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UN Security Council Meets over Gaza Fighting

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict. Speaking via video at the start of the meeting, UN Middle East envoy Tor…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, whispered prayers defy unwritten accord

JERUSALEM Reuters) - After weeks of relative calm in Jerusalem, friction between Israel and Palestinians over unauthorized prayers by Jewish visitors in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is raising the stakes at one of the Middle East's most volatile holy sites.

Reuters

Commentary: Iran’s robust protest culture has deep roots in an idealistic revolution more than a century ago

Friday is the 116th anniversary of the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the first democratic revolution in the Middle East. And the protest culture spawned by that revolution is alive and well in Iran today.

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Hibs escalate Martin Boyle transfer return as Easter Road chiefs make offer

Boyle switched Leith for the Middle East in January but could be set for a return to Scotland.

Daily Record

16 US cities at risk of becoming just as hot as the Middle East in 80 years

Temperatures in many US cities could rise to those currently experienced in the Middle East if global emissions aren't cut

Daily Mirror

World one step from `nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions

The Independent UK

Hotter than Dubai: US cities at risk of Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100

Unchecked global heating will bring once unthinkable heat extremes, with 16 US cities to rival summer highs seen in Middle East

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Six arrested for making extortion calls to Haryana MLAs

The phone calls to the MLAs were made between June 24-28 and traced to Middle East

The Hindu

Lebanese Face Long 'Insulting' Queues to Buy Bread

In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can't afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname "Switzerland of the Middle East" for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Iran is trying to play the Saudis against the US. It won’t work

With President Joe Biden having departed the Middle East, the region’s two prime antagonists are thinking about just getting along. Iran and Saudi Arabia, having completed five rounds of talks in Iraq over the past year, both said recently that they were moving toward higher-level negotiations on reconciliation. Paradoxically, this…

Tribune News Service

Survivor TV star and former SAS commander Mark Wales opens up about childhood sexual abuse

Mark Wales describes reporting the childhood sexual abuse he and his brother suffered as the hardest thing he has ever had to do, taking more courage than walking through minefields in the Middle East.

ABC News

Two monkeypox cases in India not linked to Europe

The genetic sequences of monkeypox virus strongly suggested that there were two distinct monkeypox outbreaks

The Hindu

Saudi Arabia, France Stress Importance of Strengthening Defense Cooperation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed during talks they held at the Elysée Palace in Paris the need for continuous evaluation of the security and stability of the Middle East. A final statement was issued on Friday concerning the visit of the…

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Saudi prince accused of complicity in Khashoggi murder thanks Macron for 'warm reception' in Paris

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine, energy, and problems in the Middle East. But the elephant in the room, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was not mentioned.

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Will the Middle East be a flashpoint between the US and China?

With the US potentially pivoting away from the Middle East, will China rush in to fill the gap?

Birmingham Post

Bentley just made more profit in six months than it did in the whole of 2021

Sales increased in the UK, Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific but fell in China and the Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince, Macron Discuss Energy, Iran Nuclear Deal, Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a working dinner at the Elysée Palace on Thursday, during which they discussed bilateral relations and areas of existing partnership. They also touched on opportunities for developing cooperation and reviewed the latest developments in the Middle East and…

Reuters

Integrated Mideast defence system still only an idea, says U.S. official

A senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday that there was no framework yet for an integrated Middle East air and missile defence system but that the United States believes there is potential for a multilateral regional approach for security.

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WRC eyeing 2023 Middle East round, USA expansion plans continue

The World Rally Championship is working to add a first Middle East round to its calendar since 2011, which could materialise as soon as next year.

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Jordan’s King Intensifies Meetings with Israeli Officials to Revive Peace

Jordan’s King Abdullah II met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Amman on Wednesday, days after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. King Abdullah “stressed the need to find a political horizon to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace” with the Palestinians, according to a statement from the…

The Independent UK

Hall of Famers in push for baseball in cricket-mad region

Two Hall of Fame baseball players are leading a push to bring the sport that made them famous to India, Pakistan and the Middle East

Axios

Biden's Middle East adviser says return to Iran deal is "highly unlikely" in near future

The shrinking likelihood the deadlock in the talks will be broken increases the pressure on the U.S. to come up with a Plan B.

Bangkok Post

Thai Airways to launch first flights to Saudi Arabia for 32 years in August

After more than three decades of suspension, Thai Airways International will restart commercial flights to Saudi Arabia next month on the back of improving relations between Thailand and the Middle East country.

Reuters

Jordan's king tells Israel PM that Palestinians must join regional projects

Jordan's King Abdullah on Wednesday told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Amman that Palestinians should be part of U.S.-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle East.

InsideEVs

Lucid Hires Two Key Execs To Help It Expand To Europe, Middle East

Lucid Group aims to open new stores in the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland this year and break ground on its Saudi Arabia plant in the second half of 2022.

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