Trending Middle East

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Israeli police have attacked Palestinian worshippers for a second time at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The raid has been condemned by regional and international powers, including the UN, the UAE and Turkey, who said the mosque was a red line.   Dubai International A...

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, UAE's Ramadan food drive has raised more than Dh400 million in its first 10 days. The One Billion Meals campaign was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, ahead of the holy month, to help the needy all over the world in a sustainab...

On today's episode, Opec+ members Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Algeria will implement oil production cuts exceeding more than one million barrels per day from May until the end of the year as a precautionary measure to support the stability of the market. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on a surprise visit aimed to improve relations with the...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, the UAE is ranked as the top emerging market across the Middle East and North Africa region, and third globally, after China and India, as revealed in Kearney’s 2023 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index.   Just three days after a deal, Lebanon's government agr...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, President Sheikh Mohamed names Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed as Vice President and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in a series of major appointments. The decision will mean Sheikh Mansour will serve alongside Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice Preside...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world. On today's episode, US President Joe Biden expresses hope that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reconsider proposed judiciary changes that have triggered massive protests in his country. “Like many strong supporters of Israel, I'm very concerned,” Mr Biden said. The an...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month - until after the Passover recess. After a morning of turbulence, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati...

Cody Combs gives a round up of today's trends

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Saudi Arabia begins talks with Syria to resume the provision of consular services. The re-establishment of ties between the two countries would be among the most significant development yet in moves by Arab states to normalise ties with Syrian President Bashar Al Assa...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world. On today's episode, the central banks of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar have raised their benchmark borrowing rates after the US Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate — as it tries to balance fighting inflation and financial stability. With the start of Ramadan,...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, authorities have announced that Ramadan will begin on Thursday in the UAE. The Moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department after maghrib (sunset) prayers but said it had yet spot a new crescent Moon. The foreign ministers of GCC countri...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world. On today's episode, the UAE's Moon-sighting committee will meet to determine the start of Ramadan. If the new crescent is spotted, fasting will begin at dawn on Wednesday. Yemen's rival groups have agreed to a prisoner exchange deal. Talks are taking place between the internationall...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, UBS agrees to buy its smaller rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion to try to avoid more turmoil in global financial markets. Saudi Arabia passes a law that allows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Prime Minister, to grant citizenship to selected people, following...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, President Sheikh Mohamed meets Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. “Their talks covered regional and international issues of mutual concern, and the importance of working to support peace and co-op...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Switzerland's financial regulator Finma and the central bank move to ease investor fears concerning Credit Suisse by saying it “meets the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on systemically important banks”. They also say the central bank is ready to extend liq...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, a futuristic flying bike unveiled in Abu Dhabi is expected to deliver life-saving support in crucial search and rescue operations. The Xturismo Hoverbike is being tipped as the next cutting-edge tool for emergency services confronted by challenging conditions such as...

Cody Combs gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Princess Iman of Jordan marries Jameel Thermiotis on the outskirts of Amman in the first royal wedding of a busy year. Princess Iman, 26, is the eldest daughter of King Abdullah II and Princess Rania, who hosted the wedding. Washington dismisses as false a claim by Te...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world. On today's episode, a Palestinian gunman has opened fire in Tel Aviv, wounding three, before being killed by police in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled a “terror attack” amid rising unrest in the occupied West Bank. In China, Xi Jinping has been handed an unpr...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi reveals his first selfies taken from inside the International Space Station. In celebration of International Women’s Day, President Sheikh Mohamed wishes “continued success to all women in achieving their hopes and ambitions while contri...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, as the world marks International Women’s Day today, UAE Minister Noura Al Kaabi tells the UN Security Council the “excuses for excluding women are no longer acceptable and we must all hold ourselves to the same standards”. Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi speaks to...

 Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, swears in new UAE government ministers before a cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive...

Thoraya Abdullahi  gives a round-up of today's trends. Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, will speak to Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi through a live video link-up that will be aired on Nasa TV. Dr Al Neyadi arrived at the International...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, the SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his crew mates is due to doc with the International Space Station at 10.17am UAE time after a rocket blast-off that enthralled the Arab world. The UAE passport jumps more than 30 places from las...