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    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
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      Saudi crown prince turns to ‘state capitalism’ after change in the guard

      Companies backed by Public Investment Fund have risen to prominence as the kingdom’s day-to-day ruler asserts control

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
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      Saudi Arabia in talks to join China-based ‘Brics bank’

      Multilateral lender founded as competitor to west has struggled to raise funds because of Russia exposure

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Is COP28 destined to be a flop?

      A growing number of western politicians are concerned this year’s UN climate summit in the UAE will be too beholden to the oil and gas industry

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Iran
      Belgian aid worker and Iranian diplomat freed in prisoner swap deal

      Olivier Vandecasteele and Asadollah Asadi were released on Friday as part of a trade mediated by Oman

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      Saudi Arabia and Canada agree to restore full diplomatic relations

      Rapprochement follows other efforts by Prince Mohammed bin Salman to improve Riyadh’s image

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Ziad Bahaa Eldin
      Egypt must face reality and reform to build on its success stories

      The need is to transform the minority of successful Egyptian companies into an overwhelming majority

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Football
      Newcastle United eye shirt deal with Saudi events company

      Sponsorship agreement would be scrutinised by the Premier League under new rules

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Israel
      Israeli budget agreed after Netanyahu secures coalition support

      Two factions had threatened to withhold backing for a deal unless their funding demands were met

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
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      Netanyahu strikes funding deal as he seeks to pass Israeli budget

      Prime minister seals agreement with ultraorthodox members of his coalition who had threatened to withhold support

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      Amnesty brands COP28 invitation to Assad as ‘sick joke’

      Condemnation over climate summit follows readmission of Syria to Arab League

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      Iran
      ‘We need to put a brake on’: Iran’s hijab turmoil unsettles religious conservatives

      Some worry that further loosening of rules will sow division and erode country’s identity

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
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      Zelenskyy speaks to Arab League en route to G7

      Ukraine president seeks to broaden international support ahead of offensive against Russian occupation

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      Syria’s president al-Assad welcomed back into fold at Arab League summit

      Countries to discuss initiative with leader to encourage millions of refugees to return

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
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      Iran executes three men over last year’s anti-regime protests

      Hangings carried out in defiance of international calls for leniency

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
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      What happened when the HTSI travel editor Maria Shollenbarger took her 80-year-old mother to Morocco?

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The misguided re-engagement with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

      Readmission to the Arab League sends a chilling message to regime’s victims

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Executive education
      Executive course opens doors for Arab Israelis

      A pioneering programme aims to help under-represented Arabs progress in business and society

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      France issues arrest warrant for Lebanon central bank chief

      Riad Salameh failed to appear before Paris investigators over corruption and money-laundering

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      Industries struggling to fund imports and lure investors amid foreign currency crisis

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
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      Syrian leader Assad invited to COP 28 climate summit in Dubai

      Move likely to cause disquiet among those expressing disdain for the pace of reconciliation with Damascus

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Militants agree ceasefire with Israel to end five days of fighting

      Cautious deal brokered by Egypt raises hopes of end to worst cross-border violence in years

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
      ‘The police and military can’t be everywhere’: Israelis wrangle over easing gun controls

      Supporters say move would plug security gap but critics fear it could fuel crime and violence

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      How Iran will profit from Shell’s Iraqi gas project

      Tehran-based company receives most of the revenues from the power plant used by UK group’s joint venture in Iraq

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Frieze New York 2023
      Female Iranian artists offer subtle subversion

      Tehran gallery Dastan is showing quiet but uncompromising works at Frieze New York

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      InterviewVisual Arts
      Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi: ‘You can understand everything I wasn’t able to say’

      The calligraphist turned abstractionist is using spray-paint to make works that reflect today’s realities

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