News 24 May 2025 UAE hits record May temperature of 51.6C The United Arab Emirates breached its May temperature record for the second day in a row, hitting 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, within touching distance of the highest ever temperature… Meet the Middle East
News 24 May 2025 Jafar Panahi: Iran's dissident director who lives for cinema Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who won the top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, is a twice-jailed arthouse cinema veteran whose films are banned in his homeland.The 64-year-old… Meet the Middle East
News 24 May 2025 Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for "freedom".The… Meet the Middle East
News 24 May 2025 Iraq's first ever director in Cannes wins best feature debut Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for his childhood adventure under economic sanctions in "The… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 UAE Eid Al Adha 2025 likely to fall on June 6 as per moon sighting predictions Friday, June 6 is the likely date for the first day of Eid Al Adha in most Islamic countries Source: Arabian Business Full Article: UAE Eid Al Adha 2025 likely… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 Dubai launches first tokenised real estate investment platform Investors can begin investing in Dubai real estate from AED2,000, with all transactions conducted exclusively in UAE Dirhams Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Dubai launches first tokenised real estate investment… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 Dubai real estate: AA TOWER launches sales of freehold apartments, offices The launch follows recent policy changes allowing freehold ownership on one of Dubai’s busiest and most prominent corridors Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Dubai real estate: AA TOWER launches sales… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 Syria to help locate missing Americans: US envoy Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, a US envoy said on Sunday, in another sign… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 'The captors put my life in danger for fun': Omer Wenkert reveals more about captivity Wenkert told audiences in Eilat that he was intentionally starved in captivity, and that there were weeks that he did not receive food. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: 'The captors… Meet the Middle East
News 25 May 2025 Why is there controversy surrounding the new Pentagon chief spox., Kingsley Wilson? Kingsley Wilson's appointment has raised eyebrows as Wilson has made several comments over the years that indicate support or belief in antisemitic conspiracy theories. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Why… Meet the Middle East