Egyptian parliament to hold emergency session as Sisi seeks approval to defend Saudi Arabia Egypt's parliament will hold an emergency session on Sunday after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi requested authorisation that could allow Egypt to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked by the kingdom

The White House decision has further raised fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscows escalating assaults with winter approaching.

A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the Presidents support among Latinos.

The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was out of her post on Friday after just five days on the job, according to US media reports.

Zacharia was on shaky ground from her first White House press conference and over questions about her claims of being a lawyer despite not passing a bar exam.

Ukrainian officials complained this week that SpaceX had limited internet connectivity without advance notice.

Critically acclaimed video game Big Walk not released on Xbox to support BDS movement Submitted by Nouran Saleh on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 18:03 Developers from House House explain their boycott of Microsoft as they skip Xbox in the release of their hit game Screen grab from Big Walk by House House's official game website Off Big Walk, a co-op puzzle adventure game, hasn't been featured on Xbox since its August launch, and the developers said it was to align with the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement guidelines

Al Jazeera has confirmed that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of her role.

Trump advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her press secretary role due to media backlash over her credentials.

Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million for US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, according to a Washington Post report on Thursday that showed $333 million in private donations for the project.

Big Tech gave millions to Trump's White House ballroom, documents show

White House prepares plans to use 'mother of all bombs' on Iran, says official The White House has prepared plans to use a Massive Ordnance Air Blast, dubbed "mother of all bombs", to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Thursday

Congresswoman Ilhan Omars cell phone confiscated, family members subpoenaed Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 10/15/2026 - 20:21 Critics have called the investigation a witch hunt, citing President Donald Trump's past remarks to 'send her back' to Somalia A supporter holds a placard during a rally for Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 12 October 2026 (Tim Evans/Reuters) Off The US Department of Justice (DOJ), whose chief, Todd Blanche, was formerly President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, has subpoenaed the relatives of Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of its investigation into alleged immigration fraud, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported on Thursday

France is able to slash its huge budget deficit troubling investors across the globe, according to the head of the country's central bank.

Zhong Liping is a village doctor in China's remote southwest

Katie Zacharia has repeatedly claimed to be a lawyer, but critics question whether she was ever licensed.

US elections: Races to watch in the 2026 midterms Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 17:15 A counter-Trump blue wave is likely, as well as the first-ever Muslim in the US Senate The US Capitol Building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 28 September 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) Off The US midterm elections, particularly the first ones in a new president's term, are always seen as a referendum on the White House's conduct

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly had ruled that the three outlets targeted by President Donald Trump can keep their access to the White House complex.

White House spokesman Matthew Middleton said in response to Cook's lawyer that Trump "is performing his constitutional duty."

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at a House of Representatives committee session on Tuesday that Japan and the United States had launched senior working-level consultations following the alleged murder of a local woman by a US Marine stationed in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, public broadcaster NHK reported.

President Donald Trump had sought to ban media outlets MS NOW, CNN and Politico from reporting from the White House.

Opposition leaders in Jamaica question why the deportation deal with the Trump White House has not been made public.

Guilfoyle's announcement came after new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said in her debut briefing that the ambassador had been asked to resign.

'Riyadh no longer feels safe': Houthi strikes shatter Saudi capital's aura of calm Riyadh has long presented itself as a safe haven from the turmoil engulfing the Middle East

Immigration agents raid home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 17:00 The only hijab-wearing lawmaker in Washington has long been a target for US President Donald Trump Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar speaks to reporters after conducting a congressional oversight visit of the Whipple Federal Building and immigration detention centre, in Fort Snelling outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 24 July 2026 (Tim Evans/Reuters) Off Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Monday carried out a raid on the Washington, DC, home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on suspicion of immigration fraud

Trump named Katie Zacharia to take over as the next press secretary.

The Justice Department said in a statement that it is examining whether the White House TV press pool violated the Sherman Act.

Americans paying the price for Trump's 'disastrous war', top Democrat says Gregory Meeks, a top Democrat on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said that Trump's disastrous Iran war has driven up fuel prices and Americans were paying the price, while condemning his plan to buy diesel from Russia

The White House has tapped Katie Zacharia to be its next press secretary, a White House official confirmed to CNBC.

US President Donald Trump called the conservative commentator 'a devoted fan'.

"We have, I think, some big news on that diesel situation. We're going to be knocking the hell out of it,"Trump said at a White House event without elaborating, claiming prices would soon come "tumbling" down

'Satanic:' Hegseth's move to live-stream execution shocks even pro-death penalty advocates Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 16:45 Hegseth said he wants people to watch the execution of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of the Fort Hood killings US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 October 2026 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has sparked howls of criticism after announcing that the Pentagon will live-stream the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad - a stance so controversial that even death penalty advocates have protested against it

President Trump's order comes amid mounting political pressure to take action on surging diesel prices, with the midterm elections only a month away.

Trump says he will pay for future ads, but the White House says taxpayers will not be reimbursed for past ones.

France is facing a fresh political crisis, as its debt levels and borrowing costs continue to rise.

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A new bill bans federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts related to their own elections and would result in a fine if violated.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activate Mecca Pact amid war with Houthis Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 21:17 The public deployment of Pakistani and Turkish troops to Saudi Arabia carries symbolic weight across the region Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, left, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, centre, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pose during a Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting in Riyadh, on 5 October 2026 (Turkish foreign ministry handout/AFP) Off Turkey and Pakistan said they will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of their new mutual defence alliance, the Mecca Pact, in a move that could deepen the Houthis' isolation in the region

Yemen: Video shows armoured vehicle ramming unarmed and armed men as fighting rages Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 17:46 The vehicle mows down men who clearly have their hands raised to surrender, in addition to men armed with rifles Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces ride in the back of a military truck at the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, following fierce battles earlier in the day, on 3 October 2026 (Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Off Multiple videos have emerged on social media showing what appear to be Yemeni -government-aligned soldiers in an armoured vehicle driving over bodies and armed and unarmed men amid a counter-offensive against the Houthis

The CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, raising the stakes for which lawmakers return to Congress to shape crypto regulation after the midterm elections.

Abiy Ahmed was officially re-elected as Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Monday, securing a new five-year mandate as the newly elected House of Peoples Representatives convened in Addis Ababa to begin its seventh parliamentary term.

Eight Palestinians, including mother and daughter, killed in attacks across Gaza since dawn Eight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, Al Jazeera reports, citing medical sources

The work group comprises Boeing's largest white-collar union.

Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot 'terrorist' or 'whack-job' US President Donald Trump called theco-pilot of aFlydubai passenger aircraft a "terrorist, or perhaps a whack-job" after heallegedly attempted to crash the planewith 180 passengers on board, most of them Israeli. "I think its an incredible story," he told reporters at the White House

The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.

Following Trump's lunch with artificial intelligence leaders at the White House, the industry remains largely unchanged on AI safety.

Trump announces voluntary pact on AI, urging companies to self-police amid growing calls for strict safety regulations.

Saudi Arabia turns to UAE 'white horse' as it gears up to battle Yemen's Houthis Saudi Arabia appears to be mending fences with the UAE in an effort to push back a Houthi military offensive in Yemen that threatens the kingdoms Red Sea oil export corridor and has seen drones strike Riyadh

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced an expanded investigation into prediction market insider trading.

Private dinner will be the first one-on-one meeting between the two men, according to reports.

In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state Submitted by Asim Qureshi on Sun, 09/27/2026 - 15:09 Abdelrahman ElGendy's memoir Huna shows how release from an Egyptian prison brings surveillance, enforced silence and the threat of renewed detention Security forces guard Cairo's Tora prison, one of several in which Abdelrahman ElGendy was held over six years of detention, on 17 June 2019 (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) Off From the very beginning of his detention, Abdelrahman ElGendy, who had just turned 17, was forced to reckon with the constant assault that is prison life in Egypt

Settlers smash cars, damage ambulance in West Bank village Israeli settlers smashed cars and hurled rocks at Palestinian residents of al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank while Israeli forces looked on, according to a video shared by Palestinian rights activist Ihab Hassan on X

The White House is moving to block $810 million in appropriated funds days before the fiscal year ends, drawing objections over the maneuver.

Iranraised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators and that it could reopen the strategic waterway and put an end to hostilities in the region within seven days. But in comments to reporters at the White House, Trump said: "I reject their proposal

The US war on Iran started with US-Israeli strikes in February. The comments stood in sharp contrast to the bonhomie on display earlier this week at the White House, where President Donald Trump feted Chinese leader Xi Jinping with military flyovers and at a lavish state dinner

Haftar's forces execute 30 after secret military trials in eastern Libya Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/26/2026 - 13:13 Amnesty International says defendants were tortured into giving 'confessions' later used as evidence, as 50 more face death Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar leaves after talks with Greece's foreign minister in Athens, on 17 January 2020 (Aris Messinis/AFP) Off At least 30 men have been executed in eastern Libya since late August after being sentenced to death in secretive military trials and at least 50 others remain at imminent risk of execution, local media and rights groups have reported over the last week

Real America's Voice News replaces CNN on Air Force One amid escalating tensions between President Trump and US media.

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Watch: Xi, Trump have tea chat at White House

Watch: Trump welcomes Xi at White House for tea chat

Xi, Trump to have tea chat at White House