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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.

Reuters

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.

InsideEVs

India tells United Nations it will make significant contributions to economic growth in Middle East and South Asia through I2U2

“We are confident that with I2U2, we will make significant contributions to energy security, food security and economic growth in the Middle East and South Asia,” Chargé d'affaires in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador R. Ravindra said.

The Hindu

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Khabib Nurmagomedov explains Islam Makhachev's plan for Charles Oliveira fight

Nurmagomedov will help train 155lb protege Makhachev for his upcoming title clash with Oliveira in Abu Dhabi this October, with the Russian set to travel to the Middle East 40 days before the fight

Daily Mirror

YouTube Responds to Saudi Request to Remove Offensive Ads

YouTube responded on Monday to an urgent Saudi request to remove ads that violate Islamic values and principles. A spokesman for the platform in the Middle East confirmed that the offensive ads that had appeared on the service were removed. “Protecting society is one of the platform’s top priorities in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Envoy Heads to the Region to Support Yemen Truce

US State Department announced Monday that Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking would travel to the Middle East to continue US diplomatic efforts supporting the UN-mediated truce in Yemen. The State Department website stated that Lenderking was headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that his regional tour would include Oman…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change — and already the effects are being seen

The Independent UK

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High Expectations for Growth of Saudi Telecom Market

Saudi Arabia ranked third as the fastest growing economy among the G20 countries, and first in the world in the 5G average download speed. Some economists have raised expectations for the growth of the Saudi telecom market - the largest market in the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Warns of Renewed Attacks by Iran-Backed Militias

Washington has renewed its warnings against Iran-backed militias targeting its forces and interests in the Middle East. US concerns are growing against a backdrop of dispute engulfing nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers. The new US Air Force commander in the region warned that Iranian proxies could renew their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Air Force official expects Iran to resume attacks on US

The top U.S. Air Force general in the Middle East has warned that Iran-backed militias could resume attacks in the region against the United States and its allies

The Independent UK

Kerala Blasters to play pre-season friendlies in UAE

KOCHI: Hoping to cash in on their rich fan base in the Middle East, Kerala Blasters have decided to play their pre-season friendlies in the UAE next month. The club will start its pre-season training in Kochi on August 1, before they move to UAE by the middle of the…

The Times of India

Macron hosts Abbas for talks, calls for new Mideast peace push

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the resumption of long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in order to prevent simmering tensions in one of the Middle East’s longest conflicts from boiling over again.

France 24

Russia, Turkey and Iran meet in Tehran: Presidents talk on war in Syria and Ukraine

Vladimir Putin works his Middle East connections. For his first international outing since the war in Ukraine, he went to Iran to meet with supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Iran and Russia are seeking closer ties in the face of Western sanctions. Also on the…

France 24

Saudi Arabia's Venture Capital Grows Over Half a Billion

Saudi Arabia finished H1 of 2022 with three consecutive half-year periods of growth in venture capital (VC) funding after observing a 244 percent year-on-year increase in funding compared to H1 of 2021. The venture capital market saw a record funding of $548 million. A report issued by the MAGNiTT platform,…

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Chicago Tribune

Here’s the real problem with Joe Biden’s reversal on Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden took a defensive tone in the run-up to his visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday. “I have never been quiet about talking about human rights,” he said at a news conference in Israel on Thursday. But his reason for going to Saudi Arabia, he said, was much…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on diplomacy in the Middle East: friends with what benefits?

Editorial: Visits by Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have thrown relations in the region into the spotlight

Salon

Are we heading for war with Iran?

Urged on by Israel and the murderous Saudi prince, Biden may be on the verge of a truly catastrophic mistake

Asharq Al-Awsat

Middle East Sovereign Funds Reposition Strategies as Inflation Bites

Surging inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have prompted sovereign investors to reposition their asset allocation, according to the latest Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. Investors now favor private markets over fixed income and equities, and among geographies, prefer the US and the Asia Pacific over Europe. More…

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Al Jazeera

Five takeaways from President Biden’s first trip to Middle East

Joe Biden reaffirmed old commitments to allies and pushed for further Israeli-Arab normalisation during visit to region.

Salon

Historic heatwave leaves over 1,000 dead

Parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also suffering heatwaves and wildfires

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Arrests Several after Protests at Drying Lake

Iranian police have arrested several people for disturbing security after they protested the drying up of a lake once regarded as the Middle East's largest, official media said Sunday. Lake Urmia, in the mountains of northwest Iran, began shrinking in 1995 due to a combination of prolonged drought, and the…

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Iran Accuses US of Provoking Middle East 'Crises'

Tehran on Sunday accused Washington of provoking tensions in the Middle East, a day after US President Joe Biden ended a tour to Saudi Arabia and arch-foe Israel. Washington "has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region," Iran's foreign…

The Independent UK

Jamal Khashoggi’s US lawyer sentenced to three years following detention in UAE

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Al Jazeera

‘Iranophobia’: Day after Biden trip, Iran says US stoking tension

A day after Joe Biden wraps his first Middle East tour as president, Iran accuses the US of inciting regional tensions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jeddah Summit: Joint Vision for Stable, Prosperous Middle East

The leaders taking part in the Jeddah Security and Development Summit stressed on Saturday their joint vision for a peaceful and prosperous Middle East. They stressed the need to take all necessary measures to preserve the security and stability of the Middle East, develop means of cooperation and integration between…

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