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Tunisia puts opposition figures on mass trial decried as 'absurdity'

Dalila Ben Mbarek, lawyer and member of the defence committee of detainees accused of involvement in a conspiracy case against state security, flashes the victory sign as she arrives for the first hearing

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Private firm breaks Libya oil monopoly, exports more than $600M

The Brega oil port is seen in Marsa Brega, some 270 kilometers (168 miles) west of the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 24, 2020.

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

Arab states back Egypt’s $53 billion Gaza plan, ‘technocratic’ administration

People watch on a big screen as Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, welcomes Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas ahead of an Arab League summit on Gaza on March 4, 2025.

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia's soccer dreams tested as Vision 2030 goal posts move

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 4: Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates after scoring the 2nd goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Nassr and Al Wehda at Al Awwal Park on May 4, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.(Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Gazans fear shortages, price hikes after Israel blocks aid

Palestinian children wait for a meal during food distribution at a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp

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UAE pledges $200M in aid to Sudan as it calls for Ramadan ceasefire

Workers unload aid from an aircraft upon it's arrival from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023. - Air strikes and gunfire rocked the Sudanese capital on May 5 as fighting showed no signs of abating, despite the threat of renewed US sanctions and warnings of a "protracted" conflict. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Tunisia opponents to be tried on state security charges amid crackdown

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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Netanyahu appoints Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel's new army chief

Seen here near the Gaza border in 2018, Major General Eyal Zamir was named as Israel's new armed forces chief on Saturday after his predecessor resigned, taking responsibility for not stopping the Hamas attack that started the Gaza war.

Agence France-Presse

Dubai crowned wealthiest city in Middle East, home to 72,500 millionaires

A picture taken on January 23, 2022, shows the skyline of the Emirate of Dubai with Burj Al Arab (C) and Burj Khalifa (background-L). (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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