Middle East

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Migration

Overseas recruitment rises as pending visas cleared, but concerns remain

Saudi Arabia recruited 80,663 workers last month, up from 44,258 in February

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Bangladesh

Govt to export 11,000 tonnes of hilsa to KSA, UAE for Bangladesh expatriates

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump wants US to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild

Israeli military vehicles drive past destruction in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, on 26 January 2025. Reuters/Gil Eliyahu
World+Biz

Investors return to new-look Middle East, but Trump causes some concern

Photo: Newly appointed Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzaib, poses after taking oath in Islamabad, Pakistan March 11, 2024. Ministry of Finance/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Global Economy

Pakistan says it has agreed $1 billion loan with two Middle East banks

Fighters of the ruling Syrian sit in a vehicle, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Middle East

Syria's new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 4 December 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Looting cripples food supply in Gaza as Israel neglects pledge to tackle gangs, sources say

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Thoughts

The fall of Assad: Redefining power, resistance and politics in the Middle East

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. Photo: AP/UNB
USA

Blinken to visit Middle East for talks amid regional tensions

Syrian airport was closed as rebels reached Aleppo on 30 November. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad

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Thoughts

Why is Israel risking a regional war in the Middle East?

People stand at a site damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin
Middle East

Iran warns of risk of 'expansion of war' beyond Middle East

US Air Force F-15 fighter jets fly in formation during a flyover above Hudson River and New York Harbor, US July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo REFILE - CORRECTING GRAMMAR AND AIRCRAFT TYPE
USA

F-15 fighters arrive in Middle East: US military