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Month: October 2026
Lebanon’s only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition aliveLebanon’s only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition alive
Naffah Naffah makes the bells in the mountains near Beirut. His sons will take over the foundry when he retires The story of Lebanon’s last remaining church-bell maker begins with a rifle. In the 18th century, Youssef Gabriel, a local metalworker, was secretly making and equipping Arab revolutionaries with rifles ...
NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s intervieweesNAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees
Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentary The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and ...
Israel mints tech unicorns. Can it keep them from leaving for New York?Israel mints tech unicorns. Can it keep them from leaving for New York?
The Scene Israel has produced more tech unicorns per citizen than any country in the world, twice as many as the US. Ittai Ben-Zeev’s job is getting them to stay there. The CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is tasked with convincing the next Wiz, Monday.com, and Fiverr, which ...
Saudi Arabia’s resolve, and fears of a ‘forever war’Saudi Arabia’s resolve, and fears of a ‘forever war’
The Scene Riyadh Season — the Saudi capital’s biggest suite of events that had been key to its tourism push — opens next week with concerts, UFC, the Epcot-esque Boulevard World, and the world’s top ranked tennis players set to compete at the Six Kings Slam. Since 2019, it has ...
OPay readies $4B New York IPOOPay readies $4B New York IPO
The News OPay, the Lagos-based fintech firm controlled by Chinese billionaire Zhou Yahui, more than doubled its revenue in the first half of 2026 as lending overtook payments as its top source of income, according to a filing ahead of a planned New York listing likely set for next month. ...
US, European yields unlikely to fall soon, economists sayUS, European yields unlikely to fall soon, economists say
Borrowing costs are likely to remain elevated across the US and Europe for the foreseeable future, economists said. Experts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal projected that US 10-year Treasury yields would decline only slightly from current levels to end the year at 5.1%, and would dip to around 4.8% ...
Riyadh hit by deadly Houthi attacks again over the weekendRiyadh hit by deadly Houthi attacks again over the weekend
Deadly weekend Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport underscored the risk of war enveloping still more of the Middle East. Several major energy CEOs cancelled travel to Saudi Arabia, which had been preparing several major conferences courting foreign investment. The missile strikes from Yemen have killed more than a dozen people; ...
Saudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airportSaudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport
Energy minister says ‘fear has no place in the Saudi lexicon’ as paramilitary group again breach stretched defences Saudi Arabia was forced to extend the suspension of all flights to and from its main international airport in Riyadh on Monday after a further round of Houthi missile attacks caused more ...
CCTV from inside Riyadh airport shows moment of deadly airstrike – videoCCTV from inside Riyadh airport shows moment of deadly airstrike – video
CCTV released by Saudi Arabia shows the moment of an attack on King Khalid international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 on 10 October. Footage shows passengers queueing, making their way through a security gate and sitting in a waiting area moments before the blast, after ...