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    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Israel
      Israel’s attorney-general warns Netanyahu against judicial overhaul

      Gali Baharav-Miara says there is ‘reasonable concern’ of a conflict of interest over PM’s corruption trial

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      News in-depthIran
      Ripping apart art: Iran’s cultural world strained by protest and politics

      New forms of expression emerge amid debate in the community about whether to continue civil disobedience campaign

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Eran Yashiv
      A changing, weakened Israel should worry everyone

      The undermining of the judicial system is one of a number of dangerous developments

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Lebanon
      Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%

      Central bank move to re-peg the currency still leaves the pound far above its parallel black market rate

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      News in-depthFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
      How First Abu Dhabi Bank pursued Standard Chartered and ‘opened Pandora’s box’

      UAE’s biggest lender could yet revive the deal and its interest might flush out other suitors

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      News in-depthSaudi Arabia
      Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourist map with ambitious foreign visitor push

      Kingdom hopes to welcome 100mn visitors a year as it seeks to diversify economy away from oil revenues

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      News in-depthIsraeli-Palestinian conflict
      Upsurge in violence stokes fears of broader Israeli-Palestinian escalation

      East Jerusalem synagogue attack and refugee camp raid have inflamed tensions on both sides

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      OutlookNajmeh Bozorgmehr
      Iran’s dissidents offer a new template for martyrdom

      Protesters have shown the regime they are also willing to die for a cause — but this time it’s not religion

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
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      888 chief exits as online betting group launches VIP accounts probe

      Several customer accounts in Middle East are suspended after investigation into failure to follow anti-money laundering rules

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Iran
      Drones target Iranian military site in Isfahan

      Tehran acknowledges attack but stops short of attributing blame

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Iran
      EU to consider listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorists

      France and Germany endorse policy push despite risk of scuppering nuclear talks

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Israel to loosen gun laws after Jerusalem attacks

      Military and police units will be reinforced and national insurance rights of ‘families of terrorists’ withdrawn

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Jerusalem hit by second shooting after synagogue attack leaves 7 dead

      Violence spirals after Israeli raid on refugee camp

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Israeli jets bomb Gaza as tensions escalate

      Attack follows overnight rocket fire from Palestinian coastal enclave

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      News in-depthIsrael
      Israeli tech sector warns of economic hit from Netanyahu’s hardline policies

      Executives say new government’s move to curb judicial powers will scare away vital investment to the self-styled Startup Nation

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Israeli forces stage deadly raid on West Bank refugee camp

      Nine people including an elderly woman killed during Jenin shootout, say Palestine officials

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      News in-depthIran nuclear deal
      West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks

      Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Lebanon
      Lebanon prosecutor challenges reopening of Beirut explosion probe

      Investigation into 2020 tragedy had been frozen amid accusations of high-level political meddling and impropriety

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      OutlookSamer Al-Atrush
      Ronaldo’s debut makes for a delicate balancing act in Riyadh

      The Portuguese player has received a hero’s welcome, but human rights groups cry foul over ‘sportswashing’

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Iraq
      Iraq sacks central bank governor as dinar slides in value

      Former governor Ali Mohsen al-Allaq returns as Baghdad struggles with a lack of dollars

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Yezid Sayigh
      Sisi cannot ignore the Egyptian military’s economic role forever

      Cairo’s agreement with the IMF commits it to reducing the presence of the state in numerous sectors

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      Egypt releases prominent businessmen detained on terrorism charges

      Safwan and Seif el-Din Thabet had been held for about two years without charge

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      Israel
      Netanyahu removes key cabinet ally on orders of Israeli high court

      Prime minister insists his proposal to weaken powers of judiciary will proceed despite largest protest in a decade

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Golf
      Saudi-backed LIV Golf to air on CW Network

      Breakaway tour had struggled to find a home on channels with existing commitments to PGA

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Kim Ghattas
      Unrest and unsettled leaders bode ill for the Middle East in 2023

      From Israel to Iran, there is a lengthy list of potential problems in the region

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