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Turkey’s exports to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Russia shoot up in 2023: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'

US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said he understood Israel's "consternation" at his direct talks with Hamas

Agence France-Presse

2023 in review: Lebanon reels from void, threat of Hezbollah-Israel front

A protester plants a flag bearing a Lebanese cedar across the fence from an Israeli tank at the Blue Line near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Shuba, in the Israel-Lebanon border region, June 9, 2023.

Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza: RSF

Journalists killed in the line of duty in 2023

Agence France-Presse

Saudi PIF, Italy sign $3B export deal as ties grow under Meloni: What to know

EU-GCC summit

2023 -- a year of hypocrisy and rights suppression, says HRW

A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 12, 2023 shows smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory

Agence France-Presse

Argentina to observe two days national mourning for Bibas brothers

Posters show Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas (C) and her two children Ariel (L) and Kfir (R) -- militants handed over their bodies to the Red Cross, along with that of a fourth Israeli

Agence France-Presse

Four accused smugglers killed on Jordan-Syria border: What we know

A picture taken during a tour organized by the Jordanian Army shows soldiers patrolling along the border with Syria to prevent trafficking, on Feb. 17, 2022.

Israel's foreign investments drop 60% in first quarter of 2023

Demonstrators lift flags during a protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill, in front of the stock exchange complex in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. The proposals have divided the nation and triggered one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history since being unveiled in January by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to partner on Africa route avoiding Red Sea

In an aerial view, container ships sit docked at the Port of Oakland on May 21, 2024, in Oakland, California.