Edward Finkelstein

Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected the newly signed maritime demarcation agreement between Lebanon and Cyprus, arguing that the deal ignores the rights of Turkish Cypriots and therefore cannot be accepted.

Dubai has secured its place as the world’s second-largest gold trading hub, despite having no domestic production and limited historical ties to the industry. 

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States is preparing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, describing the move as something that will be carried out “in the strongest and most powerful terms.” 

Hezbollah’s acting chief of staff, Ali Tabatabai, was killed in a targeted strike on his safehouse in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, according to security sources. 

Tbilisi is preparing to host the Global Investors Forum (GIF 2025), a major economic event aimed at boosting cooperation between GCC countries and Eurasia. 

The Sultanate of Oman celebrates its National Day on 20 November commemorating the Al Busaidi State Foundation, a moment that highlights both the country’s political continuity and its accelerated push for economic transformation under Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Taiwan and Israel have signed two agreements aimed at deepening cooperation on intellectual property protection and expediting patent examinations, as both economies seek to strengthen technological collaboration amid shifting global supply-chain dynamics.

The 2025 Beirut Bar Association (BBA) elections ended with a striking upset on Sunday as Imad Martinos, backed by the Lebanese Forces (LF), won the presidency in a highly competitive vote marked by record turnout and unusually heavy political involvement.

Greece’s quiet but fast-advancing negotiations with Israel to acquire advanced missile and artillery systems mark more than a routine defense procurement. 

Lebanese defense officials now say their findings point squarely at Hezbollah’s covert Unit 121 in the killing of veteran Lebanese Forces official Elias Al-Hasrouni, a direct challenge to Hezbollah’s insistence that the 70-year-old died in a routine car accident.

Plans for Nvidia’s next Israeli development hub took a significant step forward this week, as the Israel Land Authority approved allocating land in Kiryat Tivon for the company’s proposed mega-campus. 

Canadian-Israeli investment group Awz Ventures is moving ahead with a massive new semiconductor project in southern Israel, setting aside roughly 5 billion shekels (about $1.3 billion) to build an advanced fabrication plant in Ashkelon.