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At least 38 injured in police HQ fire in Egypt's Ismailia

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia

Agence France-Presse | AFP | Oct 2, 2023

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L).

Impact of India-Mideast-Europe corridor extends far beyond countering China

Sabena Siddiqui | Iran | Oct 2, 2023

Members of Wagner group inspect a car in a street of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a "stab in the back" and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Wagner fractures in Syria, Libya amid conflict with Russia's Defense Ministry

Anton Mardasov | Syria | Oct 1, 2023

PKK claims bomb attack in Turkey’s capital that injured 2 police officers

Police presence after the attack in Ankara, Turkey.

Ezgi Akin | Turkey | Oct 1, 2023

Saudi sovereign fund takes on fighting world with investment in MMA

Saudi fighter Abdullah al-Qahtani (R) and US fighter David Zelner (L) compete during the Professional Fighters League 2023 playoffs featherweight fight at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Aug. 23, 2023.

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Oct 1, 2023

With 71% spike, crime in Arab Israeli towns threatens local elections

Arab Israeli mourners carry the casket of Abdelrahman Kashua

Afif Abu Much | Israel | Oct 1, 2023

Economy & Business

People walk past a currency exchange shop on June 23, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish Lira weakened to a record low of 25.74 against the dollar, a day after the central bank hiked interest rates from 8.5 percent to 15 percent in the first rate decision since the appointment of new central bank governor Hafize Gaye Erkan and the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Turkey's lira makes a comeback amid economic U-turn: Goldman Sachs

Jack Dutton, Ezgi Akin | Turkey | Sep 30, 2023

Kuwaiti traders follow the market's movement at the Stock Exchange, Kuwait City, March 8, 2018.

China's venture capital firms making inroads in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Jack Dutton | Gulf | Sep 30, 2023

A visitor views a Hunter 2-S unmanned aerial systems "swarming drone" by EDGE, an advanced technology company for defense, at the UMEX Exhibition, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, February 22, 2022.

UAE-Brazil ties strengthen with EDGE's acquisition of Brazilian weapons firm

Adam Lucente | Gulf | Sep 29, 2023

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After Nagorno-Karabakh offensive, can Turkey play nice with Armenia?

Barin Kayaoglu | Turkey | Sep 30, 2023

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on September 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Drones attacked Ukraine's western city of Lviv early on September 19, and explosions rang out, causing a warehouse fire and wounding at least one person. Several waves of drones buzzed overhead, starting around 0130 GMT, and an AFP journalist heard numerous explosions and movements of heavy vehicles through the streets during the nightly curfew. (Phot

Europe ups pressure on Iran for supplying Russia with drones in Ukraine

Rina Bassist | Iran | Sep 30, 2023

Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization

Week in Review, Andrew Parasiliti | Saudi Arabia | Sep 29, 2023

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Israeli food-tech advances as Aleph Farms seeks regulatory nod for cell-based steaks

David Rosenberg | Israel | Sep 27, 2023

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China's Huawei to invest $430M in North African cloud center, developer training

Jack Dutton | North Africa | Sep 27, 2023

A man monitors the board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 12, 2019.

Saudi Arabia fastest growing crypto economy globally amid regional drive

Salim A. Essaid | Gulf | Sep 26, 2023

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Members of Lebanon's LGBTQ community attend a picnic the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut, on May 21, 2017, as part of the Beirut Pride week aimed at raising awarness about the rights of the community. / AFP PHOTO / IBRAHIM CHALHOUB (Photo credit should read IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon: Backlash as MPs introduce bill to decriminalize LGBTQ+ relationships

Dario Sabaghi | Lebanon | Sep 9, 2023

A cemetery demolition amidst ongoing roadworks at the historic City of the Dead.

Will Egypt back off from the demolition of Cairo's historic Islamic cemeteries?

Mohammed Magdy | Egypt | Sep 2, 2023

Nobel Foundation rescinds Iran's invitation to 2023 Prize ceremony

Adam Lucente | Iran | Sep 1, 2023

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