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Islamic State escalates violence across Baghdad Belt

Mourners carry the casket of one of eleven Iraqi soldiers, killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) group against a base in eastern Iraq, through a street in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, on Jan. 21, 2022.

Week in Review | Iraq | Jan 22, 2022

Ripple effects from drone sales force Turkey to move Ethiopian embassy

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Jan 21, 2022

Blinken: Iran nuclear talks reach 'decisive moment'

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 22, 2022

Can Israeli gas bridge Turkey-Israel rift?

Muhdan Saglam | Turkey | Jan 21, 2022

VIDEO: Surfing brings risk, pleasure to Gaza

Ruwaida Amer | Jan 22, 2022

Israel points finger at Iran for Houthi attack on UAE

A picture shows a partial view of the Msaffah industrial district in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, on Jan. 17, 2022.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Jan 21, 2022

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Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city

Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel | Dec 15, 2021

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We are witnessing a modern-day exodus of Christians from the Middle East, says Janine di Giovanni

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti and Amberin Zaman | Jan 17, 2022

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Iran’s economy won’t collapse, but future at risk from sanctions, says Bijan Khajehpour

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti and Amberin Zaman | Jan 12, 2022

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Qatar to fund gas and electricity to Gaza power plant

The announcement constituted the latest example of Qatari support to the Palestinian enclave.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Jan 22, 2022

Libyan Central Bank to begin reunification process

Al-Monitor Staff | Jan 21, 2022

US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah financial network in Lebanon

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 21, 2022

Iraqi army boots PKK-linked leader’s statue from Sinjar, arrests fighters

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Jan 21, 2022

Israel's UN Envoy Gilad Erdan together with Holocaust survivors, after the UN General Assembly adopted an Israel-sponsored resolution against Holocaust denial, New York, Jan. 20, 2022.

UN adopts historic Israeli-sponsored resolution to combat Holocaust denial

Rina Bassist | Israel | Jan 21, 2022

Iraq moves forward with building pilgrim route to Saudi Arabia

Adnan Abu Zeed | Iraq | Jan 21, 2022

China appoints envoy for Horn of Africa

Ayah Aman | Egypt | Jan 21, 2022

News

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Fire breaks out at Kuwaiti petroleum coke plant

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 21, 2022

Turkish Central Bank announces it will stop cutting interest rates

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 20, 2022

Rare snowstorm hits Iraq and Syria

Adam Lucente | Iraq | Jan 20, 2022

Saudi Aramco inks deals with Korean companies

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 19, 2022

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UN agency seeks urgent support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Jan 19, 2022

Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

Al-Monitor Staff | Yemen | Jan 19, 2022

More than 200 charged in Qatar for not wearing masks

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 19, 2022

Dubai Expo records 10 millionth visitor

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 18, 2022

Russian soldiers stand aboard a ship at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus on Sept. 26, 2019.

Crimean, Syrian ports sign cooperation agreements

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 18, 2022

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 18, 2022

Oil prices reach highest point in seven years

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 18, 2022

Tunisian police fire water cannon, tear gas on anti-Saied protesters

Al-Monitor Staff | Tunisia | Jan 14, 2022

Culture

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The tomb of Thuya, the mother of Queen Tiye who was the Great Royal Wife of Pharoah Amenhotep III, is displayed at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2014.

Egyptian archaeologists unwrap Amenhotep I mummy, rewrite history

Mohamed Saied | Culture | Jan 8, 2022

Egyptian revives 5,000-year-old martial art

Ahmed Hidji | Culture | Jan 6, 2022

Palestinian university students wearing traditional embroidered dresses take part in an event entitled "Don't Steal Our Heritage" in Gaza City, on Dec. 16, 2021.

Palestinian embroidery: social, cultural identity on the UNESCO list

Aziza Nofal | Culture | Jan 4, 2022

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Islamic State escalates violence across Baghdad Belt

Ripple effects from drone sales force Turkey to move Ethiopian embassy

Blinken: Iran nuclear talks reach 'decisive moment'

Can Israeli gas bridge Turkey-Israel rift?

VIDEO: Surfing brings risk, pleasure to Gaza

Israel points finger at Iran for Houthi attack on UAE

Islamic State stages Syria prison break, kills 11 soldiers in Iraq

Islamic State wipes out entire army outpost in Iraq’s Diyala

Saudi-led airstrikes kill more than 70 in Yemen, rescue workers say

Pro-Erdogan business leaders anxious about Turkey's economy

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Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city

FEATURED PODCAST

We are witnessing a modern-day exodus of Christians from the Middle East, says Janine di Giovanni

FEATURED PODCAST

Iran’s economy won’t collapse, but future at risk from sanctions, says Bijan Khajehpour

Insights

Qatar to fund gas and electricity to Gaza power plant

Libyan Central Bank to begin reunification process

US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah financial network in Lebanon

Iraqi army boots PKK-linked leader’s statue from Sinjar, arrests fighters

UN adopts historic Israeli-sponsored resolution to combat Holocaust denial

Iraq moves forward with building pilgrim route to Saudi Arabia

China appoints envoy for Horn of Africa

News

Fire breaks out at Kuwaiti petroleum coke plant

Turkish Central Bank announces it will stop cutting interest rates

Rare snowstorm hits Iraq and Syria

Saudi Aramco inks deals with Korean companies

UN agency seeks urgent support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

More than 200 charged in Qatar for not wearing masks

Dubai Expo records 10 millionth visitor

Crimean, Syrian ports sign cooperation agreements

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

Oil prices reach highest point in seven years

Tunisian police fire water cannon, tear gas on anti-Saied protesters

Culture

Egyptian archaeologists unwrap Amenhotep I mummy, rewrite history

Egyptian revives 5,000-year-old martial art

Palestinian embroidery: social, cultural identity on the UNESCO list

Videos

Children in Syria collect, dismantle war shells

South Sudanese refugees find work in Egypt producing face masks

Gaza’s Christians celebrate Christmas

The Takeaway for Dec. 15, 2021: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE?

Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city

Girls feel empowered at skate parks in Gaza

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