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Erdogan accused of criminalizing opposition ahead of critical polls

Sibel Hurtas | Turkey | Jan 13, 2022

Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly (L) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok upon his arrival in Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2021.

Egypt weighs role as mediator in Sudan crisis

Mohamed Saied | Egypt | Jan 14, 2022

A picture shows the entrance to the Directorate of Health in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sept. 13, 2021.

Northern Syria health care plagued by issues as UN extends cross-border aid

Adam Lucente | Syria | Jan 13, 2022

Turkish teen suicide revives secular-pious debate

People wave Turkish flags and portraits of modern Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a rally organized by main opposition group the Republican People's Party, on July 24, 2016, in Istanbul's Taksim Square.

Amberin Zaman | Turkey | Jan 13, 2022

Moscow struggles to sell fighter jets in the Mideast

Kirill Semenov | Iran | Jan 13, 2022

Kazakhstan crisis challenges Turkey's leadership of Turkic union

Riot police officers patrol in a street as unprecedented protests over a hike in energy prices spun out of control in Almaty on Jan. 5, 2022.

Cengiz Candar | Turkey | Jan 12, 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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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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Peace-maker Yossi Beilin: Israeli government clear on refusing to meet Palestinian side

On Israel with Ben Caspit | Jan 10, 2022

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Saudi Arabia increases number of mineral production factories

The Saudi government is seeking more investment for the mining of minerals in the country as part of its economic diversification plans.

Al-Monitor Staff | Jan 13, 2022

El Salvador journalists reportedly targeted by Pegasus spyware

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jan 13, 2022

Israel’s coalition in crisis over tree planting in Bedouin areas

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Jan 13, 2022

Report says Mossad chief had met with Libyan PM

Rina Bassist | Israel | Jan 13, 2022

A fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces inspects a makeshift shelter dug in a trench at a makeshift camp for Islamic State members and their families in the town of Baghouz, Deir Ez-zor, Syria, March 9, 2019.

Syrians dig for Islamic State left-behinds in eastern desert

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Jan 13, 2022

Egypt looks to groundwater collection as talks deadlock on Ethiopia dam

Rasha Mahmoud | Egypt | Jan 13, 2022

Iran frees British Council employee Aras Amiri

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 13, 2022

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2 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | 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

Algeria reopens consulate in Libya after eight-year absence

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 12, 2022

The US Department of State is seen on Jan. 6, 2020, in Washington, DC.

US seeks 'clarification' from Israel after Palestinian-American detained by IDF found dead

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jan 12, 2022

Iranian border leader visits Pakistan, participates in defense exercise

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 12, 2022

Syria joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 12, 2022

Two dead after truck plunges into Nile River in Egypt

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 11, 2022

Pressure mounts on Iran's health minister amid personal vaccine saga

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 11, 2022

Qatari, Iranian foreign ministers meet in Doha

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 11, 2022

Protesters block roads in Lebanon as currency hits new low

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 11, 2022

UN extends Syria cross-border aid without challenge from Russia

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Jan 11, 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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Erdogan accused of criminalizing opposition ahead of critical polls

Egypt weighs role as mediator in Sudan crisis

Northern Syria health care plagued by issues as UN extends cross-border aid

Turkish teen suicide revives secular-pious debate

Moscow struggles to sell fighter jets in the Mideast

Kazakhstan crisis challenges Turkey's leadership of Turkic union

As omicron spreads, Israelis turn against Bennett

Turkey’s middle class put on austerity footing amid skyrocketing prices

Poverty forces Syrian children to skip school, collect ordnance

Pentagon says Iran is behind MuddyWater hacking group

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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

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

FEATURED PODCAST

Peace-maker Yossi Beilin: Israeli government clear on refusing to meet Palestinian side

Insights

Saudi Arabia increases number of mineral production factories

El Salvador journalists reportedly targeted by Pegasus spyware

Israel’s coalition in crisis over tree planting in Bedouin areas

Report says Mossad chief had met with Libyan PM

Syrians dig for Islamic State left-behinds in eastern desert

Egypt looks to groundwater collection as talks deadlock on Ethiopia dam

Iran frees British Council employee Aras Amiri

News

2 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire

German court convicts ex-Syrian officer of crimes against humanity

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

Algeria reopens consulate in Libya after eight-year absence

US seeks 'clarification' from Israel after Palestinian-American detained by IDF found dead

Iranian border leader visits Pakistan, participates in defense exercise

Syria joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Two dead after truck plunges into Nile River in Egypt

Pressure mounts on Iran's health minister amid personal vaccine saga

Qatari, Iranian foreign ministers meet in Doha

Protesters block roads in Lebanon as currency hits new low

UN extends Syria cross-border aid without challenge from Russia

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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