Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al Habtoor Group, said on X on Tuesday he had cancelled all planned investments in Lebanon due to continuing instability, and would sell all his properties and investments in the country.

Under different circumstances, Gazan Yusuf Abu Hattab would have been going to school in Dubai and discussing football with his

Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.

Delayed by a dispute over the release of a specific hostage, an agreement has been reached to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by this weekend’s deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Emirates will reinstate flights to Beirut in February, after months of suspended service between Dubai and the Lebanese capital. The airline made the decision to suspend flights in late September, joining many other local and international airlines around the world, following violent escalations between Israel and Hezbollah.

The US Department of State issued a handful of updated travel advisories to begin the year, including guidance for some popular tourist destinations.

Kian Kohanteb had been captivated by the groundbreaking Abraham Accords. Eager to deepen his understanding of them, he immersed himself in

The move will authorize harsher penalties on the Iran-backed group, which has attacked Israel and disrupted global shipping trade in the Red Sea for over a year.

Ships not linked to Israel could begin returning to the Red Sea in as little as two weeks, DP World's deputy chief executive said, adding that could see freight prices "come crashing down".