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Possible Netanyahu plea bargain rocks Israeli coalition

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves a Jerusalem courthouse on Nov. 16, 2021.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Jan 18, 2022

Sudanese protesters raise a national flag as they rally against the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum on Jan. 13, 2022.

US diplomats head to Saudi Arabia, Sudan to push UN post-coup dialogue

Al-Monitor Staff | Sudan | Jan 18, 2022

Habib Chaab appears in court in Tehran, Jan. 18, 2022.

Iran tries Arab dissident for terrorism

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 18, 2022

Defying European call, Turkish court rules to keep Kavala detained

Nazlan Ertan | Jan 18, 2022

Syrian government steps up attack against Islamist enclave

Syrian demonstrators gather during a protest in Syria's Idlib province on May 1, 2020, to protest a reported attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Jan 19, 2022

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

A Hezbollah flag flies in the foreground as a member of the Spanish contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stands in a lookout tower on Oct. 2, 2008 near the southern Lebanese village of Abbassiyeh near to the disputed Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms area.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 18, 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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Abu Mohammed al-Golani (L) and the HTS-affiliated government's Prime Minister Ali Keda appear at an opening ceremony for the Aleppo-Bab al-Hawa road, Jan. 7.

Syrian jihadist leader in Western wear, opens road in Idlib

In a new attempt to improve the image of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group’s leader appeared in public in modern clothing to inaugurate a new road linking Aleppo to Bab al-Hawa.

Mouneb Taim | Syria | Jan 18, 2022

BBC Turkish staff strike over pay

Andrew Wilks | Turkey | Jan 18, 2022

Martin Indyk répond aux questions de Gilles Kepel à propos de son livre, Master of the Game, et livre ses analyses sur l’héritage de la diplomatie kissingerienne au Moyen Orient

| Jan 18, 2022

Turkey aims to keep tensions high in northeast Syria through targeted killings

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Jan 18, 2022

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, arrives at the Coburg Palais, venue of the JCPOA meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on Dec. 17, 2021.

Iran says much of nuclear deal text is ready

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 17, 2022

Israeli military releases video of purported Hezbollah drone launch fail

Al-Monitor Staff | Jan 17, 2022

Last Christian in Idlib recalls his community

Mouneb Taim | Syria | Jan 17, 2022

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A picture shows an Emirati man walking at the Dubai Expo 2020, on Oct. 1, 2021.

Dubai Expo records 10 millionth visitor

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

Crimean, Syrian ports sign cooperation agreements

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | 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

Saudi authorities find Captagon pills hidden in onions

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 14, 2022

US alleviates Lebanon's sanctions concerns over energy deal

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 14, 2022

Lebanese minister seeks economic boost with Iraq visit

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 14, 2022

Blinken says 'a few weeks' left for Iran to resume nuclear compliance

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 14, 2022

2 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jan 13, 2022

UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of juvenile offender

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 13, 2022

German court convicts ex-Syrian officer of crimes against humanity

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Jan 13, 2022

Qatar International Islamic Bank retains A credit rating from Moody's

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 13, 2022

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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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Possible Netanyahu plea bargain rocks Israeli coalition

US diplomats head to Saudi Arabia, Sudan to push UN post-coup dialogue

Iran tries Arab dissident for terrorism

Defying European call, Turkish court rules to keep Kavala detained

Syrian government steps up attack against Islamist enclave

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

'Valley of Peace,' largest world cemetery in holy city of Najaf

With clock ticking, Netanyahu still undecided on plea bargain

Israel offers UAE support after Houthi drone attack

Israel police accused of using Pegasus spyware to hack phones of civilians

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FEATURED PODCAST

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

Syrian jihadist leader in Western wear, opens road in Idlib

BBC Turkish staff strike over pay

Martin Indyk répond aux questions de Gilles Kepel à propos de son livre, Master of the Game, et livre ses analyses sur l’héritage de la diplomatie kissingerienne au Moyen Orient

Turkey aims to keep tensions high in northeast Syria through targeted killings

Iran says much of nuclear deal text is ready

Israeli military releases video of purported Hezbollah drone launch fail

Last Christian in Idlib recalls his community

News

Dubai Expo records 10 millionth visitor

Crimean, Syrian ports sign cooperation agreements

Oil prices reach highest point in seven years

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

Saudi authorities find Captagon pills hidden in onions

US alleviates Lebanon's sanctions concerns over energy deal

Lebanese minister seeks economic boost with Iraq visit

Blinken says 'a few weeks' left for Iran to resume nuclear compliance

2 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire

UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of juvenile offender

German court convicts ex-Syrian officer of crimes against humanity

Qatar International Islamic Bank retains A credit rating from Moody's

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

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

Thousands of migrants stranded at Belarus-Poland border

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