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US investor Steve Witkoff attends the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.

Who is Trump’s new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff?

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US Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, speaks next to former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's cabinet comes together

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Harris

How a Harris win could shape the Middle East

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

Gaza war looms large over Pennsylvania’s Muslim voters

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Politics and Security

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Urmia

Cómo los disturbios en Urmia, Irán, exponen profundas divisiones étnicas

La situación se agravó cuando los leales al gobierno, armados con porras, corearon consignas incendiarias contra los kurdos sunitas, cuyas celebraciones culturales coincidieron con un ritual de duelo chiita clave.

A woman walks past a billboard bearing portraits of slain Iranian IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani (C), Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah (2nd R), Palestinian Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (R), and Ismail Haniyeh (L), and head of Hezbollah's executive council Hashem Safieddine (2nd L), with the slogan in Farsi reading 'God wrote our duty, to help the oppressed' at Tehran's Enghelab square on January 22, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Irán no construye armas nucleares pese a pérdidas estratégicas: inteligencia estadounidense

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Salah Malkawi/Getty Images

La incursión israelí en el sur de Siria deja 6 muertos y Jordania la condena: Lo que sabemos

Adam Lucente

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

Demonstrators wave flags as they face-off with police during protests in front of Istanbul's famous Aquaduct on on March 24, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Analysis

El principal partido opositor de Turquía, el CHP, busca sostener las protestas por el arresto de Imamoglu.

Amberin Zaman

In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.

Analysis

Envalentonado por Trump, Netanyahu está llevando a Israel a una crisis judicial

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: (L-R) Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Documentary Feature Film award "No Other Land" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Un documental palestino-israelí y una película iraní ganan los Oscar: lo que hay que saber

Dos películas de Medio Oriente ganaron premios Oscar en los Premios de la Academia del domingo, destacando la creciente reputación de la industria cinematográfica de la región en un momento de tensiones y crisis continuas.

Pigeons fly in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, ahead of the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on Feb. 28, 2025.

Los musulmanes de Oriente Medio celebran el Ramadán a pesar de la guerra y la inflación

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

tomb

Egipto celebra el descubrimiento de la primera tumba real desde 1922: lo que sabemos

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Iraqi Muslim girls, who traditionally begin wearing the hijaba head covering worn in publicat the mandatory age of nine, take part in a ceremony organized at a stadium in Basra on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP) (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images)

El Parlamento iraquí aprueba una ley que podría legalizar el matrimonio infantil: lo que hay que saber

Adam Lucente

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

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Tras la indignación, el ministro de Educación de Siria aclara los cambios curriculares: qué hay que saber

Adam Lucente

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

Technology

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¿Se avecina un enfrentamiento tecnológico entre Estados Unidos y Turquía mientras Ankara impulsa nuevas reglas?

Turquía está impulsando nuevas reglas de competencia digital inspiradas en la DMA de la UE, lo que prepara el escenario para posibles enfrentamientos con los gigantes tecnológicos estadounidenses y la Casa Blanca.

TOPSHOT - People queue to visit statues of Pokemon characters displayed outside the Lotte World Tower in Seoul on April 26, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Un grupo saudí compra 'Pokémon Go' por 3.500 millones de dólares: lo que sabemos

Adam Lucente

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

Saudi digital economy expert Deemah Al-Yahya speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square, New York, Sept. 24, 2024.

Interview

Mientras las superpotencias de la IA se enfrentan, el diplomático tecnológico saudí privilegia la colaboración en lugar de la competencia

An unidentified man speaks at the preliminary meeting for the fourth edition of the LEAP technology conference, set for Feb. 9-12, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 4, 2025.

Miles de millones invertidos en inteligencia artificial y centros de datos en la cumbre LEAP de Arabia Saudí: lo que hay que saber

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

A visitor views Hunter 2-S unmanned aerial systems (UAS) "swarming drones" by EDGE advanced technology group for defense on display at the UMEX Exhibition showcasing drones, robotics, and unmanned systems at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the gulf emirate on Feb. 22, 2022.

Edge Group de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos adquiere una participación del 30% en una empresa israelí de tecnología para drones

Adam Lucente

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

Economy & Business

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Iranian rials are displayed in Tehran, on July 31, 2019.

La moneda iraní cae a más de un millón de riales por dólar estadounidense: lo que hay que saber

Este es otro mínimo histórico para la moneda de Irán, mientras el país enfrenta intensas sanciones y presión estadounidense.

Protesters clash with Turkish riot police using tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration following the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul in Ankara, on March 22, 2025.

La detención de Imamoglu desencadena medidas de emergencia en el mercado mientras las acciones turcas se desploman.

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ national security advisor and a key proponent of the state’s artificial intelligence ambitions, met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, March 18. Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Analysis

IA, aluminio y chips: descifrando la visita del jeque Tahnoon de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos a Trump

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Heathrow

Aerolíneas de Oriente Medio cancelan vuelos tras un corte de suministro que cierra el aeropuerto de Heathrow

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

University student wave Turkish national flags as they gather in protest in Besiktas district in Istanbul on March 20, 2025 following Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's detention over a corruption probe.

Analysis

La inestable economía de Turquía, una de las primeras víctimas del arresto de Imamoglu por cargos de terrorismo

Amberin Zaman

In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture