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Is the Middle East ready for its AI breakthrough?

Jaime Moore-Carrillo
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A horse feeds near solar panels used to power irrigation pumps along the Afir agricultural canal near the city of Kafr el-Dawwar in Egypt's northern province of Beheira on October 12, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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As COP28 approaches, 'clock is ticking' on Middle East clean energy cooperation

Samuel Wendel
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A motorist rides past a billboard welcoming Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who will be chief guest at India's 74th Republic Day parade, in New Delhi on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lotus in the desert: The burgeoning India-Middle East relationship

Jaime Moore-Carrillo
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Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy technologies. Usage is on the rise worldwide, in part because costs are falling. Many parts of the world have strong wind speeds, but the best locations for generating wind power are sometimes remote ones. Windmills for electric power production in the desert in Egypt.
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Middle East green finance to see further boost from COP28

Harry Clynch
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This picture taken December 12, 2019 shows a view of the board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh. - Energy giant Saudi Aramco's market value soared above $2 trillion as its share price surged again on its second day of trading. The valuation milestone was sought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he first floated the idea of selling up to five percent of Aramco, the world's largest oil firm, about four years ago. Aramco shares jumped another 9.7 percent to 38.60 riyals ($10
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From Oil to IPOs: how the Middle East is delivering a wave of mega-listings

Samuel Wendel
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How America invests in the Middle East

Jaime Moore-Carrillo
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The natural gas substitution: The Middle East's opportunity to replace Russian gas to the EU

Sebastian Castelier
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An Israeli army tank deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip creates a wall of smoke (R) to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel. Getty
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The Middle East food security crisis and its implications

Ali Metwally
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