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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

As Trump freezes Ukraine aid, will Europe turn to Turkey for weapons systems?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 11, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

AL-Monitor Istanbul: Fairy tales for grown-ups at Ruzy Gallery

Kemal Ozen’s “Healing,” an allegory to the self-sacrificing nature of the mother-child bond.

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.

After Saudi Arabia, Turkey to host US-Russia talks Thursday: What to know

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on as he attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on February 24, 2025. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: rights groups

There is international concern about the number of executions in Iran

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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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Analysis

Israel’s two-pronged Lebanon strategy: Pursue border deal, strike Hezbollah

Israeli army forces patrol in the village of Kfarshuba, southern Lebanon, Feb. 17, 2025.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft, FBI says

Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reported last week that it had been robbed of 400,000 in cryptocurrency Ethereum

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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)