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JON GAMBRELL

JON GAMBRELL

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Business|Economy

Saudi oil giant Aramco announces $121 billion profit last year, down from 2022 record

Saudi oil giant Aramco has reported a $121 billion profit last year, down from its 2022 record due to lower energy prices

Saudi oil giant Aramco announces $121 billion profit last year, down from 2022 record
MidEast|News|World

Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many

Officials have seen the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims

Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many
MidEast|News|World

Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances

The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead

Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
News|Political|World

US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah

A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public

US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah
News|World

Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal

Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis
MidEast|News|World

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea, causing damage to the vessel

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe
MidEast|News|World

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Borse Dubai plans to sell part of stake in the Nasdaq in a deal potentially worth some $1.6 billion

A Dubai sovereign wealth fund that’s the single-largest shareholder in the Nasdaq stock index plans to sell a third of its shares in the exchange

Borse Dubai plans to sell part of stake in the Nasdaq in a deal potentially worth some $1.6 billion
Environment|MidEast|News|World

Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman flooding rises to 18

Heavy rains have lashed the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai

Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman flooding rises to 18
MidEast|News|World

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport

Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport
Environment|MidEast|News|World

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
News|World

Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges Tehran hit little in its massive attack on Israel

Iran’s supreme leader has dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there

Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges Tehran hit little in its massive attack on Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden
MidEast|News|World

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed
Arts|Crime|News|World

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death

A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been reportedly sentenced to death

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death
News|World

Satellite photos show new port construction in Gaza Strip for US-led aid operation

A new port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to bring more desperately needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel’s war on Hamas grinds on

Satellite photos show new port construction in Gaza Strip for US-led aid operation
MidEast|News|World

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait

A private security firm says missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
News

A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal

A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations

A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
Business|Economy|News|Travel

Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion

Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
MidEast|News|World

Likely attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a vessel in the Red Sea

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a vessel in the Red Sea, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route

Likely attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a vessel in the Red Sea
Crime|MidEast|News|Technology|World

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities
News|Science|Technology|World

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
MidEast|News|World

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools
News|World

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Israel has ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

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