Author: Arabian Media staff
The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web known as the fediverse. The move would connect users on other open social apps, like Mastodon or Meta’s Threads, with updates from their favorite apps in a new way. In addition, the startup is announcing its first funding round from outside investors, with a $6 million Series A from Pace Capital. The deal gives the venture firm a 15% equity stake in AltStore and will allow the…
In the two years since Hamas militants attacked Israel, we’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza. Their stories stayed with us. So we tried to find them again.By Vivian Yee, Saher Alghorra, Laura Boushnak, Nader Ibrahim, Rebecca Suner, June Kim, Christina Shaman, James Surdam, Jon Hazell and Nikita PavlovOctober 7, 2025 Source link
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump’s plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas. Source link
The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region. Source link
The second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks comes with peace talks underway, but with hostages still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever before. Source link
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, launched Dubai Founders HQ. The flagship initiative is designed to strengthen the emirate’s startup and small and medium enterprise (SME) ecosystem. Dubai Founders HQ A joint initiative by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) and the Chamber of Digital Economy, Dubai Founders HQ is the first-of-its-kind “phygital” platform. It combines a physical campus with a comprehensive digital ecosystem. The platform brings together founders, investors, corporates, and enablers under one…
new video loaded: One Hostage’s Path to Healing and AdvocacyEmily Damari spent 471 days in captivity in Gaza. Since being released, Ms. Damari, a British Israeli, has become a symbol of resilience and a voice for the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas. Avishag Shar-Yashuv, a photographer for The New York Times, has been following Ms. Damari’s journey.By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, Nikolay Nikolov and Stephanie SwartOctober 7, 2025 Source link
In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again. Source link
In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule. Source link
Healthcare is awash in single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products are thrown out every day. Few people are more aware of this than Eddie Yu. Early in the pandemic, Yu founded a company that made disposable masks. One day, his niece was with him while he was sorting recycling, and she asked him whether his mask was also recyclable. “I told her that actually we can’t recycle the mask,” he told TechCrunch. “She just interrupted me and said, ‘Oh, then you make a lot of trash every day.’” The little…