UK university drops case against students over shared Middle East Eye posts

The University of Essex has dropped a case against six students threatened with expulsion for sharing posts from Middle East Eye that marked the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Last year, the university began an investigation into the students after …

Kazakhstan to Launch 19 New Air Routes to Europe, Asia, and Middle East

ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to launch 19 new air routes to Europe, Asia and the Middle East this year, Minister of Transport Marat Karabayev said at an April 10 meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, according to Akorda. Photo credit: Russ Rohde/ …

“It Feels Like We’re Lost in the East Village and Can’t Find a Way Out”

Jonathan Larson at rehearsal in December 1995, upstairs in the annex at New York Theater Workshop. That’s his libretto in the looseleaf binder. Photo: Larry Fink In 1993, Jeffrey Seller was a 28-year-old theatrical booking agent who, with his business …

Eco-friendly app developed by Abu Dhabi students scoops $12,500 Middle East Earth Prize

Ghayathi Common School pupils, from left, Israa Ashraf Abdellatif, Almaha Ajlan Almansoori, Jourey Abdullah Salama and Fatma Hussen Sewelam, are Middle East winners of The Earth Prize. Victor Besa / The National Ghayathi Common School pupils, from left …

Tackling the security challenges posed by malign actors in the East Med

PODCASTS Jonathan Spyer, director of research at the Middle East Forum and a contributor to the Jerusalem Post, the Wall Street Journal and The Australian, joins Thanos Davelis as we explore the security challenges posed by malign actors in the Eastern …

This combination of pictures shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on the left, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas ...

How African cheetahs are trafficked to Middle East

Cheetah trafficking in the Horn of Africa has reached crisis levels. Research has documented at least 1,884 incidents involving around 4 000 live cheetahs and cheetah parts related to the illegal wildlife trade from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula between …

How the East Med is transforming Middle East security

PODCASTS Since the discovery of natural gas almost 15 years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean, we’ve seen this region come together in unexpected ways. Ties have expanded beyond Greece, Cyprus and Israel to include a number of Middle East countries, the US, …

Messe Frankfurt Middle East appoints new director to lead two major events

Nathan Waugh has been named portfolio director for Messe Frankfurt Middle East. He will be taking the lead on two major events – Intersec and Light + Intelligent Building Middle East. This follows a record-breaking 2025 edition for both events. Waugh is an …

Roadway Activity Report for the Lower East and Upper Cumberland (April 10 - 16, 2025)

                                                                                                    DISTRICT 27 CLAY, CUMBERLAND, DEKALB, PICKETT, PUTNAM, AND WHITE COUNTY The ADA curb ramp upgrades on various State Routes: The contractor will be removing …