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Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength
Egypt

Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength

Egypt came in second place on Global Firepower’s 2021 Middle East Military Strength list, following Turkey and preceding Iran. Saudi…
Young Tunisians clash with police days after revolution anniversary
Middle East

Young Tunisians clash with police days after revolution anniversary

TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of youths clashed with police in cities across Tunisia late on Monday, throwing stones and gasoline…
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
Middle East

Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a…
Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
Middle East

Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change President…
Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
Middle East

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019.…
Saudi petrochemicals giant SABIC hires NCB for speciality chemicals unit IPO – sources
Middle East

Saudi petrochemicals giant SABIC hires NCB for speciality chemicals unit IPO – sources

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has hired NCB Capital to advise on a potential listing of its…
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
Middle East

Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in…
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
Middle East

Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at…
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years
Middle East

Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas announced Friday the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. The territory would “launch a democratic…
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