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Will Biden, Netanyahu find common ground on Iran in 2023?

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Week in Review

By Week in Review

Nobel Foundation rescinds Iran's invitation to 2023 Prize ceremony

General view of the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2022, in Stockholm, Sweden.

UAE, Pakistan expand cooperation during crown prince's first visit: What we know

UAE Sheikh Khaled

United Arab Emirates

2023 in review: Iran sees opportunity in Gaza war, steps up crackdown at home

11/24/2023 Tehran, Iran. Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed military personnel are monitoring an area while standing guard next to an Iranian Majid anti-aircraft missile system during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping wipe $2B off Suez Canal annual revenue

A welcoming sign is placed on the shore of the Suez Canal in the northeastern Egyptian city of Ismailiya, May 27, 2021.

UAE’s ADNOC, Austria’s OMV merge businesses to create $60B plastics firm

A picture shows the headquarters of UAE's state oil company ADNOC in Dubai on July 27, 2022.

United Arab Emirates

Turkey's Baykar partners with Italy’s Leonardo on drones: What to know

A young man looks at the Bayraktar TB2 drone.

IMF dims 2023 Middle East outlook as Saudi Arabia's growth slows

A picture taken on January 14, 2023, shows the Kingdom Centre tower in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

As Trump’s aid freeze tests Jordan’s economic stability, can Gulf and China offer lifeline?

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Jordanian King Abdullah II as he departs the White House, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 2025.

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Freed Israeli hostage finally learns name of youngest daughter

This photograph released by the Israeli army shows newly released Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen being reunited with his wife Avital at an undisclosed location in Israel.

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