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Sky-high airfares have peaked, says AirAsia chief

DOHA: Airline ticket prices have peaked, at least in the market where the budget carrier AirAsia operates, according to its founder Tony Fernandes.

Bangkok Post

WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar

The championship had hoped to roll out a 14-round schedule for this season, although plans to add an event in the Middle East failed to come to fruition.

Autosport

Analysis-Qatar takes diplomatic back seat as Saudi flexes political muscle

The Arab League's welcoming back of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad into its ranks highlights how far behind Qatar has fallen in its bid to be a diplomatic voice that carries weight in the Middle East.

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Watch Tesla Model Y In Quicksilver And Midnight Cherry Red At Giga Texas

Both colors are currently exclusively prepared by the company’s German Gigafactory near Berlin, where Model Y units painted in Quicksilver or Midnight Cherry Red are assembled for Europe and the Middle East.

InsideEVs

Shein to open 30 stores this year to rival Primark - including UK branches

The temporary stores will open across the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region as Shein looks to increase its high street presence and take on the likes of Primark

Daily Mirror

Report - LIV Golf Want Newcastle Director Amanda Staveley To Lead PGA Tour Peace Talks

Amanda Staveley led the Middle East takeovers of both Newcastle and Man City and could now be involved in LIV Golf talks

Golf Monthly

There’s a buzz about ‘sustainable’ fuels – but they cannot solve aviation's colossal climate woes

The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, airlines are even expanding rapidly – well beyond pre-pandemic levels.

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Boost to WA's live sheep export industry on the horizon as Saudi Arabian market set to reopen

The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double if the trade to Saudi Arabia reopens next year, boosting the multimillion dollar industry.

ABC News

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al Jazeera

Dubai-based professional baseball league announces first franchise, Mumbai Cobras

Baseball United, which swung for the sporting history fences by establishing the first professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia, has announced its first franchise, the Mumbai Cobras

The Independent UK

Erdogan's strong showing signals "business as usual" for Mideast

The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after taking a more conciliatory stance in recent years his strong election showing on Sunday has caused few flutters.

Reuters

Lionel Messi booed by his own fans on PSG return after Saudi trip amid mooted transfer

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi was jeered by his own fans on his first appearance following a two-week suspension for making an unauthorised trip to the Middle East

Daily Mirror

Kemar Roofe joins forces with Rangers fans in Celtic celebrations as striker enjoys derby day gloat in Qatar

The injured striker joined the party as he ramped up his recovery in the Middle East.

Daily Record

Turkey's EU tightrope act: Is either side ready to break the stalemate?

Just months after a devastating earthquake, and with millions suffering from an economy in dire straits, Turkish voters are deciding who should lead the pivotal NATO ally at the crossroads between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The outcome will reshape the political landscape in Turkey and beyond. For some,…

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Al Jazeera

Turkey’s foreign policy: From past to potential post-Erdogan era

Erdogan’s independent foreign policy put Turkey on the map – the opposition’s may be far more muted.

The Independent UK

Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal at talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.

Kyiv is seeking to extend the unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday after the talks on prolonging the agreement concluded in Turkey

The Independent UK

Domestic issues give Turkey's Erdogan a tough election race

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and location straddling Europe and the Middle East into international influence during two decades in power

FourFourTwo

‘Modric, Benzema and Messi’: The Saudi Pro League are dreaming beyond Cristiano Ronaldo

After bringing one of the biggest names in football to the Middle East in January, Saudi Arabia isn't happy with stopping there

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TAT targets Middle Eastern tourists

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to attract high-spending visitors from the Middle East in the second half of this year, aiming to use the market as a new tourism growth engine.

Reuters

Captagon: the drug fuelling the Gulf party scene - and Syria's finances

From bloody frontlines to buzzing construction sites and even high-end parties, the amphetamine commonly known as captagon - has entrenched itself in the Middle East.

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi warned over £320m-a-year Saudi Arabia move as Fabio Capello provides verdict

The former England boss highlighted Messi’s involvement in the next World Cup as being central to the player’s decision - as he was asked about the superstar striker’s potential move to the Middle East

Evening Standard

Derek Chisora leaks potential pay days awaiting Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia tournament

Rumours of huge heavyweight tournament in the Middle East growing

The Guardian - UK

Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge

Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

The Independent UK

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in March 2023

Axios

U.S., Saudi Arabia, others to discuss possible railway project connecting Middle East

The network of railways would also be connected to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region.

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