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The German Navy corvette FGS Erfurt (F262) patrols as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) off Lebanon's southern town of Naqura close to the border with Israel on October 27, 2022 (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

TotalEnergies proceeds with gas exploration plans in Lebanon

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Saudi GDP growth continues on back of high oil prices

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Morocco players celebrate after their win in the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain at Education City Stadium on December 06, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Culture

Morocco makes history advancing to World Cup semifinals

Tamar drilling natural gas production platform is seen some 25 kilometers west of the Ashkelon shore in February 2013 in Israel.

Israeli gas sector strengthens with Chevron, Morocco deals

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Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Dec. 9, 2022.

Iraqi PM calls for closer ties with China

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Iraq finance

Iraqi startup Lezzoo expands with purchase of Saydo

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Al-Monitor Staff

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) holds a joint press conference with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom (R) following meetings at the State Department in Washington, DC, Dec. 8, 2022.

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US confident Sweden, Finland will soon join NATO despite Turkey's holdup

Brittney Griner

Inside UAE, Saudi roles in facilitating release of Brittney Griner

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Al-Monitor Staff

People pose for a photo as artist JR, in partnership with For Freedoms, Vital Voices, and the Woman, Life, Freedom global coalition of Iranian women leaders.

TIME magazine names Iranian women ‘heroes of the year’

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Abu Dhabi

UAE business center releases whistleblowing guidelines

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Russian delegation heads to Turkey amid potential Syria offensive

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Water pours into an irrigation pool in Ghor al-Haditha, south of the Jordanian capital Amman, on April 20, 2021.

Jordan partners with USAID on water loss

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