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Saudi Arabia launches significant reforms, eases restrictions
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has launched several comprehensive and transformative reforms that…
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The Sudanese-‘Israeli’ peace deal required lots of behind-the-scenes maneuvering
The Road To Recognition Sudan, which was once ruled by one of the most anti-Zionist governments in the world, announced…
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Saudi Arabia to build a robust education environment as part of its Saudi Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia has intensified efforts to build a robust learning environment and world-class educational infrastructure across the country as part…
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Lebanon economic and political unrest explained
By Nourhan AlBahrani Until the 1970s, the tradition cliché had it that Lebanon was the Switzerland of the Middle East…
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Turkey mediates agreement between Hamas and Fatah
By Lucas Leiroz After 15 years divided and in constant conflict of interest, the main Palestinian political forces, Hamas and…
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Is it too soon to herald the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’? It all depends what the Saudis do next
By Ben Rich, Curtin University US President Donald Trump heralded nothing short of “the dawn of a new Middle East”…
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2020 Beirut explosion: An alarm for Lebanon’s future but a race between regional powers
By Archana Sharma and Farheen Lone In the midst of an interminable economic and political crisis in Lebanon- a country…
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France’s conflicts of interest in anti-Turkish alliance
By Irina Tsukerman and Dr. Frank Musmar France self-interest in North Africa motivated the French officials to join the alliance…
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Beirut explosion: the disaster was exceptional but events leading up to it were not – researchers
By Scott Edwards, University of Bristol and Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen At the time of writing at least 100…
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Why did Israel offer aid to Lebanon knowing it will be rejected?
By Paul Antonopoulos The deadly blast at Beirut port has left at least 130 people dead, thousands injured and over 300,000…
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