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China supports Middle East countries in upholding strategic independence, foreign minister says

China supports countries in the Middle East in upholding their strategic independence, getting rid of external "interference", and keeping the region's future in their own hands, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Thursday.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia, Iran to Launch Arrangements on Reopening of Embassies and Consulates

Saudi Arabia and Iran said in a joint statement on Thursday that their agreement in Beijing last month would help bring "security and stability" to the Middle East, adding that they would launch arrangements to reopen missions within the two-month period stipulated in the deal. Riyadh and Tehran agreed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-In Middle East, once improbable ententes set new tone

Adversaries across the Middle East have been taking steps to mend relations strained by years of tension and conflict, a trend most recently demonstrated in an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic ties.

Reuters

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The Syrian refugee who has become Germany's youngest national chess player at 11

Hussain Besou was just four when he started asking his father to teach him chess, hovering around the board as he played in the evenings in the Middle East until he said yes.

Reuters

India’s ‘Brown Beauty’ Make-up Influencers Go Global

Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven Debasree Banerjee has found fans across the world with a simple philosophy: brown is beautiful. Banerjee's audience includes women from as far afield as the Middle East and United States who…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Govt Underscores Keenness on Stability, Development of Region

The Saudi government met on Tuesday to discuss the latest regional and international developments and the security and peace challenges facing the international community. The cabinet underlined the great importance the Kingdom places on consolidating stability in the region to achieve development and prosperity in the Middle East and entire…

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Journalist Claude Guibal: Turkey's Erdogan 'is pragmatic and a chameleon'

It's now been 20 years since Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power in Turkey. Either way you look at it, he has undeniably transformed the country. For his supporters, he has turned Turkey into a regional powerhouse and rolled back secularism often associated with the West. But for critics, he…

France 24

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U.S. says its forces kill a senior Islamic State leader in Syria

The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group that was driven from its self-declared caliphate years ago but is still widely deemed a threat.

Reuters

Analysis: Saudi prince pivots to peace after years of war

In the years since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman catapulted to power, it’s hard to find a controversy in the Middle East that doesn’t somehow involve the 37-year-old heir to the throne

The Independent UK

FBI interrogator says Saddam Hussein knew two things about him within seconds

George Piro was the FBI agent hand selected to interrogate Saddam Hussein and spent seven months talking to the Iraqi dictator following the west's bloody invasion of the Middle East

Daily Mirror

Former Israeli agent Mishka Ben-David brings real-life Mossad intrigue to the page

As an Israeli intelligence agent in the 1990s, Mishka Ben-David was entrusted with high-stakes espionage missions across the Middle East. Now a successful author, he's channelled that experience into his latest thriller, "Duet in Beirut". The story centres on an expelled Mossad agent, Ronen, who stays on after a failed…

France 24

Kenyan khat farmers seek gov’t help to boom again after COVID-19

Kenyan farmers say they need aid to keep growing the stimulant prized across East Africa and parts of the Middle East.

Al Jazeera

‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.

Al Jazeera

Senate votes to repeal two Iraq military authorizations

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor efforts to amend it, including proposals that would have singled out Iran as a threat in the Middle East.

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The Independent UK

Amnesty: West's 'double standards' fuel Mideast repression

A leading international rights group has decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a “robust response” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but remain “lukewarm” on issues of human rights violations in the Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat

WFP: We Need $23 Bln to Address Biggest Food Security Crisis

Confronting the “biggest food security crisis” in modern history requires $23 billion to help around 150 million people in 2023, revealed an official at the UN’s food assistance organization, the World Food Program (WFP). Corinne Fleischer, regional director for the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Eastern Europe for the WFP,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Standard Chartered Agrees to Sell Business in Jordan

Standard Chartered plans to sell its Jordanian business to Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), the two parties said on Sunday, as Standard Chartered presses ahead with plans to exit seven markets in Africa and the Middle East. The bank entered into an agreement with AJIB, subject to central bank approval,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 29 African Migrants Die when 2 Boats Sink Off Tunisia

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the coast of the…

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Manchester Evening News

How Vimto became a Ramadan tradition in the Middle East

Vimto was created in Manchester by a chemist called John Noel Nichols - now it sells a massive 25 million units during Ramadan

Bangkok Post

Polking keen on good results

Thailand coach Mano Polking aims to get good results in the two upcoming warm-up games in the Middle East.

France 24

Freedom of the press in Jordan: Journalists and activists battle censorship

Twelve years ago, young people took to the streets calling for constitutional reforms in Jordan. But the March 24 youth movement fizzled out. Following the return to state of emergency legislation imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the authorities issued new laws that can be used to silence journalists…

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak can’t afford to ignore Israel’s collapsing democracy – it’s everyone’s problem

Interference in the judicial system by the rogue Netanyahu government threatens to wreak havoc in the Middle East, says economist Eran Yashiv

Al Jazeera

US moving advanced aircraft to Asia, Europe from Middle East

Wall Street Journal reports the move is part of a broader plan to retain modest forces in the Middle East.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ramadan Begins in Mideast amid High Costs, Hopes for Peace

The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship. The observance comes at a time when numerous countries and governments across the Middle East are taking tentative steps towards calming enduring conflicts and…

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United's stay in Dubai could be start of road that leads to Champions League prize pot

Newcastle United will hope to emerge from their stay in the Middle East with all eyes on the prize

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