Škoda Launches the All-New Superb in the Middle East, Redefining Elegance and Innovation

Škoda Middle East has announced the launch of the all-new Škoda Superb in the Middle East, marking the next chapter for the brand’s flagship. Combining timeless design with advanced technology and exceptional comfort, the Superb embodies Škoda’s...

Egypt explores cooperation with Chinese firms to advance robotic surgery

Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with representatives of Chinese medical technology companies TechnoWave and Medbot to discuss potential cooperation in...

Egypt's Central Bank, China National Financial Regulatory Sign MoU to Promote Joint Cooperation

Wed 15 Oct 2025 | 07:14 PM In light of the historic ties between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the People's Republic of China, Tarek ElKholy, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), hosted FU Wanjun, Vice Minister of China National...

Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. More than two dozen Palestinian healthcare workers held hostage in Israel’s torture camps were...

Egypt, UAE Ink Agreement for Final Studies on Europe Power Link via Italy

Wed 15 Oct 2025 | 09:19 PM Egypt and the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic cooperation agreement to finalize feasibility studies for a landmark electricity interconnection project between Egypt and Europe via Italy, in a move that could...

Israel ‘will not compromise on return of dead hostages’ — as it happened

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has released a statement saying it has complied with its commitments to return Israeli hostages under Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.The statement said: “The resistance has adhered to what was agreed...

Turkmenistan Corner Opens in Baku: Cultural Days Strengthen Literary Ties Between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan

On 14 October, as part of Turkmenistan’s Cultural Days, the National Library of Azerbaijan hosted the opening of the Turkmenistan Corner and a roundtable discussion, according to the AzerTAC news agency. In his remarks, Director of the National...

Israel Limits Aid and Keeps Rafah Crossing Closed in Dispute over Hostage Remains

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open as planned, accusing...

Iraqi women 'second class citizens' under personal status code

Women browse books at the Baghdad International Book Fair on 15 September 2025. [Getty] Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticised Iraq's amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women's rights and makes them "second class...

Syria on Rwanda’s path? Emulating a model that requires stability and social inclusion

Syria’s Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology took part, for the first time in the country’s history, in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) annual meeting for 2025, held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, from...

Turkish rescue team departs for Gaza search operations

The Erzurum contingent includes 10 technicians and three vehicles dispatched for the month-long Gaza operation. Teams traveling by road to Ankara received briefings about their Gaza assignments and farewells from colleagues at the AFAD (Disaster...

India and Saudi Arabia boost cooperation in chemicals and petrochemicals sectors

India and Saudi Arabia are increasing cooperation in the chemicals and petrochemicals sectors to leverage each other's strengths and drive trade and investment. The move follows a bilateral meeting between the respective countries' ministries. The...

Wizz Air flight returning from Egypt peace summit makes emergency landing after passengers report 'explosion' in cargo

A Wizz Air aircraft transporting media personnel from the recent Middle East peace conference was compelled to perform an unscheduled landing in Naples following reports of a blast from passengers onboard. The Airbus A321neo experienced a dramatic...

Opinion: As the Oct. 7 mastermind learned the hard way, Israel wasn’t weak

Though it seems absurd in retrospect, there were many in Hamas who believed the group's massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, would succeed not just in wounding Israel but in destroying it. They believed this out of religious fervor. They believed it because...

Hamas says it can't retrieve more bodies, as first hostage funerals start in Israel

Hamas says it has handed back to Israel the remains of all the deceased hostages that it can access under a United States-brokered ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza. It comes as the first funerals for the returned hostages have...

Middle East owners invest in connectivity, smart-port technology 

At the port level, the rollout extends to AD Ports’ network of 34 terminals across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central and south-west Asia. This should facilitate uninterrupted communications and business continuity, particularly in remote...

Time to Tune Up for Turkeys

Turkey time is coming soon. Turkey-ordering time is here. The Cut Butchery in Mount Vernon’s Hollin Hall Shopping Center will tingle the tastebuds at a turkey carving and tasting on Oct. 18, 12 noon to 2 p.m. in their shop at 7968 Fort Hunt Road....

Digital projects and technology initiatives spice up Gitex

Sajjad Ahmad, Deputy Business Editor The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced the launch of a series of integrated digital projects and innovative technology initiatives during its participation in GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, within the...

Dubai’s flexible digital business environment fuels technological innovation

DUBAI: Expand North Star 2025, organised by Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, attracted strong participation from European startups and innovators. The event served as a dynamic platform to showcase the...

India a world power, crucial for peace in region: Israeli envoy after Hamas truce

Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar has said that India, as a world power and one of the fastest-growing economies, can play a crucial role in maintaining peace in the Middle East and supporting the reconstruction of Gaza — but only if Hamas...