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The Barakah nuclear plant, seen here in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.

UAE expands nuclear power plant, doubles electricity production

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Al-Monitor Staff

Iran tech

Iran to offer visas for startups

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Al-Monitor Staff

An Iraqi woman farmer digs with a shovel in a field in Diwaniyah

UN releases dire warning about water scarcity in Middle East and North Africa

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Al-Monitor Staff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks alongside UAE's Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan (R).

Emirati and Turkish businesspeople discuss bilateral trade, investment

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Al-Monitor Staff

NEOM.

Saudi’s future city, NEOM, launches renewable energy project

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Al-Monitor Staff

Egyptian men work in a bakery at a market in Cairo, on March 17, 2022.

Egypt institutes price controls for bread

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Al-Monitor Staff

Palestinians walk along a demolished road leading to the Palestinian village of al-Walaja south of Jerusalem, Jan. 11, 2004.

Democratic lawmakers urge Blinken to press Israel on demolition plans

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Egypt raises interest rates for first time since 2017

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Al-Monitor Staff

UAE Africa

UAE continues to grow influence in Africa with Zimbabwe trade

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Al-Monitor Staff

captagon

Saudi authorities find Captagon in Jeddah, hash in Mecca

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Al-Monitor Staff

Fire

Breaking | Last Updated: March 18, 2022, 11:13 am

Live updates: How Russia’s assault on Ukraine affects Middle East

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Fitch downgrades Tunisia’s debt rating

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