Trending Middle East

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, Iran has imposed sanctions on 34 British and European individuals and entities in response to similar measures taken over Tehran's crackdown on months-long protests.   The Lebanese pound experienced a sudden decline on the parallel market, reaching 57,000 again...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, In the UAE, Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Minister of State for Food Security, hailed the country's rain enhancement programme as key to bolstering water and food security.   The fantasy epic Everything Everywhere All at Once,...

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 suspect has been arrested after a shooting incident in California's Half Moon Bay, with at least seven people killed.   Tottenham Hotspur beat Fulham 1-0 in the premier league to keep their hopes alive for a top 4 finish.   And the nominations for this year's...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Saudi Club Al Nassr in a 1-0 win against Al Ettifaq.   Arsenal maintain their lead at the top of the English Premier League beating Manchester United 3-2.   Former British prime minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv and met Uk...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Iraq's national football team beat Oman to win their fourth Gulf Cup title in decades in a thrilling final at Basra International Stadium.   Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each get on the scoresheet at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh before Paris Saint-Germain earn...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Cop28 director general Majid Al Suwaidi tells the World Economic Forum that the climate summit must get back on track to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.   New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she plans to stand down by February 7 and will not see...

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 has unveiled the new logo for Cop28, which will take place in the Emirates from November 30 to December 12.   The world's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has died at the age of 118 in the southern city of Toulon.   In Davos, the international respons...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, ten initiatives that offer "impactful, innovative and inspiring solutions" have been awarded the UAE's Zayed Sustainability Prize.   President Sheikh Mohamed and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Barakah Nuclear Plant to mark the completion of Unit 3...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, people in Nepal are observing a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the country's worst air disaster in decades.   The UAE and the US will allocate $20 billion to fund 15 new gigawatts of clean and renewable energy projects in the US before 2035.   South Ko...

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 names Dr Sultan Al Jaber as President-designate of the UN Cop28 climate change summit.   Saudi women now comprise 37 per cent of the workforce in the kingdom, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Ahmed Al Rajhi, has said.   Oman sends a de...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, further releases of oil stocks by International Energy Agency member countries are “on the table” in the event of market disruptions, the agency's chief energy economist has said.   Lebanon's public school teachers protest outside the Education Ministry as their str...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, the World Economic Forum starts next week and president Borge Brende says the gathering in Davos will serve as a springboard for the Cop28 climate summit.   The global economy is set for a sharp downturn this year, with growth nearly halving and the slowdown affecti...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, the UN Security Council unanimously votes to keep the last border crossing between Turkey and north-west Syria open for another six months for the delivery of humanitarian aid.   Pope Francis says the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity helps to promote the protection...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Brazilian police used tear gas to try to repel hundreds of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro after they stormed the grounds of Congress.   Dubai’s D33 economic agenda aims to double the size of the emirate's economy with a target of Dh32 trilli...

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 UN official says Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Al Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem was seen as “particularly inflammatory” and warns of the risk of violence.   Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah opens Hajj 2023 regist...

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 has unveiled a plan to put Dubai among the world's top cities by economic strength in the next 10 years.   Football's Gulf Cup returns to Iraq to much fanfare, with Iraqis hoping the tournament in Basra can help to spur a national recovery...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia says his primary focus is ensuring Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys his time on the pitch and winning with his new club.   Wednesday marks 13 years since Burj Khalifa was inaugurated, becoming the world's tallest building and a global landmark....

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Cristiano Ronaldo arrives in Saudi Arabia to finalise his deal with Al Nassr, after agreeing to the terms of a two-and-a-half year contract.   Iran activists issue a New Year's “victory” message as anti-government protests enter their third month.   Oman's social se...

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’s new unemployment insurance scheme for citizens and residents working in the public and private sectors comes into effect.   Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah is set to marry his fiancée Rajwa Al Saif on June 1.   The UN expects Arab economies to e...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, the world remembers Brazilian football great Pele after his death at the age of 82 following a lengthy battle with cancer.   Israel ushers in its most right-wing government amid international criticism for its ultranationalist religious stance under returning Prime Mi...

On today's episode, ChatGPT, the AI program that some have described as a possible game changer for the internet, continues to win over users.   Egypt’s annual Ramadan food drives will be launched three months earlier than usual in 2023, a supply ministry official has said.   Pope Francis asks for prayers for former pontiff Benedict, saying he is “very sick”.   Internet searches for the phrase “hi...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, visitors are forced to evacuate Jordan’s famed archaeological site at Petra after flooding caused by heavy rain.   The UN Security Council calls on the Taliban to reverse the restrictions they have imposed on women in the country.   A temporary exhibition of 70 arte...

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 braces for at least two more days of wet weather after rain sweeps across the country.   Tunisia’s Minister of Economy says the country has no alternative but to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to come out of its economic predicament....

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, aid agencies, including Save the Children, suspend operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban bar women from working for foreign NGOs. Jordanian authorities seize six million Captagon pills at the Iraqi border in one of the kingdom's largest drug hauls. “New Year’s”...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Elon Musk announces that Twitter will allow users to see how many times a tweet has been seen, rather than simply showing the number of retweets or likes.   Suez Canal chief Adm Osama Rabie says Egypt’s government does not have the right to transfer ownership of the...