Cyprus arrests eight Syrians accused of funding terror group: What we know The arrests come as more Syrians arrive in Cyprus, fleeing the conflicts in Lebanon and Syria. Syria
Feature Palestinians long for life before Oct. 7 as Gaza war upends lives, future One year into the Israeli war on Gaza, as winter approaches, Gazans feel hopeless and trapped in an endless cycle of conflict amid tragic living conditions. By Rasha Abou Jalal In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UAE evacuates nearly 100 Gaza patients as 10,000+ await transfer Abu Dhabi has pledged to bring in 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip to be treated in the its hospitals. United Arab Emirates
From Egypt to Saudi: Meet Middle East's athletes at Paris Olympics Burgeoning Iraqi soccer star Ali Jasim and 2020 Israeli gold medal–winning gymnast Artem Dolgopyat are among the most-known competitors from the region. By Adam Lucente In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change
Analysis As Europe's far right surges, North Africa immigration takes center stage By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
UAE reopens embassy in Lebanon as MBZ hosts Mikati in Abu Dhabi The move comes as Lebanon continues to face deteriorating political, economic and security conditions. Lebanon
Turkey’s Fidan holds call with Armenia’s FM amid exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh The phone call marks the first high-level contact between Ankara and Yerevan following the Azerbaijani offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. Turkey
Highlights: Al-Monitor/Semafor Middle East Global Summit The Al-Monitor & Semafor inaugural Middle East Global Summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings on Wednesday brought together the region’s leaders, newsmakers and business heads. Jordan
UN mulls green Islamic bonds to fund climate change refugee projects The United Nations is reportedly interested in issuing Islamic bonds to help those displaced by climate change. Gulf
Analysis Normalizing Assad won’t solve Syrian refugee crisis Even restoring the country to the pre-war status quo is unlikely to entice many refugees to return. By Nadia Almasalkhi , Shelly Culbertson
Saudi forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at Yemen border: report Saudi Arabia's border security forces are accused of "widespread and systematic" killing of Ethiopian migrants crossing from Yemen in what Human Rights Watch says could constitute crimes against humanity. Gulf
Why are UAE, Saudi, other Gulf countries issuing Lebanon travel warnings? Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and also Germany and the United Kingdom issued similar travel warnings over the fighting that began July 29 between Fatah and hard-line Islamists at Lebanon's Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. Gulf
Fire engulfs Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon as plight grows Syrians in Lebanon face arbitrary arrests, raids and deportation. Lebanon
EU, Tunisia ink 'strategic partnership' to help economy, stem migrants It comes after weeks of talks between the two parties about the EU providing around 1 billion euros in aid, which would be dependent on Tunisia's IMF bailout. Tunisia
In first for Turkey, National Security Council addresses Syrian refugee return Turkey’s National Security Council has openly expressed the need for international support for Syrian refugees to return home. Turkey
France arrests 'Syrian asylum seeker' in Annecy stabbing attack French authorities are still investigating whether the attack this morning at a park in the southeastern French town was a terror act or not. Syria
Al-Monitor/Premise Turkey poll: Erdogan, Kilicdaroglu statistically tied in election runoff The poll found the economy, refugees and justice stand out as the top three issues that the country faces, with 71% of respondents favoring an imminent return of refugees in the country. Turkey
