News 08 Dec 2025 Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel, Costa… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Sep 2025 GCC food consumption to hit 55.5m metric tonnes by 2029 as health and tech trends reshape demand GCC food consumption will rise to 55.5m MT by 2029, driven by population growth, health-focused diets, tourism and digital food services Source: Arabian Business Full Article: GCC food consumption to… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2025 IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets, weapon depots in southern Lebanon This comes as an evacuation order has been set for three areas in southern Lebanon amid an upcoming strike from the IDF. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: IDF strikes several… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Sep 2025 Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 54% stake in MBC Group for $2bn Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 54 per cent of MBC Group in a $2bn deal, becoming majority shareholder in the Middle East’s leading media company Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Sep 2025 MK Ayman Odeh to submit bill to Knesset to recognize Palestinian state Odeh welcomed the trilateral recognition and wrote that while the "Palestinian people are not the best people in the world, but there is no people in the world better than… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Sep 2025 Italy to recognize Palestine only if Hamas is excluded and all hostages freed Meloni's statements came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Israel-Hamas War a "genocide." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Italy to recognize Palestine only if Hamas is excluded and… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Sep 2025 Saudi startups raise $862m as 80,000 new SMEs launched in Q2 2025 Saudi Arabia recorded 80,000 new SME commercial records in Q2 2025, bringing the total to 1.7m, as Monsha’at highlights $13bn Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi startups raise 2m as… Meet the Middle East
News 26 Sep 2025 'Band of Spies: A look at the Munich massacre aftermath – TV time The series was created by Amir Mann, best known as a writer for Fauda, and it gets the Fauda treatment, following both sides, the Black September terrorists and the Mossad… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Sep 2025 Netanyahu faces high-stakes choice as Trump presses Gaza war deal – analysis After vowing at the UN to “finish the job,” Netanyahu meets Trump, who is pushing a sweeping plan to end the war, free hostages, and chart Gaza’s future, testing the… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2025 Abu Dhabi invests $3.54bn to become world’s first AI-native government by 2027 Abu Dhabi to showcase TAMM 4.0 at GITEX 2025 as it scales AI across 40 entities, backed by AED13bn ($3.54bn) investment to build the world’s first AI-native government Source: Arabian… Meet the Middle East
