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By MATTHEW LEEDecember 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated steps to rein in Iran’s activities in the Middle East and North Korea’s efforts to evade international sanctions with new penalties against both nations and proxies.As it winds down its term, the administration announced that it…

Business The Citigroup (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Oct 19, 2017. (Photo: REUTERS/Chris Helgren) 08 Dec 2020 11:45PM(Updated: 09 Dec 2020 01:58AM) LONDON: Citigroup named Elissar Farah Antonios as the new head of its Middle East and North Africa operation,…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Rachel Sylvester in The Timeson an embarrassing sagaWho’ll want to do a deal with us after this?“Instead of playing to Britain’s strengths - reliability, stability, respect for the rule…

US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to head his Defence Department. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to be his defence secretary.Austin would be the first Black US secretary of defence, Biden bypassed Michelle Flournoy, who would have been the first woman defense secretary.Austin…

In addition to growing investments in the region, China has proposed to organise a Middle East forum to resolve long-standing problems However, past experience shows Beijing might be more concerned about appearing diplomatic than actually advancing a political agenda Published: 2:30am, 7 Dec, 2020 Updated: 2:44am, 7 Dec, 2020 Read…

MAKKAH: They are among the region’s most striking natural wonders, formed over millions of years by ancient rivers — and still home to mysterious secrets. Now Saudi Arabia’s caves, sinkholes and caverns are becoming hidden gems for the adventurous or merely curious to seek out and explore. More than 230…

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To get six free issues of The Week magazine and a moleskine notebook visit theweek.co.uk/offer and enter promo code: POD25–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In this week’s episode, we discuss:Kushner on tourWith Donald Trump’s time in office coming to a…

CARACAS — Venezuela’s government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle East as part of an effort to limit the impact of U.S. sanctions, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.The plan expands on President Nicolas Maduro’s existing…

The assassination of a leading Iranian nuclear scientist has applied yet another shock to the precarious equilibrium in Iran and the wider Middle East, a region long beset by unclaimed acts of high-profile violence, with fingers pointing to Israel as the most likely culprit in an event that puts all…

LONDON: Iran has launched a disinformation campaign following the release of British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, claiming that she “spied for Israel.” An Iranian state-run TV channel aired a 10-minute program on Moore-Gilbert featuring several pictures of her traveling, and with friends and family. The 33-year-old Middle East expert spent more than…