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Firefighters · CairoNEW: President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi calls Pope Tawadros II to offer condolences. At least 41 people were killed in a fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo. Witnesses say people jumped from upper floors of the church to escape the flames. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.See the Story
Egypt: Dozens killed in Coptic church fire in Cairo
43% Center coverage: 154 sources
Books · New York Salman Rushdie is off a ventilator and his condition is improving, his agent said on Sunday. Rushdie, 75, was hospitalized on Friday with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state. See the Story
Salman Rushdie on 'long road to recovery', agent says
45% Center coverage: 111 sources
Terrorist Attack · JerusalemGunmen opened fire at two locations in Jerusalem, Israeli officials say. Attackers shot at a bus and opened fire in a car park near the Western Wall. At least eight Israelis are wounded, two of the victims are in serious condition, Israeli hospitals say. Last weekend, Israeli aircraft unleashed an offensive in the Gaza Strip targeting Islamic Jihad.See the Story
Gunman wounds 8 in late-night Jerusalem shooting
55% Center coverage: 74 sources
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Business · RiyadhSaudi oil giant Aramco has broken its own record with a $48.4bn (£29.8bn) profit for the second quarter of 2022. It is a 90% year-on-year increase and marks the biggest earnings for the world's largest energy exporter since its public listing three years ago. Aramco shares have risen over 25% this year as oil and natural gas prices have scaled multi-year highs.See the Story
Saudi Aramco profit surges 90% in second quarter amid energy price boom
43% Center coverage: 33 sources
Middle East · New YorkIranians react with praise and worry over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie. Hardline Iranian newspapers pour praise on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie. No official reaction yet in Iran to the attack on Rushdie, who was stabbed in the neck and torso on Friday while onstage at a lecture in New York state. Leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, in 1989 that called on Muslims around the world to kill the Indian-born author.See the Story
Iran's hardline newspapers praise Salman Rushdie's attacker
35% Right coverage: 40 sources
Middle East · DamascusState media said air defence forces were confronting what it said was an Israeli attack aimed at targets in the vicinity of the Syrian coastal province of Tartous. It said the forces were also confronting hostile targets over the Qalamoun mountains near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli military declined to comment on reports of a possible strike in Syria.See the Story
Syrian state media says Israel targets coastal province of Tartous
52% Center coverage: 21 sources
Protestors · BaghdadIraq's top judicial body says it does not have the authority to dissolve parliament. Decision likely to increase tensions between Iran-backed groups and al-Sadr's followers. Iraq is now in its 10th month of political impasse, the longest in the country since the 2003 United States-led invasion reset the political order.See the Story
Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament
42% Left coverage: 19 sources
Saudi AramcoAramco reported $48.4 billion net income for the three-month period ending in June. The quarterly earnings were up nearly double from its $25.5 net income during the same period last year. The company cited strong market conditions as a driving factor behind the earnings boom.See the Story
Saudi Aramco reports record $48.4B quarterly profits
50% Right coverage: 6 sources
Middle East · IranReformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh is accused of undermining state security. The 65-year-old went on trial in Tehran on Saturday, according to local media. He was arrested in 2009 during protests disputing the re-election of then president Mahmud Ahmadinejad.See the Story
State Media: Iran Puts On Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh
Coverage: 5 sources
Middle EastHomes and landmarks in major cities are caked in a fine layer of brown dirt. Visibility was below 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Sunday. Forecasts of rainstorms this week, unusual in high summer in the desert state.See the Story
Weather warning: 'Avoid driving' as dust, storms return
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
Middle EastSufi religious leader Al-Tayeb Al-Jed launched the initiative last month. It is backed by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who last year led a military coup. The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), Sudan's main civilian bloc, did not join the initiative.See the Story
Hundreds rally in Sudan to support military-backed initiative
Coverage: 2 sources
