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1. Region pushes major big eye tuna measure Islands Business · 3 Nov 2026

   THE Pacific will take measures to strengthen the management of the world's largest bigeye tuna stock at an international gathering in... The post Region pushes major big eye tuna measure appeared first on Islands Business .

2. Disney Prepares Thousands of Job Cuts as Managers Target 20% Cost Savings Cord Cutters News · 3 Nov 2026

   Walt Disney Co. is preparing for thousands of job reductions as part of a broad cost-control effort in which some managers have been directed to identify ways to achieve 20 percent annual savings. The initiative, still in the planning stages according to people familiar with the internal…

3. PSWU wants single spine pay policy scrapped over growing inequalities Multimedia Group · 3 Nov 2026

   The Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has renewed its call for the scrapping of the Single Spine Pay Policy, saying years of inconsistent administration have created deep inequalities and unfairness in public sector salaries. The union’s General Secretary…

4. Official trailer for Wicker Nine · 3 Nov 2026

   Olivia Coleman and Alexander Skarsgård in a story that sees a fisherwoman commission a basketmaker to create her a perfect husband.

5. South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak South China Morning Post · 3 Nov 2026

   South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was taking steps to reissue passports for all 168 people affected by an online leak of sensitive personal information, including President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea-kyung, as police investigate how the data was exposed. “The foreign…

6. Of a gambler running from own shadow: Why Sakaja's battles go beyond ODM rescue Standard Group · 3 Nov 2026

   Sakajas move from UDA to ODM raises questions about his 2027 re-election bid amid criticism of his City Hall record.

7. Why Abu Dhabi's AI deals have global implications The National · 3 Nov 2026

   Artificial intelligence has long been the subject of predictions about how governments and economies could work in the future. Abu Dhabi ’s agreements with global tech company OpenAI this week move that conversation from speculation towards implementation of AI at scale. How this process pans out…

8. Jordan's security gap: Former intelligence officer urges rethink on extremism after church attack The National · 3 Nov 2026

   A prominent security specialist has called for reviving a government plan to undermine extremism in Jordan after an attack on a church last month that killed nine people and shook the country. The Oct 23 attack in the village of Hmoud, 80km south of Amman, riled Jordan’s small Christian community…

9. Zain Duraie on breaking Arab cinema's silence around mental health with Oscar contender Sink The National · 3 Nov 2026

   Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie believes Arab cinema has spent too long returning to familiar subjects. Stories of war, poverty and political upheaval have shaped how the region is represented on screen, while more intimate struggles have received less attention. With her debut feature, Sink…

10. EQT seeks joint AI and data centre deal with Saudi and UAE sovereign investors The National · 3 Nov 2026

    EQT , Europe’s biggest private markets investment firm, is in talks with sovereign investors in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to explore joint artificial intelligence and infrastructure investment opportunities in the Arab world’s top two economies, its global chair has said. The company with $400…