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Israeli, Emirati foreign ministers meet in Abu Dhabi, discuss Gaza humanitarian crisis

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Gideon Saar, Israel's Foreign Minister, in Abu Dhabi.

UAE’s XRG to make big investment in US energy, ADNOC chief says

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President of COP28, speaks during the opening ceremony of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on Nov. 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

United Arab Emirates

US, Israel looking to resettle Gaza's Palestinians in Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan: Report

TOPSHOT - A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Middle East economic growth to fall sharply in 2023, World Bank says

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2023 in review: Gaza war forces Palestinian question on Biden’s agenda

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Israel attack on Gaza IVF clinic a 'genocidal act': UN probe

The UN commission found that Israeli authorities carried out 'systematic' destruction of reproductive facilities in Gaza

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'Humiliated': Palestinian victims of Israel sexual abuse testify at UN

The UN commission accuses Israel of perpetrating 'a concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system'

Agence France-Presse

Middle East fintech funding sees 650% spike in 2020-2023

King Abdullah Centre

Middle East debt issuances nearly triple in Q1 2023 as Saudis take lead

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UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia finance startups lead Forbes Middle East Fintech50

Participants arrive to attend the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on Oct. 29, 2024.