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A man walks past a banner depicting missiles launching from a representation of the map of Iran colored with the Iranian flag in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.

Analysis

Three takeaways from Iran’s ballistic missile transfer to Russia

Iran’s provision of close-range ballistic missiles to Moscow could fuel a potential arms race in Europe, but experts say the United States and European Union appear to have little leverage to stop it.

Jared Szuba

بواسطة Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) hosted China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 12, 2024.

رئيس الوزراء الصيني يزور الإمارات بعد السعودية في إطار تعزيز العلاقات بين بكين والخليج

وتأتي زيارة رئيس الوزراء الصيني لي تشيانغ إلى أبو ظبي في أعقاب رحلة مماثلة إلى المملكة العربية السعودية حيث ناقش العلاقات الصينية الخليجية.

United Arab Emirates

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his US counterpart Joe Biden hold a meeting on the sidelines of the COP27 summit, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on Nov. 11, 2022.

لأول مرة في عهد بايدن.. مصر تحصل على مساعدات عسكرية كاملة مرتبطة بحقوق الإنسان

على مدى السنوات الثلاث الماضية، امتنعت الإدارة الأمريكية عن تقديم جزء من المساعدات العسكرية لمصر بسبب استمرار انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان.

US President Pro Tempore of the Senate Patty Murray (D-WA) swears in US Senate-Designate George Hemly (D-N.J.).

جورج حلمي أول قبطي مسيحي يقسم اليمين في مجلس الشيوخ الأميركي

يشغل حلمي المقعد الشاغر في ولاية نيوجيرسي بعد إدانة السيناتور بوب مينينديز بارتكاب جرائم فيدرالية واستقالته.

Members of the Libyan Army, under the command of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity, fire live ammunition during a drill in the western town of Tarhuna , on March 6, 2023.

Analysis

أزمة البنك المركزي الليبي تؤجج مخاوف الصراع مع إرسال تركيا وروسيا أسلحة

للمرة السادسة منذ عام 2021، تم منع البعثة الجوية البحرية التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي من تفتيش حمولة سفينة تحمل العلم التركي يشتبه في أنها تنقل أسلحة إلى ليبيا.

Amberin Zaman

بواسطة Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Latest News

Norway lifts arms embargo on Turkey, paving way for boost in defense exports

Turkish soldiers patrol the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad on the border between Syria and Turkey on Oct. 23, 2019.

Analysis

What’s behind the flurry of ISIS attacks in Europe?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses media after a visit at the site of a knife attack in Solingen, Western Germany, on August 26, 2024.

Adam Lucente

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بواسطة Adam Lucente , Rosaleen Carroll

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حزب إسلامي في الأردن يحقق مكاسب في الانتخابات البرلمانية

An elderly Jordanian woman votes in parliamentary elections at a polling station at the al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp near the capital Amman on September 10, 2024.

Turkey condemns US-Cyprus defense deal, urges Washington to 'reconsider'

"Roadmap for Bilateral Defense Cooperation" signed between the United States and Cyprus.

The UN said the economic devastation in Gaza is on a 'staggering scale"

UN decries 'staggering' economic devastation across Gaza, West Bank

Agence France-Presse

The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, welcomes Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian at Arbil airport

Iran president makes 'historic' visit to Iraqi Kurdistan

Agence France-Presse

UNRWA said six of its staffers were killed at the Nuseirat school, the deadliest single incident for its team

Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school draws global condemnation

Agence France-Presse

Flooding across parts of Yemen has compounded already dire humanitarian conditions in the war-ravaged country

'Staggering' destruction in Yemen after deadly flash flooding

Agence France-Presse

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بنك نومو يشهد إقبالا متزايدا على الاستثمارات الإسلامية وصناديق الاستثمار المتداولة

A man walks out of Bank Station, in The City financial district, in central London, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Paul Szumilewicz

With Paul Szumilewicz

Nomo Bank Chief Revenue Officer

Interview

رئيس الأساقفة يسعى إلى الإطاحة برئيس الوزراء الأرمني بسبب تنازلات لتركيا، وأذربيجان تتراجع لكن لا تخرج

The protest movement leader Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan participates during the rally demanding the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over land transfer to neighboring Azerbaijan, outside the government building in central Yerevan on May 30, 2024.

Bagrat Galstanyan

With Bagrat Galstanyan

Armenian Archbishop

Interview

يقول وزير التجارة الإماراتي إن الشراكة بين G42 ومايكروسوفت في كينيا هي مجرد البداية

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) listens to a speech by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi (R) during the inauguration of the newly built floating solar power plant on the water that can generate 192 mega watts of peak electricity in cooperation between the Indonesian government and Masdar from the UAE, at Cirata Reservoir, West Java, on November 9, 2023. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)

Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

With Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade

Interview

من تركيا.. محافظ البنك المركزي الليبي المنفي يندد بـ"الانقلاب"

Sadiq al-Kabir

With Sadiq al-Kabir

Governor of the Central Bank of Libya

Police officers stand guard outside Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli on Aug. 27, 2024.

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Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai, on February 18, 2023. - Home to towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxury villas, Dubai saw record real estate transactions in 2022, largely due to an influx of wealthy investors, especially from Russia. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE aims to attract family offices to boost stature as wealth hub

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Solar pannels cover the rooftops of the buildings of the Makhtar boarding school on September 29, 2022, in the Tunisian central-west region of the same name. - The Makthar boarding school, a unique business initiative is both generating income and opening pupils' minds to the outside world. Lotfi Hamadi, founder of the NGO "Wallah (Swear to God) We Can", is hoping that helping schools boost their resources through food and energy production can breathe new life into Tunisia's failing, cash-strapped educatio

Tunisia’s green hydrogen strategy will need domestic stakeholders

Francisco Serrano

Francisco Serrano

In Lisbon, reporting on North Africa business

Co-founder and Ceo of Starz Play Maaz Sheikh poses in his office in Dubai on April 23, 2019. Streaming services in the Middle East are competing for Arab audiences with US giant Netflix set to release its first Arabic production in June, chasing a slice of a potentially lucrative market. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Netflix in crosshairs as Middle East streaming competition mounts

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

Stay a step ahead of your colleagues.

Analysis

العلاقات الهندية الإماراتية تنتقل من استيراد النفط الخام إلى التعاون النووي

The President of UAE Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) walks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a meeting in New Delhi on January 25, 2017.

Jennifer Gnana

بواسطة Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Analysis

لأول مرة منذ 30 عامًا.. كيف يمكن لهجوم جسر اللنبي أن يقلب العلاقات الأردنية الإسرائيلية رأسًا على عقب؟

A car drives past a road signal indicating the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge crossing point to Jordan (background), Jericho, West Bank, Jan. 28, 2021.

بواسطة Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Analysis

عشية زيارة إيران لبزشكيان.. العراق يتنافس على الفضاء الشيعي وسط التنافسات

Shiite Muslim devotees attend mourning rituals in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 23, 2024 ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh century killing of the Prophet Mohamed's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali. (Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALI ABDUL WAHID/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Shelly Kittleson

بواسطة Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Analysis

أزمة البنك المركزي الليبي تؤجج مخاوف الصراع مع إرسال تركيا وروسيا أسلحة

Amberin Zaman

بواسطة Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Members of the Libyan Army, under the command of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity, fire live ammunition during a drill in the western town of Tarhuna , on March 6, 2023.

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