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Qatar Airways sees annual profit climb by 39% to record $1.67B

Reporters gather near a Qatar Airways cargo airplane on the tarmac of Hamad International Airport, as the first commercial flight to Saudi Arabia in three and a half years following a Gulf diplomatic thaw prepares for take-off, Doha, Qatar, Jan. 11, 2021.

AL-Monitor Riyadh: Ramadan Season in Saudi Arabia

A shopkeeper prepares an order of traditional sweets for a customer in the capital Riyadh on March 27, 2023, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Lebanon seizes $2.5M in cash intended for Hezbollah at Beirut airport

A gathering on Feb. 15, 2025 blocks the road to the airport in Beirut, Lebanon. The protests were organized by Hezbollah against the Lebanese government's refusal to allow planes from Iran to land on its territory.

2023 in review: Iraq's pro-Iran factions make gains, but so do Sunni groups

A military marching band plays outside during the first provincial council elections in a decade, at a polling station in the central city of Najaf, on December 18, 2023. The vote comes at a time of widespread disillusionment among the country's 43 million inhabitants, with endemic corruption eating away at the oil-rich nation. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP) (Photo by QASSEM AL-KAABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Tears of joy as Hamas frees more Israeli hostages

Friends and family of Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov celebrate as they watch his televised release by Hamas militants at his family home in Tel Aviv

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Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector can expect boost into 2023

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Ali Metwally

By Ali Metwally

Aramco to invest up to $58B in 2025 gas, renewables ventures, CEO says

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NVIDIA to deploy AI across Middle East amid increasing US-China tech tensions

NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang.

Analysis

Turkey’s space ambitions soar with Somalia site but limitations continue

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Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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.

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