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, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets US President Joe Biden and members of Congress on his first foreign trip since the Russian invasion began. The UAE and Saudi Arabia lead international condemnation of the Taliban's decision to ban women in Afghanistan from at...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, the Baghdad Conference for Co-operation and Partnership opens in Jordan, with leaders reviewing security in the region and measures to help Iraq in its push to achieve stability and rebuild.   UAE officials announce that the next holiday in the Emirates will be on J...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, conversations revolve around the bisht Lionel Messi wore as he lifted the World Cup.   Elon Musk has yet to make a statement about whether he will be stepping down as chief executive of Twitter.   In the US, a House of Representatives committee investigating the Cap...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Argentina are crowned 2022 World Cup champions after defeating France in a penalty shoot-out, with Google reporting that one of the top searches online has been “How many times has Argentina won the World Cup?”   Iran’s central bank governor blames nationwide protes...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, an Irish soldier with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is killed after unidentified assailants open fire on a passing convoy.   EU leaders agree to offer Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate status to join the bloc, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, Morocco’s magical World Cup run ended after a valiant performance against reigning champions France.   The UAE Central Bank raised its benchmark borrowing rate after the US Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate for the seventh time in 2022.   World po...

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 World Cup semi-final, Lionel Messi and Argentina dominate Croatia, winning 3-0.   Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issues a decree defining the country’s maritime borders in the Mediterranean.   Shoppers in the UAE will now be able to buy pomegrana...

Cody Combs gives a round-up of today’s trends.

Cody Combs gives a round-up of today’s trends.

Cody Combs gives a round-up of today’s trends.

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world. On today's episode, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on an official visit to forge closer ties with Riyadh and other Arab states. Badri Khamenei, the estranged sister of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has spoken out against her brother in solidari...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, Morocco knock out Spain on penalties to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals. A new report says outside remittances account for more than half of Lebanon’s national income. US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking calls for increased engagement and support for a Ye...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Sudan’s ruling military and a major pro-democracy coalition have signed a milestone agreement to restore the country’s democratic transition.   London’s oldest Arabic bookshop is set to close after 44 years due to “unsustainable” costs stemming from economic challen...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Iran's attorney general Mohammad Montazeri hints that the operations of the country's morality police have been suspended.   The UAE Cabinet approves a plan to introduce new sustainability standards for buildings and roads to reduce the country's carbon footprint.  ...

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round-up of today’s trends.

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round-up of today’s trends.

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 Arab world’s first Moon mission is set to launch plus US President Joe Biden and other leaders applauded the USA win over Iran. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reached a settlement in their divorce, while Will Smith opened up to Trevor Noah on The Daily...

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 Rashid rover, carried by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, is expected to launch on Wednesday and will attempt to land on the Moon at the end of April.   Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in 38...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated Arab nation Morocco on their win against Belgium in the Fifa World Cup in Qatar, while in Brussels, several football fans smashed shop windows in anger.   The Arab Monetary Fund ha...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   In today's episode, two people die in Saudi Arabia's western coastal city of Jeddah as strong winds and heavy rains close roads and sweep away cars.   Abu Dhabi’s economy expands by 11.2 per cent in the first six months of the year, driven by a robust performance of the oil and non-oil...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   In today's episode, Iraq says it will send Border Guard units to its borders with Turkey and Iran as part of efforts to stop continuous attacks from its neighbours against dissident Kurdish groups.   Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, calls for collective action to tack...

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 pull off a major upset by defeating Argentina 2-1 at the World Cup, with the win already being described as one of the most shocking upsets in World Cup history.   Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, outlines the UAE governmen...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world.   On today's episode, Bahrain's King Hamad reappoints Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad as Prime Minister, with a mandate to lead the next government.   Rescuers work into the night after an earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, killing 162 and injuring hundreds more.  ...

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 Cup is now under way in Qatar, with the hosts losing 2-0 to Ecuador in the opening game.   Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in spectacular fashion, battling to lead from the moment the lights turned green and taking the honours for the third yea...

Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.   On today's episode, Twitter employees were told that the company’s office buildings would be temporarily closed but would later reopen on November 21st. Meanwhile the decentralised social media platform Mastodon has become increasingly popular over the past few weeks.   The UAE ha...