BBC - 1 hour 44 min ago
Residents who fled from the border can only watch as their homes are turned into craters.
Fortune - 6 hours 42 min ago
The business unit that includes the Middle East recorded a decline.
Financial Times - 7 hours 48 min ago
Latest move by world's biggest money manager to build ties and win mandates in Middle East...
BBC - 8 hours 49 min ago
Businessman Babak Zanjani was convicted in 2016 of pocketing billions from Iran's oil ministry.
The Guardian - 9 hours 5 min ago
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a US Senate armed forces committee where the defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, was giving testimony. As Austin spoke, one protester got up carrying a 'let Gaza live' sign and said: 'How can you talk about US leadership when we're supporting genocide in Gaza?' Middle East crisis live updates Continue reading...
Variety - 9 hours 37 min ago
In January, MBC Group CEO Sam Barnett led the Middle East's largest broadcaster through a very successful IPO, which gave the Saudi-owned linear TV operator and streamer a $222 million financial boost. This was preceded by the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023, that, as expected, has been taking its toll, in terms of […]...
BBC - 10 hours 38 min ago
The pier and causeway will cost $320m and should be operational by early May, US says.
The Independent - 11 hours 12 min ago
Customers across the Middle East and in Muslim-majority markets like Indonesia have been boycotting McDonald's...
NY Post - 11 hours 26 min ago
McDonald’s earnings fell short of expectations as its inflation-weary menu prices and boycotts at its Middle Eastern franchises hurt profits. McDonald's reported first-quarter net income of $1.93 billion, or $2.66 per share on Tuesday. Excluding restructuring charges, the Golden Arches earned $2.70 per share. Though it was up from the year-ago period, it missed Wall...
BBC - 11 hours 52 min ago
The Israeli prime minister says the invasion will proceed "with or without" a truce with Hamas.
Quartz - 11 hours 57 min ago
A Big Mac and fries doesn't appear to be capturing the attention of consumers for now. Shares of McDonald's fell slightly in early hours , trading at $272 after it reported its first quarter earnings . Read more...
Newsweek - 13 hours 29 min ago
A Middle East expert told Newsweek that China is supplying military equipment to traditional U.S. partners in the region with "no strings attached."...
ABC News - 13 hours 31 min ago
McDonald's said higher U.S. sales in the first quarter helped it overcome weakness in the Middle East and other markets where consumers have been boycotting the brand over its perceived support for Israel...
Associated Press - 13 hours 47 min ago
McDonald's said higher U.S. sales in the first quarter helped it overcome weakness in the Middle East and other markets where consumers have been boycotting the brand. The Chicago burger giant said its same-store sales or sales at stores open at least a year -- rose 1.9% worldwide in the January-March period. That was below Wall Street's forecast of a 2.1% increase, according to analysts polled by FactSet. In the U.S., same-store sales rose 2.5% as the company raised prices and saw higher...
Fortune - 15 hours 25 min ago
Strike disruptions, restrained bookings caused by tension in the Middle East, and weak cargo demand resulted in first-quarter losses.
The Guardian - 17 hours 11 min ago
US campus protests escalate after students suspended, while dozens arrested in Texas, Utah and Virginia Middle East crisis live updates Dozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses across the US. Video footage showed protesters on Columbia's Manhattan campus locking arms in...
The Guardian - 18 hours 7 min ago
The US president made the comments in a call with Egypt and Qatar's leaders as Hamas considers its response to the latest ceasefire proposal See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage Hebrew language news site Ynet is reporting that far-right interior security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is set to meet prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu later today. Alongside finance minister Bezalel Smotrich , Ben-Gvir is believed to be opposed to a hostage release deal, instead favouring a ground offensive on Rafah...
The Independent - 21 hours 22 min ago
Tel Aviv threatens to invade southern Rafah city where over a million Palestinians displaced by Israeli bombardment are sheltering...
BBC - 23 hours 53 min ago
But all five units remain eligible for US military aid after Israel took action, the state department says.