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High-level US diplomatic mission to Middle East overshadowed by violence

WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat heads out on a trip to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank on Saturday as a spiral of deadly violence grips the Middle East, with any plans to focus on democracy now overshadowed as the region braces for the no-holds-barred retaliation to Palestinian attacks that…

Los Angeles Times

Dubai Desert Classic prize money in full as Rory McIlory targets huge payday

There's plenty of prize money up for grabs in the Middle East

Irish Mirror

Top U.S. Treasury official to warn UAE, Turkey over sanctions evasion

The U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that they could lose access to G7 markets if they do business with entities subject to U.S. curbs as Washington cracks down on Russian attempts to evade…

Reuters

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Car flips upside down and lands on another in horror 10-vehicle Formula Regional crash

The first ever Formula Regional Middle East race to take place at Kuwait Motor Town descended into chaos after just a few seconds when the leaders went into the second corner five abreast

Daily Mirror

Blinken Headed to Middle East as US Alarm over Violence Grows

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend, the State Department announced Thursday, as the US expressed alarm about escalating violence after Israel’s single deadliest operation in the West Bank in two decades. Blinken’s visit to Israel has been planned for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Census could get MENA category after new recommendations

US government panel recommends adding box on Census to count people from the Middle East and North Africa region.

Al Jazeera

Blinken to head to Middle East amid Israeli-Palestinian tensions

Washington says US secretary of state will stress ‘upholding the historic status quo’ of the holy sites in Jerusalem.

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Blinken will travel to Mideast amid US concern over violence

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year

The Independent UK

Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.

Bangkok Post

EU wants to send more migrants away as irregular arrivals grow

European Union ministers on Thursday sought ways to curb irregular immigration and send more people away as arrivals rose from pandemic lows, reviving controversial ideas for border fences and asylum centres outside of Europe.

Reuters

Ian Black obituary

Middle East editor of the Guardian, author and academic who embodied the journalist’s duty to show fairness to all sides

The Guardian - UK

Fortune announces new Global Forum conference in Abu Dhabi

A redirection of global energy flows, the critical challenge of climate change, and the remaking of geopolitical alliances across the Middle East has recently shifted the world’s attention to the Gulf region.

Fortune

Egypt, US Discuss Boosting Security, Intelligence Cooperation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Monday with visiting CIA Director William Burns ways to enhance security and intelligence cooperation between Egypt and the US. During the meeting held in Cairo, Sisi stressed the strength of Egyptian-American ties, the Egyptian presidential spokesperson said. The president further highlighted the significance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi football chief reveals Lionel Messi transfer desire to join Cristiano Ronaldo

With ex-Manchester United striker Ronaldo embarking on his new chapter in the Middle East, reports had suggested Messi was set to follow suit with a move to Al-Hilal

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France 24

Captagon trade: How Syria became a narco-state

Captagon is a synthetic drug that has turned Syria into a narco-state. The illicit industry behind this amphetamine is estimated to be worth billions of dollars, with over 400 million tablets seized in the Middle East in 2021. So who is profiting from this trafficking? Where is the drug produced?…

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr training two years above his age at elite sporting talent academy

Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr has been working hard since jetting out to Saudi Arabia with his father - and is already training with academy kids who are two years older than him in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Ian Black, former Guardian Middle East editor, dies aged 69

Black, who was also a former diplomatic and European editor, had a rare neurological disease and wrote moving account of his illness

Irish Mirror

Padraig Harrington picks up big cheque in Abu Dhabi as Shane Lowry slides down leaderboard during final round

Shane Lowry went into the final round in a tie for the lead, but slipped down the leaderboard on an action packed afternoon in the Middle East

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Scottish fugitive who lived a luxury lifestyle on £100m of taxpayer's cash dies

He was sentenced to 10 years in July 2017 at Kingston Crown Court in London after three years on the run in Africa and the Middle East.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stringent US Moves against Money Flows from Iraq to Iran

The decline in the value of Iraq’s national currency and the rise in the prices of foodstuffs and imported goods can be traced back to remarkable change in the policy adopted by the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Both bodies have had a policy shift…

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi entertain in chaotic PSG clash - 6 talking points

ALL STAR XI 4-5 PSG: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe all managed to get on the scoresheet as the Portuguese forward made his first appearance in the Middle East following his record-breaking switch to Al-Nassr

Bangkok Post

CPF eyes prospects in the Middle East

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of food and agribusiness conglomerate CP Group, is keen to invest in the Middle East to tap into the sheer size of the region's population and the people's high purchasing power.

Daily Mirror

Faces of condemned as Iranian freedom protesters face execution or death under regime

Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Bambos Charalambous gave just a snapshot of the estimated 18,000 arrested since the Mahsa Amini protests began last September

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Sees Progress on Yemen, Stresses Need to Reinstate Truce

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah said on Wednesday progress was being made towards ending the Yemen war, but more work was needed, including reinstating a truce and transitioning to a permanent ceasefire. Prince Faisal said the conflict would only be resolved through a political settlement. He…

The Conversation

Desalination could give the Middle East water without damaging marine life -- but it must be managed carefully

More than 2 billion people live in “water stressed” countries. These are territories where more than 25% of the available freshwater resources are withdrawn for human use each year.

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