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Ukraine shockwaves reverberate in war-weary Syria

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Week in Review | Syria | Apr 8, 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the press after meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for discussions on Syria and migration, Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 7, 2019.

Can Erdogan coax Assad into dialogue?

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Apr 8, 2022
A view of The Crossing apartment building in the Navy Yard neighborhood on April 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. The building, which was raided by the FBI on April 6, is the home of two men accused of posing as federal law enforcement employees and ingratiating themselves with U.S. Secret Service agents.

Men accused of posing as US federal agents investigated for Iran ties: report

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Apr 8, 2022

Israel’s Bennett challenged over attack in Tel Aviv, continuing terror wave

Israeli security forces patrol Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, a day after a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli men and wounded several others in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2022.
Ben Caspit | Israel | Apr 8, 2022

Israel's tech future lies with Arab entrepreneurs

A member of an Israeli tech delegation uses his phone in a video call during an evening meeting with Emirati counterparts at a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 25, 2020.
Afif Abu Much | Israel | Apr 8, 2022

Debate on Iranian women’s access to soccer games flares up again

Iranian women, holding national flags, jubilate following their team's victory over Qatar at Doha's al-Gharrafa stadium during their World Cup 2006 qualifying match Oct. 13, 2004.
Kourosh Ziabari | Iran | Apr 8, 2022

Economy & Business

Syrians buy food supplies ahead of the Muslim month of Ramadan, at a shopping street in the northwestern rebel-held city of Idlib, on April 1, 2022.

Price hikes make life harder in Idlib

Sultan al-Kanj | Syria | Apr 8, 2022
An Egyptian man arranges fruits at a shop in a market in Cairo, on March 17, 2022. Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers in Egypt, a leading importer of wheat from the former Soviet states.

Middle East reeling from historically high food prices

Adam Lucente | Egypt | Apr 8, 2022
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) welcomes the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon his arrival for the Negev summit, at Sde Boker in the southern Negev desert, Israel, March 27, 2022.

Free trade agreement opens new horizons for Israel, UAE

Danny Zaken | Israel | Apr 8, 2022

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Attacks target US forces on both sides of Iraqi-Syrian border

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Apr 9, 2022
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Egyptian lawmaker calls for closer Syria ties

George Mikhail | Egypt | Apr 8, 2022

Will renewed interest in Iraqi Kurdish gas fuel Turkey-Iran rivalry?

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Apr 8, 2022

Technology

Guests attend the Global AI 2020 Summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Oct. 21, 2020.

Saudi Aramco pursues diversification with artificial intelligence center

Al-Monitor Staff | Saudi Arabia | Apr 6, 2022
A picture taken on Feb. 6, 2018, shows a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

Report: One third of Israelis and Emiratis own cryptocurrency

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Apr 4, 2022
The Intel logo.

Intel increases footprint in Israel with acquisition of Granulate

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 31, 2022

Culture

A picture taken on Sept. 29, 2015, shows a wall relief inside the Amenhotep II tomb at the Valley of the Kings.

Egyptian archaeologist performs CT scan on child mummy in Luxor

Baher al-Kady | Egypt | Apr 8, 2022
(L-R) Mohamed Diab, director, and May Calamawy attend the "Moon Knight" Los Angeles Special Launch.

Director reveals Egypt missed out on 'Moon Knight' because of permits

Ibrahim Ayyad | Egypt | Apr 7, 2022

Threat of demolition looms over Cairo’s historic necropolis

Marc Espanol | Culture | Apr 7, 2022

Breaking News

One dead as Israel army raids W.Bank after deadly attacks

Tear gas canisters are fired from an Israeli military vehicle near the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on April 9, 2022
by Jaafar Ashtiyeh with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem | AFP | Apr 9, 2022

One dead in Israel army raid on Palestinian refugee camp: officials

Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia to allow one million hajj pilgrims this year

Pilgrims gather at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 7, 2019: Saudi said it will dramatically increase numbers for the hajj in 2022
by Haitham El-Tabei and Robbie Corey-Boulet | AFP | Apr 9, 2022
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Russian conduct in Ukraine could spur calls for accountability in Syria, says Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Counter-terrorism expert Boaz Ganor: Intelligence is key to thwarting terror attacks 

Boaz Ganor

Abdulaziz Sager on US-Saudi relations, the JCPOA, and the impact of the Ukraine war on regional security

Abdulaziz Sager
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Middle East Minute: Qatar, Germany agree to long-term energy partnership

Middle East Minute: Qatar, Germany agree to long-term energy partnership

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Middle East Minute: Saudi Arabia mass execution the largest in the history of the kingdom

Syrian women open soap making workshop in Idlib

Syrian women open soap making workshop in Idlib
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