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The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

Derek Chisora leaks potential pay days awaiting Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia tournament

Rumours of huge heavyweight tournament in the Middle East growing

Evening Standard

Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge

Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

The Guardian - UK

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in March 2023

The Independent UK

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U.S., Saudi Arabia, others to discuss possible railway project connecting Middle East

The network of railways would also be connected to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region.

Axios

ACT agency eyed Middle East millions to fund stadium, light rail

A contractor signed off on early talks with financiers in 2014.

The Canberra Times

Biden’s Middle East policy not much different than Trump: Expert

Professor John Esposito also tells Al Jazeera that despite growing understanding of Islam in US, Islamophobia remains.

Al Jazeera

China And Israel Hold Free Trade Agreements For The First Time Since 2019

China's influence in the Middle East has grown as it has been the second largest exporter to Israel with the delivery of cars.

Zenger

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Secret Service spent $253k in 90 days to protect Steven Mnuchin after Trump left office, documents show

Mr Mnuchin incurred more than $250m in costs during three trips to the Middle East

The Independent UK

Syria and Iran Sign Long-Term Oil and Trade Agreements

The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties between the two allies. Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, leading a large economic and political delegation, met with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, after landing in the war-torn country…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year

Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates bite into their post-pandemic gains

The Independent UK

Tehran Missile Embargo Set To Expire In October As Iran Is Violating Their Agreement

The US maintains its sanctions on Iran on weapon transactions as the international community is preventing Iran going nuclear.

Zenger

Briefings on UAE-China ties revive lawmakers' worry about Mideast ally - Roll Call

Lawmakers sound alarm bells about signs that the UAE, home to a U.S. Air Force base, is deepening its ties with China.

Roll Call

Israeli FM to Visit Brussels Aiming to Change EU Positions on Iran, Middle East

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced that he would fly to Brussels on Tuesday to meet several EU leaders, including European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, after previously stating that he wasn't welcome in Israel. Israel wants to open a new page in relations, eyeing to secure European support…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Raisi Slams US Presence in Middle East

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as he hosted his counterpart from neighboring Iraq for wide-ranging talks. Decades-old arch enemies the United States and Iran have vied for influence in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein. Both helped…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pentagon Deploys Warplanes with ‘Bunker Busting’ Bombs to Deter Iran

The US military is for the first time putting 250-pound “bunker busting” bombs on attack aircraft recently sent to the Middle East in the latest move to deter Iran, US officials said. Wall Street Journal reported that the decision to put more powerful weapons on a squadron of A-10 Warthogs…

The Hindu

Ancient DNA study confirms West Eurasian genetic imprints in Kerala’s Pattanam

Pattanam, believed by historians to be part of the ancient port city of the Muziris played a key role in trade and cultural exchanges between India and the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean regions

Evening Standard

The Oberoi, Marrakech review: five-star Moroccan opulence set against the Atlas Mountains

The five-star hotel was recently named the number one resort in North Africa and the Middle East, with private villas, an award-winning spa and 28 acres of Mediterranean orchards. Katie Strick checks in

France 24

Hate speech spikes in Kenya after LGBT rights group given green light

Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an NGO. Also a deal between Uganda and Saudi Arabia to make it easier for African workers to head out to the Middle East…

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Daily Mirror

Snooker World Championship could head to Qatar as future at Crucible plunged into doubt

The debate around 'sportswashing' is escalating with major events being hosted in the Middle East, and the Snooker World Championships may be about to follow suit

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Civilians flee Sudan

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East and North Africa coverage this week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Navy: Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf

Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman in international waters on Thursday, the US Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures and attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019. The US Navy identified the vessel as the Advantage Sweet. "Iran's continued…

Al Jazeera

Can China replace the US in the Middle East?

As the Saudi-Iran deal shows, Beijing’s clout is growing. But it can’t fully substitute the US — and might not want to.

Newcastle Herald

'Everybody should know what it was like', 98-year-old Joan says

Joan Wilmore's late husband, Harry, was one of the original Rats of Tobruk.

Reuters

New Zealand troops abroad join those at home to commemorate Anzac Day

New Zealand troops deployed to the Middle East, South Sudan, Britain and elsewhere are participating in dawn services on Tuesday alongside thousands at home as the country honours military personnel on Anzac Day.

Daily Mirror

UFO seen over conflict zone for first time as US shares mysterious metal sphere footage

The Pentagon has shared footage of a mysterious metal sphere UFO as experts warn of the risk of 'unintended crossfire' which could be 'devastating' in a war zone situation

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