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Women will overthrow Iran's Islamic republic: Nobel laureate

Mohammadi urged Iranians to report abuses

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Analysis

Saudi Aramco, high-value IPOs face impending pressure in 2023

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By Salim A. Essaid

Meet Lebanon's new military, security chiefs after leadership shake-up

Lebanese government meets

Analysis

A year on, UAE walks BRICS tightrope amid escalating US-Brazil rhetoric

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, April 15, 2023.

Jennifer Gnana

By Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Bahrain announces UK inclusion in key security pact with US

A US Navy Martin UAV drone flies over the Gulf waters as Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) Abdulrahman Al Fadhel takes part in joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on October 26, 2021. - The US and Bahrain navies conducted a joint exercise at sea, launching a series of drills integrating unmanned systems into regional maritime operations. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Israelis bid farewell to hostage in emotional kibbutz funeral

Des Israéliens attendent le passage du convoi funéraire de l'ex-otage franco-israélien Ohad Yahalomi, à Rishon Letzion, dans le centre d'Israël, le 5 mars 2025

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Turkey lowers interest rates to 42.5% following dip in annual inflation

The entrance to the Central Bank of Turkey, Ankara, Feb. 8, 2024.

Inflation in Turkey dips under 40%, lowest in nearly 2 years

Local residents walk past the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul on March 1, 2025, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

'What electricity?': In Gaza without power, Israeli decision compounds woes

Around 600,000 people benefit from the production of drinking water at the Deir el-Balah desalination plant

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UN says dust levels in air dropped slightly in 2023

Dust shrouded parts of northern and northwestern China in an orange haze in March 2023

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