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Will US pressure on Turkey over Hamas, Russia access to finance matter much?

The Gaza Strip's Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haniya (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan salute together the lawmakers of Erdogan's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party at the Parliament in Ankara on January 3, 2012. Haniyeh's visit was a show of solidarity with the Islamic aid group IHH, which had planned to send the Mavi Marmara vessel with another Gaza flotilla last year but then dropped the plan. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty

Barin Kayaoglu | Turkey | Dec 2, 2023

Smoke rises from an explosion in Khan Yunis, Gaza, Dec. 2, 2023.

Live updates: US intercepts Iranian drone in Gulf as Israel's Gaza bombardment intensifies

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian (C).

How significant is Aras corridor for Iran & Azerbaijan to gain Black Sea foothold?

Rahim Rahimov | Dec 2, 2023

The COP28 scorecard: US leads methane charge, China to slash emissions

Kamala Harris

Jack Dutton | United Arab Emirates | Dec 2, 2023

Israeli strike destroys prestige Qatar-funded Gaza complex

Residents of the Qatari-funded Hamad City residential complex in the Gaza Strip sit outside after Israeli air strikes hit the development

by Yahya Hassouna | AFP | Dec 2, 2023

US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget request on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Week in Review, Andrew Parasiliti | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Washington urged Israel to show restraint in its response to Hamas's surprise attack -- the worst in the country's 75-year history -- which Israeli forces said killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians. In Gaza, officials have reported more than 1,200 people killed in Israel's uninterrupted campaign of air and artillery strikes,

As Gaza war resumes, can Israel's plan to limit civilian harm succeed?

Jared Szuba | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

An Israeli soldier walks next to an armed APC (Armed Personnel Carrier) in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 30, 2023, as a truce between Israel and Hamas enters its seventh day. A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on November 30 just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw hostages released in exchange for prisoners. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by

How the Israel-Hamas war is impacting Middle East economies, from energy to arm sales

Samuel Wendel | Israel | Nov 30, 2023

A mobile phone showing Sedat Peker speaking on his YouTube channel about international drug smuggling, May 26, 2021 in Istanbul.

As mobsters gravitate to Turkey, what is the appeal of the Turkish passport?

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Dec 2, 2023

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Türkiye and His Highness Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on Dec. 1, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Gaza overshadows COP28 as Turkey’s Erdogan blasts ’Israeli aggression'

Jack Dutton | United Arab Emirates | Dec 1, 2023

People pass a pro-Palestinian mural on the Republican Falls Road in Belfast on October 23, 2023. Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened conflict can be seen on the streets of the British province. Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-UK neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life despite a 1998 peace deal that largely ended violence. (Photo by Paul

Israel-Ireland relations take another dive over Gaza war, PM statements

Rina Bassist | Israel | Dec 2, 2023

Latest News

Khan met Palestinian president Abbas in Ramallah

ICC prosecutor vows to 'further intensify' Gaza probe

Agence France-Presse | AFP | Dec 3, 2023

Smoke billows over Gaza during Israeli bombardment amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas

Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians

by Mai Yaghi with Sarah Benhaida in Jerusalem | AFP | Dec 3, 2023

About 80,000 people are registered to take part in the biggest edition yet of the UN climate talks in Dubai

As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars

Agence France-Presse | AFP | Dec 3, 2023

Economy & Business

IMF

IMF chief urges governments to increase carbon prices, reduce fossil fuel subsidies

Jack Dutton | United Arab Emirates | Dec 2, 2023

Police Officers stand in front of the Hofburg Palace, the venue of the 8th OPEC International Seminar, in Vienna, Austria, on July 5, 2023.

Brazil to join OPEC+ as Saudi-led bloc agrees to oil cuts

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Nov 30, 2023

Chinese flag

UAE-China ink multibillion-dollar deals as ties grow

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Nov 29, 2023

Politics & Security

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard boats attack a naval vessel during a three-day military drill in the Gulf on April 22, 2010.

What is the scope of Iran-Oman joint military drill near Hormuz?

A correspondent in Tehran | Iran | Dec 1, 2023

TOPSHOT - A man walks past a section of Israel's separation barrier painted with a portrait of Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, on November 6, 2023 in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said on November 6 it had arrested the prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi during a raid in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the main Palestinian prisoners released by Israel during Gaza truce?

Beatrice Farhat | Palestine | Dec 1, 2023

In first, Israeli-Qatari handshake at COP28 as Herzog cancels speech

Jack Dutton | Israel | Dec 1, 2023

Podcasts

Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel warns Gaza conflict may expand because Iran lacks full control of its militia proxies

Joseph L. Votel

Iran continues strategic miscalculations even after Hamas' attack on Israel, says analyst Hamidreza Azizi

Hamidreza Azizi

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Ali Hashem, Joyce Karam, and Daoud Kuttab

Joyce, Ali Hashem, Daoud Kuttab (square)

Memos

In this picture taken on April 2, 2023, a vendor arranges dates at his shop in Rabat, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Unemployment will be true test of Morocco's government policies

Francisco Serrano | Morocco | Nov 28, 2023

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 25: Fans of Al Ahli support they team during the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Ahli SFC and Al-Shabab at Prince Abduallh Al Faisal stadium on November 25, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Israel-Hamas war looms over Saudi Arabia’s big bets on sports, entertainment and tourism

Samuel Wendel | Gulf | Nov 25, 2023

Forces loyal to Yemen's Huthi rebels hold up Palestinian flags as they march in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians on October 15, 2023, in Sanaa. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Yemen's Houthis move on Marib oil fields as Gaza war diverts world's attention?

Kate Dourian | Yemen | Nov 22, 2023

Smoke rises in northern Gaza during Israeli shelling

Israel-Hamas war pivotal moment for Abraham Accords 

Samuel Wendel | Gulf | Nov 7, 2023

IDF reservists rest on a military vehicle while at a rest stop where food is prepared by volunteers on November 13, 2023 in Southern Israel.

Gaza war takes manpower toll on Israeli tech sector

David Rosenberg | Israel | Nov 19, 2023

Cargo ships unload imported goods in the Tunisian port city of Rades on November 12, 2014. The World Bank said in a report published last September that Tunisia's economic model of manufacturing for exports and protecting the domestic market was valid in the 1970s but since then had hindered progress. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Tunisia-EU economic links to prevail over political tensions

Francisco Serrano | Tunisia | Nov 15, 2023

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