Sharp criticism
Trump deepens break with multilateral order, pulling US from UN bodies
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Israel’s Deputy UN Ambassador Jonathan Miller addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Israel defends Somaliland recognition amid Gaza relocation fears
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Honouring the past.
From ancient landscapes to modern museums, Gulf countries reclaim heritage
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Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone.
Big investors eye AI gold rush but urge discipline on sky-high valuations
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks in Beijing, October 27, 2025.
China sends top diplomat to Middle East, steps up diplomacy
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A general view of Muscat.
Gulf growth rebounds for 2025 as Oman emerges among top performers
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A view of the Damascene Sword Monument at Umayyad Square in Damascus.
Lifting of US Caesar sanctions offers new hope for Syria’s recovery
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A 2015 file picture shows pro-Islamist demonstrators holding signs that show the Rabaa hand gesture, which symbolises support for the Muslim Brotherhood, during a rally in in Istanbul, Turkey.
Florida joins Texas in high-stakes drive to blacklist Muslim Brotherhood
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Signs are displayed at the gate of the UNRWA headquarters as a Jewish man walks outside, in Jerusalem December 8, 2025.
UN labels Israeli raid on refugee agency a ‘dangerous precedent’
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Arab governments' debt will rise by 15 percent or $190 billion this year to reach $1.46 trillion, according to the IMF data
IMF expects MENA debt, unemployment to spike
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Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab states of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain have halted prayers in mosques.
Religion in conservative Mideast adapts to coronavirus
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Wind turbines at a wind farm in the southwestern Moroccan city of Tarfaya
Wind energy is a ‘key technology’ with benefits for MENA
Omar El-Huni
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Employees of Aramco oil company at Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing plant
Six decades after independence, Middle East still looking for growth model
Rashmee Roshan Lall
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An Iranian man wears a protective mask to prevent contracting coronavirus
Qatar confirms first virus case in woman evacuated from Iran
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Muslim pilgrims wear masks at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca
Coronavirus spreads in MENA with epicenter in Iran
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Gita Gopinath, IMF Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, speaks at a briefing during the IMF and World Bank Fall Meetings on October 15, 2019 in Washington, DC
IMF downgrades outlook for MENA economies
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