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Blinken in Morocco amid shifts in Mideast, NAfrica diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Morocco to discuss recent shifts in the diplomatic dynamic in the Middle East and North Africa that could upend some of the region's long-standing disputes

The Independent UK

Sanctions On Russia After Ukraine Invasion, Are Likely To Lead To Higher Prices: CNBC

According to an energy expert, consumers will have to be ready for higher prices as Russia continues its war in Ukraine and disruptions to the global energy market persist, writes CNBC. Washington and its allies have imposed sanctions on Russia, including energy exports, which could lead to inflation. “What is the…

Benzinga

Many in Middle East See Hypocrisy in Western Embrace of Ukraine

Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Many in Mideast see hypocrisy in Western embrace of Ukraine

Western countries have invoked international law within days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Saudi FM, Blinken Discuss Bolstering Saudi-US Strategic Relations

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. During the call, the two officials discussed the strategic relations between the Kingdom and the US and ways to boost them in all fields to serve the interests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Microsoft Ex-Employee Raises Corruption Charges In Middle East, Africa

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) fired some employees and terminated partnerships concerning bribery allegations in its sales efforts in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reports. A former Microsoft manager Yasser Elabd, who worked throughout the Middle East and Africa from 1998 to 2018, made the allegations public after being fired. Elabd alleged that Microsoft…

Benzinga

Arab, US top diplomats in Israel as Mideast dynamic shifts

Israel has hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East

The Independent UK

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Special Initiative Supports 10 Arab Companies for Sustainability of Food, Beverage Sector

Global food and beverage company PepsiCo revealed an initiative to support ten companies in the Middle East and North Africa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine War Threatens Food Supplies in Fragile Arab World

Layal Aswad was already exhausted by Lebanon’s devastating two-year economic collapse.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war threatens food supplies in fragile Arab world

Soaring energy and food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are pushing some Middle Eastern and North African countries to the brink

The Independent UK

Poor countries to be hit hardest as Ukraine war threatens global food crisis

The war in Ukraine has sent commodity prices soaring, creating shock waves across poorer countries already hard hit by the pandemic. The UN has warned "profound social anxiety" was spreading – especially in North Africa and the Middle East.

Radio France Internationale

Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges

The Independent UK

Blinken Visits Mideast, North Africa to Tackle Ukrainian War, Iran, Peace Deals

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to the Middle East and North Africa where he will discuss a range of regional and global priorities, including Ukraine, Iran, the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements with Israel, preserving the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s war has changed the Iran nuclear deal calculus

Russia’s war on Ukraine is reshuffling Middle East diplomacy and forcing the U.S. to reassess the political costs of reviving the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran.

Tribune News Service

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Inside Newcastle's lavish Dubai complex as Eddie Howe aims for another warm-weather form boost

Newcastle United have enjoyed some of the finest sports facilities in Dubai in recent days in the hope of another successful warm-weather break in the Middle East

Al Jazeera

Hotel WiFi across MENA compromised and exposing private data

Cybersecurity researcher uncovers faulty WiFi system used by Middle East hotels affecting millions of guests worldwide.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC Warns Israel of Revenge for Any Members Killed

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned that Israel would face quick retaliatory attacks if it continued targeting its members in the Middle East. “Be aware that we will not only take part in the funeral of our martyrs, but also immediately take their revenge. This is a real and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dubai Firm Cypher Capital Says Launches $100m Digital Asset Fund

Dubai-based venture capital firm Cypher Capital on Wednesday announced it was launching a $100 million seed fund aimed at investing in digital assets including crypto currencies. The fund will be financed by the company’s founder, Bijan Alizadeh, and will also invest in decentralized finance platforms, blockchain applications and cryptocurrency gaming.…

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The Hindu

Foreign Secretary Shringla calls for alignment between UN, League of Arab States

Mr. Shringla spotlights Middle East peace process while batting for a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine conflict.

The Times of India

2,200kg red sanders seized in Kochi

KOCHI: In a major haul, nearly 2,200kg of red sanders, which were to be smuggled to the Middle East via sea route, was seized by the directorate of revenue Intelligence (DRI) during a special operation in Kochi.

Reuters

Mexico foreign minister embarks on 10-day tour of Middle East, India

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday begins a tour of the Middle East and India lasting 10 days for talks covering a jump in energy prices, investment opportunities and efforts to prevent a potential food crisis, his ministry said.

Foreign Affairs

The Middle East Is on the Brink Again

The Risks of an Unstable Authoritarian Order

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war shows cracks in US ties to Middle East allies

UAE and Saudi Arabia are pursuing their own interests, analysts say, as US urges united front against Russia’s Putin.

The Conversation

Ukraine refugee crisis exposes racism and contradictions in the definition of human

Not only has the Russian invasion of Ukraine brought to light the awful tragedies that accompany armed conflict, but the subsequent refugee crisis has also uncovered deeply seated racism in the country.

Reuters

Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say

Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders told Reuters.

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