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Saudi Arabia announces vertical farming venture with US AeroFarms

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A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installion known as "Pump 3" is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, 160 kms east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on June 23, 2008. (Photo credit MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

Signaling US, OPEC+ agrees to keep oil production unchanged

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Al-Monitor Staff

Turkish tanks are positioned in the Turkish military base in Bashiqa, several kilometers outside of Mosul, Iraq.

Pro-Iran group claims attack on Turkey's base in northern Iraq

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Al-Monitor Staff

Middle East corruption rankings: Syria most corrupt, UAE least, Turkey slipped

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Al-Monitor Staff

A list of the top restaurants in the Middle East and North Africa.

Restaurants in Dubai, Tel Aviv, Amman among top 50 in region

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Al-Monitor Staff

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US warns Americans in Turkey of 'imminent terrorist' attacks

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Haim Saban webinar

Webinar: Prospects for Israel's economy and US-Israel relations, with Haim Saban (RSVP Now)

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Qatar's energy giant cements Lebanon deal, substituting Russia

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Iran, Russia sign bank messaging agreement to override SWIFT

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Al-Monitor Staff

Congress Correspondent

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Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', associated with the founder of the Wagner private military group (PMC) Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block on the National Unity Day, in Saint Petersburg, on November 4, 2022. (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

US sanctions UAE-based aviation firm with ties to Russia’s Wagner

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Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Emir of Qatar, departs after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery on May 20, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Qatar's energy giant joins Lebanon gas exploration group

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Al-Monitor Staff