Saudi-Owned Streamer MBC Shahid Gives Gaza-Set Oscar Nominee ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab' Big MENA Push As U.S. Release Expands

Academy Award-nominated Gaza-set drama The Voice of Hind Rajab has launched in the Middle East and North Africa on MBC Shahid ...

Germany's Merz eyes closer economic ties with Gulf states

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is seeking to deepen economic ties with the Gulf states, as he sets his sights on a possible ...

Kuwait oil sector inches open

Kuwait’s tightly controlled energy sector is opening up to international oil companies, as the country looks to raise output by a third within a decade. Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah ...

Explained | Colonial borders: How West sparked the endless Middle East fire that still burns

The Middle East's persistent conflicts stem beyond oil, power struggles, and Shia-Sunni divides, tracing back to the Ottoman Empire's 1918 collapse and Western colonial interference. Britain and ...
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Hajj 2026: Saudi Arabia to begin issuing pilgrimage visas from February 8

Saudi Arabia will start issuing Hajj 2026 visas from Sunday, among the earliest launches of the pilgrimage visa process in recent years. The move reflects lessons drawn from previous Hajj cycles that ...