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A Palestinian man views the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

TrendingCeasefire talks and how Israel’s Iron Dome failed on October 7

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 05, 2025

FILE - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo / Sebastian Scheiner, File)

TrendingNetanyahu visits US and Bill Gates talks tech and politics

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 04, 2025

A handout photo made available by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 02 February 2025. Al-Sharaa and his accompanying delegation arrived in Riyadh for his first foreign trip abroad. EPA / BANDAR ALJALOUD / SAUDI ROYAL PALACE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALESHANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

TrendingAl Shara in Saudi Arabia and Netanyahu in the US

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 03, 2025

US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Trump signed an executive action he said directed federal agencies to undo diversity, equity and inclusion practices at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration that he has blamed as responsible for a deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter at an airport near Washington. Photographer: Bonnie Cash / UPI / Bloomberg

Trump repeats call to move Gazans to Egypt and Jordan and doctors warn children are in urgent need - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 31, 2025

FILE - Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in Damascus, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo / Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Ahmed Al Shara declared Syrian President and Gaza hostage release set for Thursday - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 30, 2025

RAFAH, EGYPT - JANUARY 28: Ambulance workers pose as trucks loaded with aid enter through the Rafah Border Crossing on January 28, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt. As the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, more aid has been able to enter the territory from Egypt, while some wounded Palestinians have been able to enter Egypt for treatment. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty Images)

TrendingEgypt to receive Gaza wounded and Israel strikes Lebanon

Yasmeen Altaji rounds up today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 29, 2025

A Palestinian flag flies amidst thousands of displaced Palestinians walking towards their homes in northern Gaza via the Netzarim Corridor during the ceasefire in central Gaza, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Thousands of Palestinians are traveling back to the devastated neighborhoods of northern Gaza after being displaced during the Israel-Hamas war, as a fragile 42-day ceasefire moves into a second week. Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg

TrendingGazans return to north and Smotrich withdraws resignation threat - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 28, 2025

NORTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - JANUARY 26: An Israeli soldier takes a photo of a village in Southern Lebanon as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on January 26, 2025 in Northern Israel, Israel. Israel has said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon after the 60-day withdrawal deadline stipulated in the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, alleging that other conditions of the ceasefire have not been implemented. (Photo by Amir Levy / Getty Images)

TrendingIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire extended, Egypt and Jordan reject ‘emptying’ of Gaza

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 27, 2025

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, meets with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, not in picture, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo / Bilal Hussein)

TrendingGaza truce ‘not lasting solution’ and Etihad Rail to link Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 24, 2025

Israeli army vehicles along a road on the second day of an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 22 January 2025. The Israeli military launched a 'counterterrorism operation' in Jenin on 21 January 2025, resulting in at least 10 Palestinian deaths and more than 50 injuries, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. EPA / ALAA BADARNEH

TrendingJenin camp ‘uninhabitable’ and US redesignates Houthis as terrorist organisation

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 23, 2025

IDestroyed buildings seen amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 20 January 2025. Israel and Hamas implemented the first phase of a hostage release and ceasefire deal on 19 January 2025. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, since Israel launched a military campaign in the strip in response to a cross-border attack led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on 07 October 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 250 taken hostage. EPA / MOHAMMED SABER

Trump sworn in and Hamas sets date for hostage return - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji rounds up today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 21, 2025

People react as a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners from the Ofer Israeli military prison arrives in Ramallah, early 20 January 2025, amid a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel and Hamas agreed on a hostage release deal and a Gaza ceasefire to be implemented on 19 January 2025. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, since Israel launched a military campaign in the strip in response to a cross-border attack led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on 07 October 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 250 taken hostage. EPA / ALAA BADARNEH

TrendingHostage-prisoner swap begins and WFP rushes food into Gaza

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 20, 2025

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo / Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

TrendingGaza ceasefire back on and UN urges Lebanon to form government

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 17, 2025

Palestinians react to news of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 15 January 2025. According to US and Hamas officials, Israel and Hamas agreed on a hostage deal and ceasefire, to be implemented in the coming days. EPA / MOHAMMED SABER

TrendingGaza ceasefire and next steps

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 16, 2025

MBRSC announces the successful launch of MBZ-SAT, the most advanced satellite in the region. Dubai Media Office

TrendingMBZ-Sat launches and Hegseth questioned

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastJanuary 15, 2025

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