saudi Arabia to finalise his deal with Al Nassr, after agreeing to the terms of a two-and-a-half year contract.
Iran activists issue a New Year's “victory” message as anti-government protests enter their third month.
Oman's social security recipients receive their biggest boost in six years in the sultanate's 2023 fiscal budget.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has set out the UAE's five key priorities for the new year during the first Cabinet meeting of 2023.
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 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 UAE’s new unemployment insurance scheme for citizens and residents working in the public and private sectors comes into effect.
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah is set to marry his fiancée Rajwa Al Saif on June 1.
The UN expects Arab economies to expand this year on record lower inflation rates and improved fiscal positions.
According to Google, internet searches for “happiness” in the New Year are up 650 per cent.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, the world remembers Brazilian football great Pele after his death at the age of 82 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Israel ushers in its most right-wing government amid international criticism for its ultranationalist religious stance under returning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Google search data reveals that a lot of people are searching for various inspirational New Year quotes to kick off 2023.
Dubai says it hosted 12.82 million overnight international visitors in the first 11 months of the year, more than 85 per cent of tourist numbers during the same period in 2019, before the onset of Covid-19.
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
On today's episode, ChatGPT, the AI program that some have described as a possible game changer for the internet, continues to win over users.
Egypt’s annual Ramadan food drives will be launched three months earlier than usual in 2023, a supply ministry official has said.
Pope Francis asks for prayers for former pontiff Benedict, saying he is “very sick”.
Internet searches for the phrase “high wind warning” are up 350 per cent, according to Google.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, visitors are forced to evacuate Jordan’s famed archaeological site at Petra after flooding caused by heavy rain.
The UN Security Council calls on the Taliban to reverse the restrictions they have imposed on women in the country.
A temporary exhibition of 70 artefacts, seized at Egyptian ports and prevented from being smuggled out of the country, opens at Cairo's Prince Muhammad Ali Museum.
The winter weather prompts shops in Dubai to stock up on hoodies, boots, beanie hats and coats to match an increase in demand as more shoppers seek to stay warm.
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, the UAE braces for at least two more days of wet weather after rain sweeps across the country.
Tunisia’s Minister of Economy says the country has no alternative but to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to come out of its economic predicament.
Inflation in Lebanon rises by an average of 189.4 per cent in the first 11 months of 2022, from the same period a year earlier.
Saudi Arabia and Japan sign agreements on energy co-operation, extending the partnership of two of the world's major economies.
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, aid agencies, including Save the Children, suspend operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban bar women from working for foreign NGOs.
Jordanian authorities seize six million Captagon pills at the Iraqi border in one of the kingdom's largest drug hauls.
“New Year’s” and “New Year’s Eve” are registering a lot of momentum in internet searches, with the highest interest coming from the US, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Canada.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul says at least 12 people in the state have died as a result of a frigid winter storm that has covered much of the US, leaving many without power and thousands of flights cancelled.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Elon Musk announces that Twitter will allow users to see how many times a tweet has been seen, rather than simply showing the number of retweets or likes.
Suez Canal chief Adm Osama Rabie says Egypt’s government does not have the right to transfer ownership of the important waterway to any foreign entities.
Construction work is under way on a Dh46 million waterfall attraction in Hatta that will be at the heart of the Dubai beauty spot's ambitious tourism drive.
Online searches on Christmas and charity are gathering momentum, according to Google, with people asking ‘how to donate during the holidays’.
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today’s episode, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets US President Joe Biden and members of Congress on his first foreign trip since the Russian invasion began.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia lead international condemnation of the Taliban's decision to ban women in Afghanistan from attending university.
Benjamin Netanyahu announces the formation of a new Israeli government as he returns to power as leader of the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history.
Disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is flown from the Bahamas on Wednesday night to face criminal charges in the US.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, the Baghdad Conference for Co-operation and Partnership opens in Jordan, with leaders reviewing security in the region and measures to help Iraq in its push to achieve stability and rebuild.
UAE officials announce that the next holiday in the Emirates will be on January 1 to celebrate the new year.
Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter chief executive once he finds someone who is “foolish enough to take the job”.
A US House of Representatives committee votes to release the partially redacted tax filings of former president Donald Trump.