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Former tank commander takes over as Israel's military chief

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, who was set to take over as Israel's armed forces chief on Wednesday, is pictured near the Israel-Gaza border in April 2018.

Agence France-Presse

UK-Saudi deal allows kingdom to tap into Britain’s $1T tech market

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Saudi eyes tripling of foreign tourists in 2022

'Elephant rock' in the Ula desert near the northwestern Saudi Arabian town of al-Ula

Agence France-Presse

Thousands mark 20 years since Lebanon ex-PM Rafic Hariri killed

People gather in Beirut to mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of ex-premier Rafic Hariri, and to hear his son Saad speak

Agence France-Presse

Armenia joins US-led global coalition against Islamic State

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives for a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on Feb. 11, 2025.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

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

Could Etihad Airways become first Gulf airline to launch IPO?

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United Arab Emirates

2022 in review: The year that broke US relations with OPEC+

US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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As Europe's far right surges, North Africa immigration takes center stage

Migrants from Tunisia and Lybia arrive onboard of an Italian Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard) boat in the Italian Pelagie Island of Lampedusa on Aug. 1, 2020.

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

Middle East Minute for February 11, 2022

UAE dropped from global watchdog’s illicit finance list in quick turnaround

A boat sails at the Dubai marina with a view of the Gulf Emirate's skyline on Dec. 15, 2023.

United Arab Emirates