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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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Turkey rail

UK loans $2.3 billion to Turkey for high-speed rail line

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar raise repo rates while Turkey stays put

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A student uses a computer in a lab room at the IT training center in Morocco's central city of Khouribga on Nov. 17, 2020.

World Bank says Mideast, North Africa ripe for 'digital transformation'

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Nanotech

Iran among world leaders in nanotechnology

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) and Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.

Saudi GDP grew 3.2% in 2021, highest in seven years

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Al-Monitor Staff

A Palestinian employee works inside a wheat mill.

Egypt to see wheat imports resume from Ukraine, Russia

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A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation known as "Pump 3" is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, 160 kilometers (99 miles) east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 23, 2008.

Saudi cooperation with China continues with finalization of long-planned refinery deal

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Refugees

Another repatriation flight brings Egyptians stuck in Ukraine home

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Lebanese workers pack fruits and vegetables.

Lebanon seeks alternative wheat sources, bans some food exports amid war in Ukraine

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Al-Monitor Staff

Qurashi

Islamic State names new leader after prior chief's death

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Al-Monitor Staff