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- Watch: Israeli Druze politician calls for seizing of Syria's Sweidaby Section Feed on October 5, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Watch: Israeli Druze politician calls for seizing of Syria's Sweida Ayoob Kara, an Israeli Druze politician and the country's former minister of communication, stated that the Israeli Druze community would not back down from seizing Sweida, a southern Syrian city mostly inhabited by Druze Syrians. Ayoob Kara, an Israeli Druze politician and the country's former minister of communication, stated that the Israeli Druze community would not back down from seizing Sweida, a southern Syrian city mostly inhabited by Druze Syrians. https://t.co/wNEKu0seKw — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) October 5, 2026
- Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantby Arab News on October 5, 2026 at 11:46 pm
MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones attacked two facilities at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine overnight on Monday, but there is no threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation said. Alexei Likhachev, director general of Rosatom, said a driver delivering food for plant employees was killed in the drone attack. According to Likhachev, a laboratory building and a radioactive waste processing plant were the targets. Ukraine has not comment
- OpenAI in US$30 billion round talks with UAE funds, BlackRockby technology on October 5, 2026 at 10:51 pm
Top AI firms have turned to deep-pocketed Middle East investors to meet their intense capital needs
- Tuesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading sessionby Investing on October 5, 2026 at 11:44 pm
The Nasdaq Composite jumped to an all-time high and closed at a fresh record Monday as investors embraced the AI trade and looked past elevated Treasury yields.
- Gemini helps me bring hands-on learning into the classroom.by News from Google on October 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm
A teacher uses Google Gemini to design interactive role-playing simulations and nutrition lessons. See how AI boosts classroom engagement.
- Companies are scaling AI. Do employees know how to use it?by Human Resources Director Asia on October 5, 2026 at 7:40 pm
AI governance is maturing as adoption grows, but employee guidance is still catching up
- Former FBI Agent Weighs In On Gypsy Rose's Ex-Fiance's Deathby TMZ.com on October 6, 2026 at 12:15 am
It makes sense that investigators need to wait for toxicology results to determine Ken Urker's official cause of death ... at least according to a former FBI investigator. Jennifer Coffindaffer -- an ex-FBI agent -- sat down with Jakson on TMZ's…
- HDC Names Hanisofian Alias as New CEOby The Halal Times on October 5, 2026 at 2:30 pm
PETALING JAYA, 5 October 2026 – Halal Development Corporation Berhad (HDC) today announced the appointment of Hanisofian Alias as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 October 2026. Hanisofian has served as Interim CEO of HDC since earlier this year. He previously held the position of Chief Industry Development Officer, where he oversaw industry governance, industry … The post HDC Names Hanisofian Alias as New CEO appeared first on The Halal Times.
- LIV Golf secures BC Partners ' credit funding to support restructuringby The Straits Times World News on October 6, 2026 at 12:03 am
Oct 5 - BC Partners Credit on Monday said it had made an initial committed investment in LIV Golf and plans to provide up to $300 million in financing to help the professional men's golf league emerge from restructuring and strengthen its financial footing ahead of the 2027 season.