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The major escalation in the Middle East dragged down futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 504 points, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures declined by 1.25% and 1.35%, respectively.

As online casinos become more accessible, they have gained a large Middle Eastern user base

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

Parastoo Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, defied hijab laws by foregoing the use of a hijab in her online performance and was arrested, sparking outrage.

Oil prices experienced a slight decrease after reaching a six-month record. Investors have shrugged off fears of a wider Middle East war disrupting supplies.

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Saudi Arabia to meet the foreign ministers of the region to discuss ways to formulate the two-state solution and increase aid in Gaza.

Since the war in Ukraine started and Russia blocked gas supplies, Germany's news agenda focused mostly on ecology and sustainability.

A quarter of the world's population currently faces "extremely high water stress."

The new cloud region in Doha will enable Qatar to economically rise and reach greater levels of digital transformation and evolution.

Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Flash Entertainment have merged together to form Ethara – a new operation that will specialise in live events.

The plan has long been promised as the most comprehensive package ever to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but nothing about it is known till now.

"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is in Saudi Arabia for the first time since his dramatic resignation from Riyadh in November last year.

Men leaving Europe to join Isis used to be the primary concern, lately that concern has turned to women returning from war zones.

"We believe this is the next team to watch," FireEye's director of intelligence analysis John Hultquist said.

Lebanon's army chief has warned his forces would stand ready to defend against any kind of "Israel aggression".

Billions set to be spent in 2018 to help train local forces as well as sending in more US troops.

Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah said Washington's Al-Udeid Air Base near Doha will become even bigger to accommodate more personnel.

"We have observed another instance where a threat actor looks to be using political events to target individuals or organizations within the Palestine region," researchers said.

Afghan authorities have raised the death toll from Saturday's suicide bombing in Kabul to 103, as hundreds of people gathered for funerals.

For several months, a primary router of the Muscat Securities Market has both its username and password as "admin".

Anti-government rallies to protest against severe austerity measures and economic hardship have been swelling across Tunisia.

Officials in Saudi Arabia have revealed plans to dole out billions of dollars to those struggling with the increasing cost of living.

Israeli authorities are mulling to name a station in Jerusalem after the US president as a mark of courtesy for recognising the ancient city as capital.

Officials in Saudi Arabia have begun exploring for uranium and thorium local reports have revealed.

Malaysia's defence minister says military awaits orders from top leadership to see if it has a role to play.

Trump had promised along the campaign trail to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, despite international warnings, he's making good on that promise.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns that Donald Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital will play into the hands of terror groups in Middle East.

Officials said on Tuesday night that Trump will make the announcement on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move the US embassy.

Sarah Idan wore a black strapless bikini top and a matching bottom for the preliminary round of the Miss Universe pageant.