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Kuwait reinstates old parliament after annulling 2022 vote

Kuwaiti parliament members attend a session of the National Assembly on January 10, 2023

Agence France-Presse

More than 71 mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2022

People carry their belongings in Khartoum on Sunday as fighting continues between rival forces

Agence France-Presse

Investment in Saudi Arabia startups in 2022 nears $1 billion

Guests attend the Global AI 2020 Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 21, 2020.

Middle East airlines to suffer losses again in 2022

A picture shows an Emirates Airlines airplane at Dubai International Airport on Feb. 1, 2021.

US sanctions Palestinian Lion's Den armed group in West Bank

Palestinians Hamas militants wearing headbands reading in Arabic "the Lion's Den", in reference to the Nablus based Lion's Den armed group, march in support of the group in Gaza City on Dec. 10, 2022.

Qatari oil, gas exports up 100% in 2022

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Kuwait court nullifies 2022 parliamentary vote: state media

Kuwaiti parliament members attend a session of the National Assembly

Agence France-Presse

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.

What’s behind Saudi Public Investment Fund’s $17.2B profit?

The Public Investment Fund, PIF, presence during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 13, 2024, in Indian Wells, California.

Qatar hopes World Cup flying headdress will be 2022 vuvuzela

La'eeb, the official mascot for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Agence France-Presse