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A policeman regulates traffic at an intersection during a power outage in Tehran, on May 23, 2021.

Iran begins linking electricity with Russia

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Al-Monitor Staff

World Cup stadium in Qatar

New PRO Memo: 3 scenarios for Qatar's record-breaking World Cup investment

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Gas deal strengthens Qatar-China ties

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Al-Monitor Staff

Turkish troops are pictured on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Afrin on October 19, 2022 as the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group advances towards Syrian opposition-held areas in the northern Syria. - Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, is gaining ground from rival rebels in Syria's Turkish-held north on the heels of some of the deadliest inter-rebel fighting in the region in years.

Turkey bombs Syria, Iraq in response to Istanbul terror attack

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Al-Monitor Staff

Police officers escort suspects linked to the Istanbul bombing in a court in Sofia on November 19, 2022. - Bulgaria has charged five people with helping one of the suspects in last weekend's bombing in central Istanbul which killed six people, prosecutors said on November 19, 2022.

The Turkey Briefing: investigation into Istanbul bombing continues

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Al-Monitor Staff

Journalists take images of Peugeot 207 and 206 car production lines at the Iran Khodro auto plant.

Iran sanctions French carmakers

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Al-Monitor Staff

BudZero

Qatar reverses course, bans alcohol at World Cup

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Al-Monitor Staff

A photo of slain US-Palestinian correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, with a caption in Arabic reading "Shireen Abu Akleh, the voice of Palestine", is placed amongst reporters ahead of a joint press conference between the US and Palestinian Presidents after their meeting at the Muqataa pesidential compound in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on July 15, 2022.

The Israel Briefing: Israel rejects US plan to investigate death of Palestinian journalist

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Al-Monitor Staff

(L to R) Israel's Defence Minister Benny Gantz, US President Joe Biden and Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, stand in front of Israel's Iron Dome defence system during a tour at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022.

The Security Briefing: Pentagon talks tech with Israelis

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Abu Dhabi launches new cryptocurrency hub despite downturn

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Al-Monitor Staff

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) speaks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (not pictured) during a meeting at the Presidential Blue House, Seoul, South Korea, June 26, 2019.

Saudi Aramco makes $7 billion investment in South Korea during crown prince’s visit

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Al-Monitor Staff

Mesa special session

Al-Monitor sponsors Special Session at MESA Annual Meeting

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Al-Monitor Staff