Al-Monitor Staff - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

An Iraqi supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Aug. 4, 2022.

Iraq's Sadr calls on judiciary to dissolve parliament

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

oil pumpjacks

Oil prices fall to lowest since February

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

A man stands near solar panels displayed at a shop in the town of Dana, Syria.

Another solar project completed in Syria

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

The Turkey-flagged Abdulhamid Han.

Fourth Turkish drilling ship begins energy exploration in Mediterranean

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

US President Joe Biden signs the agreement for Finland and Sweden to be included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

US approves Sweden, Finland NATO bid as Turkey warns of conditions

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Iraqi rival parties can't agree on path to new elections

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart at the Foreign Ministry headquarters, Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022.

Iran uses cryptocurrency for import order

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Security forces deploy during a rally called for by the New Generation movement.

US 'concerned' about response to protests in Kurdistan Region

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Cutting-edge applications of Artificial Intelligence on display at the Artificial Intelligence Pavilion.

Egypt-China ties strengthen with recent deals

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

(L to R) Moderator and Internet entrepreneur Yossi Vardi, Chemi Peres, Managing General Partner and Co-Founder of Pitango Venture Capital, Edouard Cukierman, founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments, Adam Singolda, founder and CEO of Taboola, Amit Lang, Director General at the Israeli Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Zack Weisfeld, founder and General Manager of Microsoft Global Accelerators and Reem Younis, co-founder of Alpha Omega attend the session "Startup nation - how Israel Does it" at

Latest PRO Memo: Israel’s venture ecosystem to weather global crunch

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

UAE Masdar

UAE’s Masdar to work on solar and wind power projects in Tanzania

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Iraq Sadr

Sadr so far cool to UN mediation to break Iraqi political deadlock

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff