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Tree Study Shows How Drought May Have Doomed Ancient Hittite Empire

Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region - an event called the Bronze Age collapse. One of the mightiest to perish was the Hittite empire, centered in modern Türkiye and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Manchester City case could have impact on Middle East interest in Liverpool

Manchester City have been charged with more than 100 alleged breaches relating to financial rules by the Premier League

Liverpool Echo

Tommy Fury fails to show up for Jake Paul face-off just two weeks before fight

Tommy Fury will take on YouTube star Jake Paul in a boxing clash in Saudi Arabia later this month, but has failed to show up in the Middle East for their launch press conference today

Daily Mirror

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Turkey-Syria earthquakes: NGO calls for 'wider access to reach those most in need'

As the desperate search for survivors continues after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warns that up to 23 million people could be affected across the region. Our Perspective guest is Louise Bichet, Middle East Manager at Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World), which has been…

France 24

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: International aid guided by geopolitics

We bring you a special programme on one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Middle East in decades. Thousands have been killed after two massive earthquakes struck south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Relief efforts are still underway, with a host of nations sending aid, but time…

France 24

Watch: Interest rate rise passed to customers, Earthquake horror, Australian missing

Watch: Aftershocks, freezing conditions and damaged roads are hampering rescue efforts in the wake of the Middle East earthquake disaster, with the death

The New Daily

Quake toll passes 3,400 in Turkey and Syria as search continues

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 3,400 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

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Twin earthquakes kill 2,000 in Turkey and Syria; millions lose power

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed almost 2,000 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

Tribune News Service

Earthquakes kill 2,500 in Turkey and Syria; millions lose power

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 2,500 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

Tribune News Service

Twin earthquakes kill almost 2,000 in Turkey and Syria

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed almost 2,000 people in Turkey and Syria and forced a halt in crude oil flows to a regional export terminal.

Tribune News Service

Twin earthquakes kill more than 1,000 in Turkey and Syria

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 1,000 people in Turkey and Syria on Monday and forced a halt in crude oil flows to a regional export terminal.

Tribune News Service

Beyonce slammed for thanking queer community in Grammys speech after $24million Dubai gig

Beyonce earned a reported £232,000 per minute for her private concert in the Middle East but many of her LGBT+ fans were furious - and a special nod in her Grammys speech hasn't smoothed things over

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia, US Working Together to Establish Integrated Anti-Drone System

US Air Force General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, the commander of the US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), emphasized the strength of US-Saudi relations, which she said represented the cornerstone of continued security and stability in the Middle East. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Van Ovost said the US Central…

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Union bans Russian diesel, oil products over Ukraine

Move comes after the bloc found new supplies of diesel from the US, Middle East and India to replace Russian energy.

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Herbert ends lucrative week by finishing third in Saudi

Australian Lucas Herbert has continued his fine form in the Middle East, earning his second straight top-three finish in six days at the Saudi International.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Hopes UNESCO Danger Listing Could Save Crumbling Modernist Fairground

Its arch is cracking and its vast pavilions lie empty, but the crumbling Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon's port city Tripoli now has hope of revival, having been added to the United Nations' list of world heritage sites in danger. Designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1962, the…

The Independent UK

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US pressures allies to expel Russia's Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Sudan

The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor with close ties to Russia's president, from chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan where it expanded in recent years, regional officials told The Associated Press.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Probes Legality of US Giving Artifact to Palestinians

An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently repatriated to the Palestinian Authority from the United States has sparked a dispute with Israel's new far-right government over the cultural heritage in the occupied West Bank. The clash brings into focus the political sensitivities surrounding archaeology in the Middle…

The Independent UK

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

The Conversation

COVID heroes left behind: the 'invisible' women struggling to make ends meet

Kesrewan* holds herself upright and speaks confidently, even though English is her second language. But she admits that her “heart is beating faster”. Talking to us is reminding her of her most recent failed job interview – one of many since she arrived from the Middle East seeking asylum more…

Radio France Internationale

French Foreign Minister visits Mideast in bid to reinforce regional friendships

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is in Riyadh this Thursday as part of a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a bid to strengthen partnerships in the Middle East amid regional and international instability.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco, US Discuss Cooperation in Security, Regional Defense

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, during which he praised Morocco's commitment to peace and security in the Middle East region. Blinken tweeted that they discussed the strong bilateral, regional security and defense cooperation. "We also discussed my recent trip…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Working with Saudi Arabia to Support Regional Stability

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that strengthening France’s relations with both Saudi Arabia and the UAE can be considered as a way to respond to chronic and escalating instability in the Middle East. The minister pointed to Iran adopting systemic escalation in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi-US Partnership to Build Vertical Farms in MENA Region

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a joint venture agreement with AeroFarms, a US-based commercial market leader in vertical farming, to establish a company in Riyadh to build and operate indoor vertical farms in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The agreement seeks to…

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