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World Bank estimates $11B reconstruction bill for Lebanon after Israeli war

Lebanon ruins

Photo gallery: Al-Monitor/Semafor Middle East Global Summit 2023

Abdullah II

Al-Monitor Staff

By Al-Monitor Staff

More than 4,360 dead in Syria war in 2023: monitor

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Israel delays Palestinians' release after six Gaza hostages freed

Newly released Israeli hostage Omer Wenkert reacts as a military helicopter takes him to hospital upon release from Gaza

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2023 in review: China pulls a Middle East coup, but can it sustain expectations?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 8, 2022.

Kuwait revokes citizenship of 464 as restrictions tighten under new emir

A voter holds his proof of Kuwaiti citizenship upon arriving at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on June 6, 2023.

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2023 in review: The year that shook Israel to the core, exposed vulnerabilities

A woman walks by a wall with photos of hostages taken to the Gaza Strip during the deadly Oct 7 Hamas attack on Dec. 20, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Iran leads world in internet restrictions for 2023, followed by India, Pakistan

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Saudi Aramco tops Middle East companies for 2023: Forbes

A picture taken on September 15, 2019 shows the entrance of an Aramco oil facility near al-Khurj area, just south of the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Saudi Arabia raced today to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks which slashed its production by half, as Iran dismissed US claims it was behind the assault. The Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is bogged down in a five-year war, have claimed thi weekend's strikes on two plants owned by state giant Aramc

Tunisia opposition figures go on trial on state security charges

Leftist Tunisian activist Ezzeddine Hazgui, a member of the defence committee for detainees accused of plotting against state security, speaks to journalists in February 2025

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