MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Women Risk Everything to Escape Guardianship, Seek Asylum Abroad By TheNationWeek.Com | September 15, 2025 RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Despite recent promises of modernization and reforms, a growing number of Saudi women are risking severe consequences to flee the Kingdom’s restrictive male guardianship system, seeking asylum in countries where they can finally…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s Actions in Qatar, Gaza Trigger Global Outrage By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com | September 12, 2025 DOHA, Qatar & GAZA CITY – Recent actions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including a contentious military strike against a Hamas delegation in Doha and an escalated offensive in Gaza City, are drawing…

An Israeli airstrike struck Doha’s Katara district on September 9, 2025, targeting a meeting of Hamas leaders reportedly discussing a U.S. ceasefire proposal.  Israeli Airstrike Hits Hamas Leaders in Qatar By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com | September 11, 2025 DOHA, Qatar – In an escalation of the ongoing conflict, Israel on Tuesday (Sept. 9, 2025)…

Balvinder Singh Sahni,  aka “Abu Sabah” From Opulence to Oblivion: Dubai Court Hands Down Stiff Sentence to Indian Tycoon By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com  | September 1, 2028 DUBAI – A Dubai court has sentenced Indian business mogul Balvinder Singh Sahni to five years in prison and slapped him with a fine of Dh150 million…

Iran’s Ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi, and Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese Australia Expels Iranian Envoy Over Alleged Orchestration of Antisemitic Attacks By Paul V. Young – TheNationWeek.Com | August 29, 2025 BRISBANE, Australia – In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions, Australia has expelled Iran’s ambassador and suspended embassy operations, citing definitive intelligence linking Tehran to…

Israeli Strikes Kill 6 Journalists in Gaza By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com | August 27, 2025 KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — A wave of international condemnation has erupted following Israeli military strikes in Gaza that killed six Palestinian journalists, including a cameraman working for Al Jazeera. The attacks, which targeted Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis,…