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Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia top MidEast recipients of US visas in 2022

A sign directs pedestrians towards the United States on January 16, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. Thousands of people from Mexico and Central America, many who arrived in caravans, hope to cross the border daily into America. The U.S. government is partially shut down as President Trump is asking for $5.7 billion to build additional walls along the U.S.-Mexico border and the Democrats oppose the idea. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Egypt’s non-oil exports up 20% at start of 2022

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Turkey's economy grows 5.6% in 2022, but labor’s income share shrinks

A fisherman sells his fish at a public market where customers shop in the historical district of Ulus in Ankara on December 30, 2022. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Is a US-Turkey tech showdown looming as Ankara pushes new rules?

Why G7's economic policy toward Russia might alienate Saudi Arabia

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2022 in review: Lebanon in paralysis, fails ten times to elect President

Lebanon parliament

Israel government dismisses Shin Bet intelligence chief

Agence France-Presse

Interest payments top education, healthcare in Ankara’s 2022 budget

Turkey economy

Qatari FM meets Araghchi, Pezeshkian in Iran amid Gaza cease-fire talks

Iran's new foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi (L), meets with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (R) in Tehran, on Aug. 26, 2024.

UAE, Ukraine conclude trade deal talks, Emirates to help post-war reconstruction

Finalization of a historic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Ukraine and the UAE.

United Arab Emirates