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Automotive Innovation in the Middle East: How Dubai’s Car AC Repair Sector is Evolving

Find out how Dubai’s blistering temperatures are pushing workshops to adopt smarter, faster, and more sustainable car AC repair solutions.

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1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East too

Researchers have found that the Bedale Viking hoard contains silver from Middle Eastern coins, highlighting that the Vikings profited from long-distance trade networks and brought this imported silver with them when they settled in England.

LiveScience

Coalition declares it would revoke Australia’s Palestinian statehood recognition if it wins office

The bipartisanship about the path to a long-term settlement in the Middle East has finally been irrevocably broken.

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UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened

Global condemnation of Israel’s takeover plan includes UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exports

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s envoy Witkoff will bring back only humiliation from his meeting with Putin

COMMENT: Steve Witkoff – the president’s international diplomatic Mr Fixit – has failed to bring peace to the Middle East or deliver on Trump’s boast that he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

France continues aid airdrops to Gaza but says land crossings critical

France – alongside other European nations – is pursuing airdrops of humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip, with the help of Middle East partners. However, it insists that fully opening land crossings is the only efficient way to help the more than two million Palestinians who aid agencies say are…

Radio France Internationale

Voices: Netanyahu’s gameplan for Gaza is in tatters

The Israeli prime minister has long cast himself in a Churchillian mould, a wartime leader who is uniquely placed to remodel the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape with his military might. Other world leaders this week have shown that the truth is rather different, says Alon Pinkas

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Former Iranian foreign minister proposes regional nuclear pact

Javad Zarif floats Middle East cooperation forum to solve impasse over Iran’s nuclear programme

The Guardian - UK

New peace plan increases pressure on Israel and US as momentum grows for Palestinian statehood

A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and the West Bank, the disarming and disbanding of Hamas and the creation of a unified Palestinian state. The plan emerged from a “high-level conference” in New York on July 29, which…

The Conversation

Trump's Envoy Arrives In Israel As Gaza Criticism Mounts

US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss ways to end the crisis in Gaza, where nearly 22 months of grinding war and dire shortages of food have drawn mounting international criticism.

International Business Times

Trump’s dramatic shift on Middle East policy is another diplomatic triumph for Starmer

NEWS ANALYSIS: The prime minister’s ability to charm Trump again brought dividends as the two met at the US president’s Turnberry golf resort, writes David Maddox

The Independent UK

Palestinian state recognition is a one shot opportunity for Starmer – but what does he want to achieve?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer will need to weigh up whether the timing of recognition of a Palestinian state is more important for the peace process in the Middle East or his own domestic political problems, says David Maddox

The Independent UK

France to recognise Palestinian state at UN general assembly, Macron says

French president announced decision on X, saying he hoped it would bring ‘lasting peace’ to Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Gaza war inflicts distress on Arab-Aust women: study

Symptoms of panic disorder and psychosocial stress have been detected among women with ties to Middle East war zones, as researchers warn of dire consequences.

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Northrop Grumman Eyes 'Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunities' In Middle East Air Defense, Europe Amid Regional Instability

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC), a key player in the aerospace and defense sector, is strategically positioned to capitalize on burgeoning international demand, particularly in the Middle East and Europe, fueled by escalating regional instability.

The Independent UK

Witkoff plans to visit the Mideast in push for Gaza ceasefire, State Department spokesperson says

The State Department's spokesperson says President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is planning to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to solidify a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

Qatar in talks over hosting 2036 Olympics and Paralympics

The Middle East nation hosted the men’s Fifa World Cup in 2022

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Don Jr. and Eric Trump’s Middle East jaunt cost US taxpayers over $40,000 in hotel rooms and rental cars

Exclusive: The outlays by the Secret Service did not include flight costs, agents’ salaries, meals, and other significant expenditures while the president’s kids were drumming up new business for the Trump Organization

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The Guardian - US

Trump says 10 Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza ‘very shortly’

US president, who is pushing for ceasefire deal in Gaza, praises Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff as ‘fantastic’

The Guardian - UK

UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory role

Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence

Al Jazeera

Iran rejects Trump’s claims it asked for relaunch of nuclear talks

Trump and his US envoy to Middle East both claimed talks could happen next week, following Iranian president’s comments.

The Guardian - UK

Indirect talks over Gaza ceasefire continue as Netanyahu arrives in Washington

Israeli minister says meeting with Trump will focus on ‘a new Middle East’ with 60-day pause discussed in Doha

Evening Standard

Islamic charity warned over ‘inflammatory’ sermon after October 7 attacks

It is one of more than 300 cases involving charities in the past 18 months related to the Middle East conflict, the regulator said.

The Guardian - UK

Critics of UK role in Gaza war consider setting up independent tribunal

Labour expected to block bill for official inquiry tabled by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Middle East crisis – live updates

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Energy Demand Optimism Pushes Crude Prices Sharply Higher

August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) Wednesday closed up +2.00 (+3.06%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) closed up +2.26 (+1.08%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Wednesday rallied to 1-week highs and settled sharply higher. Crude has support on concerns that Middle East tensions could flare up again after...

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