- 4d ago
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed pardons poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi after 10-year sentence
Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, days after an Abu Dhabi court sentenced him to 10 years in prison for criticizing regional governments.
- Aug 16
Kushner meets Egypt's al-Sisi at El Alamein to push Trump's 15-point Gaza roadmap
Jared Kushner met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at El Alamein on 16 August 2026 to push the 15-point Trump roadmap for Gaza, as a Hamas delegation separately held talks with Egyptian intelligence and Netanyahu's rejection of the plan remained the chief obstacle.
- Aug 11
Egypt crash kills 18, mostly child labourers, in Ismailia governorate
At least 18 people, most of them teenagers aged 13 and 14, died when two pick-up trucks carrying agricultural workers collided in Ismailia governorate on 11 August 2026.
- Jul 12
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former emir who transformed Qatar into global LNG power, dies at 74
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013 and oversaw its transformation into the world's largest LNG exporter, died on Sunday at age 74. The royal court announced a four-day mourning period; funeral prayers were held at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Doha.
- Jul 9
Israeli strike kills Gaza World Cup screening organiser and three others, including two children
Mohammed al-Wahidi, who set up public screenings of 2026 World Cup matches in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday along with three others, including two children, as he headed to the Egypt-Argentina match.
