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Why is secular France doubling funding for Christian schools in the Middle East?

French President Emmanuel Macron announced this week that France would double financial support for Christian schools in the Middle East — a surprising decision for a country that prides itself on its secularism, which is baked into the country’s constitution. Experts, however, see Macron’s move as a wily attempt to…

France 24

Inflation, exiting fossil fuels & navigating politics: The challenges facing the EBRD

For more than 30 years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been investing in countries in Central and Eastern Europe. It's since expanded into the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa and has plans to move into Sub-Saharan Africa too. The EBRD's President Odile Renaud-Basso discussed…

France 24

Macron steps up financial support for Christian schools in the Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced further funding to support Christian schools in the Middle East and renewed a pledge to protect heritage sites.

Radio France Internationale

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Israel participates in huge U.S. Mideast naval exercise alongside Saudi, Oman

Israel is taking part in a huge U.S.-led naval exercise in the Middle East, for the first time publicly joining Saudi Arabia and Oman, two counties it has no diplomatic relations with despite its normalisation of ties with some Gulf states.

Reuters

Saudi Aramco Buys 7.4% Stake in Norwegian Software Firm Cognite

Saudi Aramco has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm Aker BP, Cognite said on Wednesday. The price for the stake was "around 1 billion Norwegian crowns," or about $113 million, an Aker BP spokesperson told Reuters, valuing Cognite at just over $1.5 billion.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden vows support after UAE intercepts latest incoming missile

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden pledged support for the United Arab Emirates after it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni fighters during a visit by Israel’s president, the third attack in a month on the Middle East’s financial hub.

Tribune News Service

Over 31 Million People Used Uber in Middle East Since its Launch

Uber, the global taxi-hailing app, revealed on Sunday that over 31 million riders took trips using the app since its launch in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. According to the “Uber MENA: 2021 in Numbers” report, 703,000 drivers in Egypt, 530,000 in Saudi Arabia and 18,000 in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Focus on chicken, halal for Saudi market

The Commerce Ministry is set to roll out export promotion plans for chicken and halal food to tap into the Saudi Arabia market after the Middle Eastern state last week restored full diplomatic relations with Thailand after a freeze for more than three decades.

Bangkok Post

Drone Race in the Middle East

Over the past two decades, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been characterized by deep divisions, political turmoil, and inadequate governance. Geopolitical competition and increased ambitions of some countries (Iran, Israel, Turkey) were reflected in bold and unilateral foreign policies that in many cases exceeded longtime restrictions…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Coordinator: US Is Never Going to Normalize Ties with Assad

The United States is "never going to normalize" relations with Damascus, White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk said on Thursday. In a virtual seminar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, McGurk commented recent moves made by some countries in the Middle East to restore ties with Assad. "We…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Coronavirus: Is the newly found NeoCov COVID variant by Wuhan scientists the deadliest of all COVID strains?

Scientists in China have warned about a new strain of coronavirus, NeoCov, related to the Middle East respiratory syndrome MERS-coronavirus. NeoCoV carries with it the potentially combined high mortality rate of MERS-CoV (where one in three infected people die on average) and the high transmission rate of the current SARS-CoV-2…

The Times of India

Israel Says 'Almost Killed' Soleimani in Syria

Former Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot revealed that his army had "almost killed" commander of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Soleimani in Syria years before his was assassinated by the United States. In an interview with Israel's Maariv newspaper, he said his forces have carried out several operations against the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US defence chief orders military to better protect civilians

Lloyd Austin’s memo comes amid condemnation of US drone attacks that killed civilians in Middle East, Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Defense Department taking steps to mitigate civilian harm after botched airstrikes

The Pentagon has faced criticism for years for amassing civilian casualties in its missions, especially in the Middle East.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rare Snowfall Carpets Jerusalem

Snow carpeted Jerusalem and its holy places Thursday as a rare wintry storm swept across Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as the wider Middle East. The cold snap, which has already caused major disruption in Athens and Istanbul, saw heavy snowfall in areas better known for their summer…

France 24

Attacks on the UAE: 'A new chapter has begun in the Yemen conflict'

One week after a first attack on the United Arab Emirates, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Monday. The attacks mark a new chapter in the crisis that has engulfed Yemen, according to Marc Goutalier, a geostrategy consultant and Middle East specialist.

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Key to improving motorsport engagement is fan access, says Carlo Boutagy

Carlo Boutagy is the Promoter of the Diriyah E-Prix, the opening round of the Formula E season as well as the Extreme E season-opener in Saudi Arabia. He created the official F1 Fan Zones 12 years ago and is a pioneer of fan engagement in motorsport. This weekend sees the…

Bangkok Post

Saudi trip 'breakthrough'

Experts believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's visit to Saudi Arabia heralds a major breakthrough in efforts to restore diplomatic ties between the two countries, which have been strained for more than 30 years.

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Al Jazeera

Heavy snowfall in Turkey forces Istanbul Airport to shut

The closure of Europe’s busiest airport grounds flights stretching from the Middle East and Africa to Europe and Asia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Teneo Launches Financial Advisory Business in the Middle East

New York-based Teneo said on Monday it was launching a financial advisory business in the Middle East. The company has hired restructuring veterans Matthew Wilde and Elie Fakhoury from AlixPartners, it said, Reuters reported. Wilde was involved in the restructuring of Dubai builder Arabtec and hospital operator NMC healthcare, while…

Daily Mirror

British sports firm relocates to Middle East as part of £71million takeover

Exclusive: British firm Arena provide the seating and infrastructure for sports events and they are relocating their HQ to the Middle East, where they are holding their next board meeting

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dubai to Host First Edition of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants

Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 announced that it will hold its first Middle East and North Africa edition in Dubai next month. Lebanon's Kamal Mouzawak, who founded Souk El Tayeb - the first farmers’ market to open in his country's capital Beirut -, was given with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WEF President: New Technologies Key to Fighting Climate Change

From fighting climate change, to building an inclusive post pandemic economic model and managing migratory flows, the President of the World Economic Forum highlights the importance of ‘Global Cooperation’. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, on the sidelines of this year’s “Davos Agenda” week, Børge Brende warned of the high…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Riyadh, Washington Discuss Consolidation of Ties

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed during a phone call ways to improve the strategic ties between the two countries, and exchanged viewpoints on regional and international issues of common interest. During Friday’s phone conversation, the Saudi Foreign Minister and Blinken…

The Independent UK

Eddie Howe defends Newcastle’s Saudi Arabia trip amid ‘sportswashing’ claims

The Magpies will head for the Middle East after their Premier League trip to Leeds.

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