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With the spotlight on dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, pressure is growing on the PM to follow France and recognise Palestinian statehood. It comes as a charity warns of an "unconscionable" lack of food and water in the territory,

Turkey, which maintained a significant military presence in Syria throughout the civil war, remains entangled in a country that sits at the intersection of conflicts involving major Middle Eastern powers — Israel, Iran, and Turkey and also has a presence of ISIS.

This week saw an Olympic bid from Qatar, a new low-cost airline for Saudi Arabia and a major retail deal from the UAE.

Iran has entered a new phase of strategic uncertainty after successful Israeli and American military operations dismantled the Islamic Republic’s nuclear infrastructure, fractured its proxy network, and significantly weakened its position in the region.

Data center company Khazna is building the backbone for the giant Stargate venture in the Middle East with leading AI companies.

Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

The nation of Jordan is currently spearheading a tourism revival in the Middle East. The kingdom has united a group of countries from the same region that have experienced rebounding growth. Alongside several other Arab nations,

US Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida) was in Mayport on Friday afternoon, meeting with sailors on the USS The Sullivans, which just returned home from deployment in the Middle East earlier this month.

"Data plays a role as AI allows for personalized treatments, which allows patients to get treated, or you may predict conditions and patients might not get sick, and you can avoid the potential disease before it happens," he said, adding that it was also important considering increasing longevity.

The low-cost carrier will offer more affordable flights in the Middle East, with plans to fly to 57 international destinations by 2030.

Overshadowed by the trenches of Europe, the Middle Eastern theater of World War I was a brutal and complex front that reshaped entire regions. We dig into the Ottoman campaigns, Arab Revolt, and imperial ambitions that collided in deserts and mountains - revealing how this overlooked theater helped redraw the modern map of the Middle East.