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Elections in Israel, Iran and Iraq shook up status quo; Syria's presidential contest a blow to the UN process; Libya and Palestine took a pass on elections, with consequences as well. Read Full Article » Read More

The Prince of Wales has called on the world to remember those “standing up for freedom and human rights” in places like Syria and Afghanistan. In a New Year message released on the first day of 2022, Charles also paid tribute to the “brave individuals, local communities and international organisations”…

Egyptian singer Amr Diab performs during a concert at the North coast of the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt, on August 30, 2018 (issued 31 August 2018). File Photo by Mahmoud Ahmed/EPA-EFE Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Middle East carmaker Citroen and popular Egyptian pop singer Amr Diab found themselves on…

The Global Immunomodulators Market, by Product Type (Immunosuppressants (Calcineurin Inhibitors, Glucocorticoids, Antimetabolites, and Others), Immunostimulants (Vaccines, Antibodies, and Others)), by Application (Oncology, Respiratory, HIV, and Others), by End User (Hospitals, Clinics, and Others), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America), is estimated to…

DUBAI: Big changes under way in Saudi Arabia could turn the Kingdom into the top market in the Middle East for Rolls-Royce cars, Torsten Muller-Otvos, the elite motor company’s chief executive, told Arab News. “Saudi obviously is a big market. I see even more potential to come from Saudi in…

Russian authorities redoubled their efforts in 2021 to repress internet freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today. The government blocked popular censorship circumvention tools, experimented with novel censorship technologies, expanded oppressive internet legislation, and pressured tech companies to comply with the increasingly stifling regulations. “The Russian government is using its growing…

RIYADH: Aquaculture — the farming, harvesting and processing of marine products — is a focal point of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 program, which seeks to transition the Kingdom away from oil toward a more diversified and entrepreneurial economy. The Saudi government aims to increase seafood production from 77,000 to 600,000…

Saudi Arabia has imported sensitive missile technology from the Chinese military and is manufacturing its own ballistic missiles, according to Saudi advisers and officials familiar with U.S. intelligence, raising new worries of a Middle East arms race. The Saudi effort is the latest in a series of moves by U.S.…

The Middle East has embarked on a seismic economic transformation, as countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia reduce their economic reliance on oil and gas revenues. Technology is being harnessed in two ways by these countries. An IT sector is being established with overseas markets in its sights,…

Qatar plans to invest at least $10 billion in US ports and has approached international banks for financing help, three finance sources say, in an infrastructure spree that reflects the Gulf country’s deepening ties with Washington. The Middle East and Western sources familiar with the matter said Doha was targeting…