انخفضت أرباح شركة أمريكانا، أكبر مشغل للوجبات السريعة في الشرق الأوسط، بنسبة 40% إلى 159 مليون دولار في 2024 بسبب حملات المقاطعة، ما دفع الشركة لتنويع محفظتها بعيدًا عن العلامات الأمريكية. كما تراجعت أسهمها في سوق تداول السعودية بنحو 28% خلال عام واحد.

The Algerian Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Sid Ali Zerrouki, announced that the Algeria Post recruitment competition will be held in the coming days to hire about 1,000 postal workers, after being postponed since May. He also highlighted plans to expand the fiber optic network nationwide by 2027 to improve internet and telephone services.

Algeria will host the 4th African Intra-Trade Fair from September 4 to 10, 2025, featuring over 2,000 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors from 140 countries, with expected deals exceeding $44 billion. The event aims to boost Algeria's position as a regional trade and investment platform.

The Prime Minister congratulated his Malaysian counterpart on the occasion of Malaysian National Day, while the Central Bank denied issuing any circular about foreign currency exchange rates. The National Committee for Import Regulation and Financing also reviewed the mechanism for handling import requests.

Hamid Al-Shatri, head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service, met with PUK leader Bafel Talabani to convey Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani's directives to support security and stability in Sulaymaniyah. Meanwhile, Kurdistan's Ministry of Finance began selling assets of Nalia and Chavi Land companies to recover large debts.

UAE authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle 89,760 amphetamine pills following intelligence provided by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior. Saudi Arabia continues its efforts to combat drug trafficking and protect regional security.

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior intensifies measures against deviant groups and detects ISIS movements in Kirkuk. A woman was injured during a clash with a drug dealer. The International Coalition arrested two prominent ISIS members in a security operation in Kirkuk.

Syrian Minister of Communications Abdul Salam Heikal met with his Saudi counterpart Abdullah Al-Sawaha in Riyadh to discuss strategic tech partnerships and ways to develop the digital economy and empower youth in this field.

Ahmed Sayed Zizo apologized to Al Ahly fans after the team's 2-0 defeat to Pyramids in the Premier League, emphasizing that the apology is a duty and that such shortcomings will not be repeated.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejects tax increases to cover the budget deficit, affirming the coalition's commitment to its contract which does not include tax hikes, despite Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil's openness to higher taxes on the wealthy in 2027.