Mena Today

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. 

The second edition of the CyberQ Conference, organised by the UAE Cybersecurity Council (CSC), opens Wednesday at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi under the theme “Where Quantum, AI, and Cybersecurity Converge.” The event runs until 27 November.

A senior Hamas delegation met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement and the situation in Gaza, the group said, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of truce violations.

The Israeli military on Sunday killed Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital that came despite a year-long ceasefire.

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.” 

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and senior officials from the Finance Ministry are set to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday on the proposed 2026 state budget and a series of structural reforms, the minister’s office announced.

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. 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would have a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine, adding that he would also ask him to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the Black Sea.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain attended the joint Emirati-Bahraini military exercise Rabdan–Shuwaiman 2025 on Saturday, reaffirming the deep strategic and fraternal ties between the two Gulf states.

The UAE Cyber Security Council has issued a strong warning about the growing dangers of using untrusted public charging ports, revealing that nearly 79 percent of travellers unknowingly expose their personal data when powering their devices at unsecured stations.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian sent a congratulatory message to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day, expressing a desire for “stronger bilateral relations” and reaffirming Iran’s “permanent support for the Lebanese people and government.” 

Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, has asked its chief to resign for inviting a U.S. scholar known for his support of Israel during the Gaza war to an internal event in August, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Reuters.