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WHO head in Middle East 'disturbed' by abuse reported by AP

The head of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region has told staff in an internal email that he is “very disturbed” by allegations reported by the Associated Press last week that the U.N. health agency’s Syria director misspent millions, abused staff and violated the organization’s own COVID-19 protocols as…

The Independent UK

Biden Warned of Repeating Nixon’s Mistake

The administration of President Joe Biden is renouncing itself by repeating the mistakes of former President Richard Nixon in positions related to oil and the relationship with Saudi Arabia, according to US media. They warned of the consequences of severe disruption in energy supplies on global political and economic stability,…

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Anne Marie, Spectacular Drone Show Kick Off Riyadh Season 2022

With a spectacular drone show, the international Cirque du Soleil and a concert by British artist Anne Marie, the largest entertainment season in the Middle East and the Arab world kicked off on Friday in Riyadh. In its third edition, the Riyadh Season festival features a whopping 15 zones. The…

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England WAGs charter £100,000 private jet to World Cup before taking luxury cruise liner

The England team's wives and girlfriends are set to spend the World Cup on a luxury cruise liner - and they'll hire a very pricey private jet to take them to the Middle East

Daily Mirror

Football decision behind Newcastle United's Saudi Arabia mid-season training camp

Eddie Howe will again take his Magpies squad to the Middle East for a training camp during the World Cup

Chronicle Live

Saudi Crown Prince Announces 2nd Edition of Middle East Green Initiative at COP27

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced the second edition of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit on Nov. 7 and the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum on Nov.

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Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away

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Middle East round-up: Iran rock climber in headscarf controversy

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

US general on rare visit to nuclear-armed sub in Arabian Sea

The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East boarded a U.S. ballistic missile submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Australia’s reversal on recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital is simply a return to status quo

Australia's Jerusalem stance will likely reinforce its reputation as a middle power seeking to navigate its way through Middle East politics.

The New Daily

Commentary: New drone rules are a major step, but questions remain

Amid the drumbeat of news about the war in Ukraine and the rhetorical boxing match between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over that Middle Eastern country’s oil production cut, a relatively big story has been buried in the headlines: The Biden administration has issued new rules on U.S. drone strikes…

Chicago Tribune

Qatar Inaugurates Solar Plant as World Cup Approaches

Qatar inaugurated Tuesday its first solar power plant stretching across the desert, a vast site planned to provide up to 10 percent of the Gulf nation's energy supply. The solar farm in al-Kharsaah, west of the capital Doha, is "one of the biggest" in the Middle East, said Saad Sherida…

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World Cup hits local flight seat capacity

The World Cup 2022 in Qatar scheduled to start next month has affected seat capacity to Thailand during the high season as airlines pivot to routes that serve football fans.

Bangkok Post

IMF Sees Middle East Growth at 5%

The Middle East is projected to grow at five percent this year, up from 4.1 percent in 2021.

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Arab League Underlines ‘Grave’ Situation in Middle East

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit underlined on Thursday the “grave” situation in the Middle East. The region has been going through a cycle of protracted crises since 2011 that have affected its security, economy and overall situation, said Assistant Secretary-General of Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, on Aboul Gheit’s…

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: The backlash against OPEC+

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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Lenderking, Grundberg Resume Mobilization to Extend Yemen Truce

The US Department of State announced that the US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will return to the region to support UN efforts to expand and extend the Yemeni truce. Lenderking’s return to the Middle East comes at a time when Houthi militias in Yemen have exhibited intransigence. Moreover,…

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Riyadh: Our Relationship with Washington Contributed to Regional Security

Riyadh confirmed its relationship with Washington contributed to the security and stability of the region and that historical ties between Saudi Arabia and the US have served the interests of both countries. Saudi Arabia’s ties with the US are strategic and have supported the security and stability of the Middle…

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The Conversation

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?

As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions.

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Raging Conflicts Afflict the Middle East Region

Flaming conflicts have always ailed the world. Most of these disputes have erupted in the heart of the continents of the Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe), and a few of them have affected the New World. Today, the world stands afraid of a third world war raging out of…

Reason

Biden Can't Have It Both Ways on Drone Strikes

If the combat mission is over in the Middle East, Biden should follow—and make permanent—more cautious drone guidelines.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Revives Ties with Syria

The Palestinian Hamas movement that rules Gaza is reviving relations with the Iran-backed regime in Damascus after a decade-long rupture sparked by the outbreak of Syria's bloody war. Analysts say the shift pushes Hamas deeper into the fold of the Iran-led "axis of resistance" against Israel that includes Syria as…

The Guardian - UK

Gerald Butt obituary

Foreign correspondent and writer who reported for the BBC from Beirut and Jerusalem

Financial Times

Whistleblowers accuse EY of whitewashing suspicious trades at longstanding client

Two trades created for a workers co-op and a mystery €120,000 payment are central to internal row at Leonteq

Daily Record

Scots dad 'detained in Iraq' over 'small debt' to Qatar National Bank

Fife man Brian Glendinning travelled to the Middle East to work as a construction engineer, before allegedly being cuffed and taken to a holding cell.

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