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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.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, conversations revolve around the bisht Lionel Messi wore as he lifted the World Cup.
Elon Musk has yet to make a statement about whether he will be stepping down as chief executive of Twitter.
In the US, a House of Representatives committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on January 6 last year recommends that former president Donald Trump should face four criminal charges.
Jeremy Clarkson is trending after he tweeted an apology for his remarks against the Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, Argentina are crowned 2022 World Cup champions after defeating France in a penalty shoot-out, with Google reporting that one of the top searches online has been “How many times has Argentina won the World Cup?”
Iran’s central bank governor blames nationwide protests for stoking inflation, which has resulted in the currency dropping by about 20 per cent in value since demonstrations began.
Elon Musk posts a poll asking users if he should step down from his role as head of Twitter.
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.
On today's episode, an Irish soldier with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is killed after unidentified assailants open fire on a passing convoy.
EU leaders agree to offer Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate status to join the bloc, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership.
The UAE is ranked first in the Arab world and 25th internationally on the 2022 Global Knowledge Index while travellers arriving in Egypt must now disclose the exact value of cash or goods they are carrying.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, Morocco’s magical World Cup run ended after a valiant performance against reigning champions France.
The UAE Central Bank raised its benchmark borrowing rate after the US Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate for the seventh time in 2022.
World powers at the UN headquarters in New York voted in favour of booting Iran out of the body given the task of protecting and empowering women.
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss is also on the minds of many after various media outlets report the DJ has died in an apparent suicide.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.
On today's episode, in the World Cup semi-final, Lionel Messi and Argentina dominate Croatia, winning 3-0.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issues a decree defining the country’s maritime borders in the Mediterranean.
Shoppers in the UAE will now be able to buy pomegranates grown in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
The US Department of Energy announces a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion, possibly a revolutionary power source.