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How tariffs and other uncertainties are weighing on Middle East economies

Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

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Tariffs, oil prices and other uncertainties weighing down Mideast economies, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund says that countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid

The Independent UK

Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood in move that threatens largest opposition party

Jordan is a close Western ally that has long been seen as a bastion of stability in the often volatile Middle East.

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Geopolitics helps drive Middle Eastern money to Asia as wealthy Gulf investors hedge their bets

The Middle East missed Asia's rise the first time around. They don't want to miss out again.

Fortune

Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

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Iranian minister says nuclear deal possible if US does not make ‘unrealistic demands’

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks in Rome on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

US claims student’s activism could ‘undermine’ Middle East peace

Green-card holder Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, arrested at appointment where he was meant to take citizenship test

The Guardian - US

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France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’, says Emmanuel Macron – as it happened

Israeli minister says plan is ‘prize for terror’ as French president says ‘we must move towards recognition’ and process could start at UN conference in June

The Guardian - UK

Dozens reported dead in Gaza after Israeli strike on residential block – as it happened

Fatalities from Israeli strike in Shujaiya area of Gaza City now at 29, local health authorities said

The Guardian - UK

Real Madrid star could complete lucrative Middle East move against Carlo Ancelotti's wishes: report

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has relied on a key player this season, but faces loses them in the summer

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Mideast stock markets tumble as US tariffs and low oil prices squeeze energy-producing nations

Middle East stock markets are tumbling as they struggle with the dual hit of U.S. tariffs and a sharp decline in oil prices

The Independent UK

Why is Israel expanding its offensive in Gaza and what does it mean for the Middle East? Expert Q&A

Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza in March, blaming Hamas for rejecting a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire and free the remaining hostages. Since then, the Israeli military has launched waves of airstrikes on the besieged territory, killing hundreds of Palestinians and forcing many more to evacuate.

The Conversation

Zelenskyy says no discussion with Trump over ownership of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

‘All nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Norway

The Guardian - UK

Trump provokes a MAGA backlash as he wades into Middle East wars

Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene have both expressed skepticism over the strikes and prospect of a wider war against Iran.

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Can Tucker Carlson talk Trump down from escalating war with Iran? He’s done it before.

Tucker Carlson is urging the president to not ‘let the propagandists lie to you’ and back away from escalating a military conflict with Iran. The former Fox News host did the same thing after the killing of Qasem Soleimani threatened a regional war in the Middle East.

Latin Times

World Leaders Rush to Condemn Israel Breaking Ceasefire, Killing Over 400 Palestinians in Devastating Strike

Several leaders in the Middle East and around the globe condemned Israel's overnight attack on the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 400 Palestinians on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Why has the Gaza ceasefire collapsed? Why has the US launched aistrikes in Yemen? Middle East expert Q&A

For the past few weeks, the world’s attention has been focused on the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine and the diplomatic manoeuvrings that has entailed. But while Donald Trump has been focusing on negotiations with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, the ceasefire deal in Gaza he had a hand…

The Independent UK

China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast as tensions rise between Tehran and US

China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East

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Evening Standard

Anna Foster replaces Mishal Husain on BBC Radio 4's Today programme

The former BBC Middle East correspondent has presented across BBC News At One and appeared on the BBC News Channel and the BBC News At Six and Ten

The Independent UK

BBC’s former Middle East correspondent Anna Foster to join Today programme

She has presented across BBC News At One and appeared on the BBC News Channel and the BBC News At Six and Ten.

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine activists vandalise Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course over Gaza remarks

It comes amid Trump’s plans to turn Gaza into a ‘Middle East Riviera’

The Conversation

Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump

US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed a resolution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

Evening Standard

Minister ‘pushing for peace’ in Middle East attended jazz club event, MPs hear

MP Ellie Chowns was told Middle East minister Hamish Falconer did not reply to her urgent question as he was ‘in the region pushing for a peace deal’.

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister 'in Middle East for Gaza talks' spotted at London jazz club instead

A LABOUR Minister who claimed to be in the Middle East “pushing for a peace deal” was reportedly photographed at a London jazz club instead ...

The Independent UK

A positive step – FIFA’s Gianni Infantino defends Saudi Arabia World Cup award

The Middle East kingdom will host the 2034 finals.

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