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Lebanon's Hezbollah ready to talk 'defense strategy' amid calls to disarm

A protester holds a framed portrait of Hassan Nasrallah.

Intel: Pentagon to accept Turkey-made F-35 parts through 2022

An F-35 military aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force trains on targets at the NATO training location at the Vliehors Range on Vlieland. (Photo by Vincent JANNINK / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by VINCENT JANNINK/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Top US senator: No F-35 jets for Turkey until Russia's S-400 missiles 'gone'

A column of Russian missile S-400 Triumf systems drives on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow, on May 9, 2024.

Analysis

Trump tariffs could disrupt Gulf’s IPO hot streak as markets sink

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Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Iraq oil revenues top $115 billion in 2022

Analysts say the wasted flared gas, such as pictured in the Nahr Bin Omar oil field, is particularly egregious as Iraq is a significant importer of natural gas

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Analysis

Even as Erdogan befriends Putin, Turkey and Ukraine ink major free trade deal

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Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Naftali Bennett: Israel attacked Iran drone base, killed IRGC commander in 2022

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Dubai’s use of solar power increased in 2022

Employees walk past solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai, March 20, 2017.

Saudi Aramco reports 'record' $161 billion profit for 2022

A handout picture provided by Energy giant Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's Oil Company, shows one of its engineers at Yanbu refinery on January 16, 2011

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Egypt’s exports to China up more than 20% in 2022

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on December 23, 2014 in Beijing, China. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is undertaking his first visit to China in hopes to secure investment deals. (Photo by Greg Baker - Pool/Getty Images)