Israel begins coalition talks, Binance hit by $6.3bn breach and Abu Dhabi jails Sudan arms traffickers
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Israeli politicians begin coalition talks after final election counts leave Prime Minister Benja...
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20 of 1,156 episodesArab parties challenge Netanyahu and Sharjah closes beaches over oil spill
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Israel’s Arab parties seek to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an inconclusive ele...
Netanyahu claims victory, Jordan and Syria agree on security committee and Dubai approves Dh2bn urban plan
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in the country's election, although nei...
Israel votes in crucial election, Jordan retaliates in Syria and Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Israel goes to the polls in a keenly contested election that will determine whether Prime Minist...
Saudi coalition strikes Sanaa, Jordan arrests church attack suspects and iPhone Duo buyers complain
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Saudi-led coalition carries out strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, saying it destroyed Houthi...
UAE tackles oil spill, Yemen warns of Houthi child recruitment and Oman strengthens UK investment ties
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, UAE authorities work to contain an oil spill from a supertanker in the Arabian Gulf after report...
US pulls staff from Saudi Arabia, UAE's Nusseibeh in UN race, and Middle East oil exports recover
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the US has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid...
UK jets in Saudi Arabia, prices double in Taiz and UAE-France defence deals
Today on Trending Middle East, the UK is sending Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to help defend its cities and vital infrastructure aga...
Macron talks energy crisis during UAE visit, WFP to cut Gaza food aid and Dubai tests autonomous wheelchairs
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, President Sheikh Mohamed meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Abu Dhabi for talks on region...
UAE President meets Saudi defence minister, flydubai pilot recounts attack and Macron begins Gulf visit
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed meets Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to discuss re...
Houthis strike Aden presidential palace, Iraq approves cabinet and Sharjah dismantles cyber crime network
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched towards Saudi Arabia’...
War cuts off 800,000 in Taiz, diesel shortages to extend into 2027 and Gaza committee signs development deal
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, about 800,000 people in Yemen’s city of Taiz are largely cut off from food, fuel and medical sup...
Aramco building struck, missing sailors' families grieve and Dubai unveils underground transport plans
Today on Trending Middle East, a building of Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is attacked in Dharan, as the Houthi rebels in Yemen es...
Riyadh extends airport closure, UK imposes sanctions on Iranians and IMF cuts Gulf growth forecasts
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch further attacks against Saudi Arabia as authorities extend the clos...
Riyadh airport attacked again and Trump announces Ukraine-Russia 'energy ceasefire'
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, one person is killed and 11 injured in another attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airp...
Saudi Arabia to 'punish' Houthis, Trump rules out Iran attack and Musk's Boring Company signs Abu Dhabi deal
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vows to “punish” the Houthi rebels after attacks on airports in...
Riyadh flights pause after Houthi attacks, US claims Hormuz is open and UAE calls for rain prayers
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, flights from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport were disrupted this morning after the Ho...
Houthis claim attacks, Qatar and Turkey in Olympics bid race, and UAE brand to export camel milk abroad
In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the Houthis have claimed missile and drone attacks on airports and military sites in Saudi Arabi...
Yemeni forces secure Bab Al Mandeb, UAE-Jordan launch $2.3bn railway and Eagle Hills signs Syria projects
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Yemeni government forces secure control of the Bab Al Mandeb strait and the strategic port city...
Yemen begins offensive against Houthis, Egypt seeks Nile dam solution and UAE launches commercial satellite
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Yemen’s internationally recognised government announces the start of military operations to reta...