Archives for October, 2025

Culture

'Shark Tank Lebanon' debuts, offering entrepreneurs hope amid economic turmoil

A Lebanese version of the popular US reality TV show "Shark Tank" hit the airwaves in Lebanon, where unemployment rates have reached record highs in the past years due to a protracted economic and financial crisis and the Israel-Hezbollah war.

Lebanon

Putin's envoy Dmitriev says there will be peace in Ukraine within one year

Reuters

Israel renews Gaza ceasefire after airstrikes kill over 100 Palestinians

After a night of aerial strikes in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah, the Israeli military announced the resumption of the Gaza ceasefire.

Israel

UN calls for end to Sudan siege after mass hospital killings

Agence France-Presse

Night of strikes brings grief to Gazans trying to rebuild

Agence France-Presse

Hamas denies responsibility for attack on Israeli forces in Rafah

Reuters

Turkey's Eurofighter Typhoon jet deal includes weapons package, source says

Reuters

Exclusive-Climate fund backs $6 billion Jordan water project with its largest deal

Reuters

Israel hits another Gaza target after deadliest night since truce

Agence France-Presse

Trump says Gaza ceasefire holds, Israel has right to hit back if attacked

Reuters

Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks 'failed', Pakistan minister says

Reuters

Eighteen migrant bodies recovered, over 90 rescued off Libya, Red Crescent says

Reuters

Iran's quiet IRGC reshuffle fuels speculation of postwar shake-up

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has quietly removed veteran commander Mohammad Reza Naqdi, fueling debates on postwar restructuring, internal recalibration and lingering espionage allegations amid broader shifts in the country's security hierarchy.

Iran

Analysis

Wary of Gaza instability, Arab states balk at troop deployment, financing

As Gaza’s ceasefire enters its next phase, Washington’s postwar plan faces growing regional skepticism.

By Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Live Updates

Netanyahu orders 'powerful' strike in Gaza after Hamas attack in Rafah

Earlier in the day, Hamas militants fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli military force that was conducting engineering work in the Rafah area, which remains under Israeli control.

Israel

Humain’s $3B deal sets tone as Riyadh’s FII summit spotlights AI, private credit

At the 2025 edition of Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference known as “Davos in the Desert," AI is stealing the spotlight from megaprojects.

Saudi Arabia