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'Exhausted' Frenchman held in Iran since 2022 reveals identity

A person holds a placard which reads as '2 years of wasted life in Iranian prisons, it's enough'

Agence France-Presse

AL-Monitor Dubai: Emirati artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim at Maraya Art Center

A view of the exhibition “Between Sunrise and Sunset: Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim,” at the Maraya Art Center.

United Arab Emirates

Iran turns to tech to crush dissent: UN probe

This image posted on Twitter reportedly taken on October 26, shows protesters in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan

Agence France-Presse

Iranian climber who competed without hijab leaves country: family

Rekabi had come fourth representing Iran in the boulder and lead combined event at the Asian Championships in Seoul

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Hezbollah’s shadow looms over Israel-Lebanon border talks: What to know

Lebanese army soldiers stand behind barbed wire fence demarcating the Blue Line, near the village of Kfar Shuba, southern Lebanon, June 11, 2023.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Oman's oil and gas sector drives 30% GDP growth in 2022

Sultanate of Oman, Muscat, Qurum: the Oil and Gas Exhibition Center.

UAE ranked first globally in attracting new millionaires in 2022

Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai on Feb. 18, 2023.

United Arab Emirates

Ukraine set for crucial talks with US on ending war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, then his team will stay on to meet US officials

Agence France-Presse

Women will overthrow Iran's Islamic republic: Nobel laureate

Mohammadi urged Iranians to report abuses

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Public Investment Fund reports $11 billion loss for 2022

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