Archives for March, 2022

Randa Abd al-Aziz.

First female Afro-Iraqi TV presenter says 'time to see all Iraqi colors'

Iraqi public television has appointed an Afro-Iraqi presenter for the first time in the country's history.

Umm Jamil

Meet Gaza's fisherwoman

Many women in the Gaza Strip work in the fishing industry, inheriting the profession from their fathers or husbands.

Montélimar power plant

Ukraine war could delay Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Egypt's vote in favor of a UN resolution condemning Moscow could possibly throw a wrench into the Dabaa nuclear plant project, a joint project with Russian companies.

Demonstrators carry placards during a gathering by cancer patients to protest against the shortage of medicine that is threatening the treatment of tens of thousands of patients, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 26, 2021.

In Lebanon, deterioration of health system endangers cancer patients' lives

Faced with the shortage of medication and the increase in hospital costs, cancer patients in Lebanon are finding it increasingly difficult or impossible to afford treatment.

The Nile River flows from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Guba, Ethiopia, Feb. 19, 2022.

Ethiopia tries to divide Sudan, Egypt in talks over Nile Dam

Ethiopian and Sudanese officials have met separately over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, but Cairo and Khartoum are still mostly united in their concerns.

Israeli Minister of Immigration and Absorption Pnina Tamano-Shata (3rd-R) and Yaakov Hagoel (2nd-R), head of the World Zionist Organization, hand out Israeli flags to immigrants from Ukraine disembarking from their aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, Feb. 20, 2022.

Israel seeks to contain flood of Ukrainian refugees

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced yesterday a framework plan for welcoming 5,000 Ukrainian refugees and for temporarily regularizing some 20,000 Ukrainian nationals residing in Israel mostly illegally.

Cruz Iran

GOP lawmakers cite Ukraine crisis as reason to drop Iran deal

Julia Shapero

By Julia Shapero

Guests attend the Global AI 2020 (Artificial Intelligence) Summit.

Saudi-US business forum to focus on defense, artificial intelligence

Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify its economy, but some in the United States want less cooperation with the Gulf state due to human rights concerns.

Al-Monitor Staff

By Al-Monitor Staff

US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies.

Analysis

The Takeaway: Russia, Iran major cyberthreats targeting US, says intel community

Turkey as alternative European gas route; Russian Syrian mercenaries in Ukraine; Palestinians claim double-standard in Western response to Ukraine; Egypt balances US, Russia in dealing with Ukraine war.

Andrew Parasiliti

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Joe Snell

By Andrew Parasiliti , Elizabeth Hagedorn , Joe Snell

Master baker Taoufik inspects bread at his bakery in the El Menzah area of the Tunisian capital

Tunisia's Saied declares 'war' on food profiteering

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Bitcoin

Israel unhappy over unregulated cryptocurrency trade

Israeli authorities are demanding the international crypto stock-exchange Binance to explain unregulated digital currency trade in the country.

US President Joe Biden announces a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas, March 8, 2022.

Breaking | Last Updated: March 9, 2022, 6:16 pm

Oil price dips as UAE endorses increased production

Global oil prices have skyrocketed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

United Arab Emirates

Kan News

Israel's president exchanges friendly gestures in Turkey

After years of cold, even hostile relations between the two countries, Israel's President Isaac Herzog was warmly welcomed today in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Al-Askari mosque

Samarra still struggles to reclaim its historical place in Iraq

Since 2007, security measures have increased and violence has seldom returned in the Sunni city, but residents ask for some sense of normalcy.

Valery Gergiev

Analysis

Turkish president decries 'witch hunt' against Russian artists

Russian businesses and artists in the West have faced a backlash over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Syrian refugees in Turkey have also faced politically motivated violence.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Sergey Lavrov addresses Geneva conference walkout

Turkey to host Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers in first talks since invasion

Ankara has secured talks at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum after seeking to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv.