Dubai property investment data shows 59,000 new investors entered the market
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai real estate: Property transactions hit nearly 8bn in first half of 2025
Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war' after strike on Gaza church
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) -Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza.Three people died and several were injured, including the parish priest, in the strike on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza City on Thursday. Photos show its roof has been hit close to the main cross, scorching the stone facade, and shattering windows.Speaking after his Angelus prayer, Leo read out the names of those killed in the incident.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war' after strike on Gaza church
Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed 1,000: monitor
Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,000 people.A ceasefire announced on Saturday appeared to be holding after earlier agreements failed to end fighting between longtime rivals the Druze and the Bedouin that spiralled to draw in the Islamist-led government, the Israeli military and armed tribes from other parts of Syria.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed 1,000: monitor
Dubai Police arrest cybercrime gang behind fake investment schemes on social media
The investigation began after police received reports from victims who had been contacted by the gang through phone calls
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai Police arrest cybercrime gang behind fake investment schemes on social media
Dubai RTA completes major bus station upgrades
The work forms part of a plan to expand the public transport network, raise service quality, and provide mobility services for Dubai's residents and visitors
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai RTA completes major bus station upgrades
Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab Emirates for years after fleeing their country when its Taliban leaders extended control over it.Trump, a Republican who has criticized high levels of immigration, suspended refugee resettlement after he took office in January. In April, the Trump administration terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans in the U.S.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 73 aid seekers
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory on Sunday, killing 73 people and wounding dozens more.At least 67 were killed as truckloads of aid arrived in the north, while six others were reported shot near an aid point close to Rafah in the south, where dozens of people lost their lives just 24 hours earlier.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 73 aid seekers
Malnutrition reaches new heights in Gaza, children most affected
As malnutrition surges in war-torn Gaza, tens of thousands of children and women require urgent treatment, according to the UN, while aid enters the blockaded Palestinian territory at a trickle.Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP it has noted a rising number of infant deaths caused by "severe hunger and malnutrition", reporting at least three such deaths in the past week."These heartbreaking cases were not caused by direct bombing but by starvation, the lack of baby formula and the absence of basic healthcare," civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Malnutrition reaches new heights in Gaza, children most affected
Ofra: The new kid in Jerusalem's dining scene – restaurant review
In all my years of restaurant reviews, this is the first time the meal started with a dvar Torah from the waiter.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ofra: The new kid in Jerusalem's dining scene - restaurant review
IDF to reduce reserve call-up orders following large drafts of non-essential roles
The directive comes amid growing internal and public complaints that administrative and rear-echelon reservists were being called up without taking part in meaningful assignments.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF to reduce reserve call-up orders following large drafts of non-essential roles