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ISRAEL - LEBANESE BORDER, UPPER GALILEE, - SEPTEMBER 30: Israeli tanks and APC's gather by the Israeli - Lebanese border on September 30, 2024. Amid Israel's escalating campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, speculation continues over a possible ground offensive. Last week, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Israel's recent airstrikes were designed to "prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah." (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

Israel launches ground invasion in south Lebanon

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Demonstrators hold pictures of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest vigil in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon

48 hours since the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

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Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike targeted Hezbollah's headquarters on Friday afternoon

Israel says it struck Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut

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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the Jabal Al-Rehan area in the southern Lebanese Jezzine district on September 21, 2024.

US, UK militaries deploy troops to Cyprus in case of Lebanon evacuation

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Politics and Security

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What's behind Hezbollah's Naim Qassem openness to Lebanon-Israel cease-fire

For the first time since Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon began Sept. 30, Hezbollah has indicated openness to a cease-fire separate from a deal in Gaza.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the press, in front of the portrait of slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, after meeting with Syrian officials at the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Oct. 5, 2024.

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'Do not test our will,' Iran FM Araghchi warns Israel ahead of Saudi Arabia visit

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on June 25, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia.

Pentagon confirms Israel defense chief Gallant's Washington visit is postponed

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wears a scarf with both Turkish and Palestinian flags as he addresses a rally organized by the AKP party in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, in Istanbul on Oct. 28, 2023.

Analysis

Erdogan accuses Israel of wanting to wage war on Turkey despite robust trade ties

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks before planting a pomegranate tree at the Vice President's residence at the US Naval Observatory on Oct. 7, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Where do Kamala Harris, Donald Trump stand on Gaza war, Iran policy?

Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

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Head coach Robert Saleh of the New York Jets looks on against the Denver Broncos during the first half at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 29, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

What’s behind firing of Robert Saleh, NFL’s first Muslim, Lebanese head coach?

The New York Jets were performing poorly under the Lebanese American Saleh amid rumors of tensions with outspoken quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

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Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur drops out of 2024 tennis circuit

Rosaleen Carroll

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Bassem Youssef attends the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Cinema Cafe on January 31, 2020, in Park City, Utah.

Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef no longer on X: What we know

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Visitors tour the site in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, where archaeologists unearthed two human and animal embalming workshops, as well as two tombs, on May 27, 2023. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters the embalming workshops, where humans and animals were mummified, "date back to the 30th dynasty" which reigned around 2,400 years ago. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

CT scans reveal mysteries of ancient Egypt's 'Screaming Woman' mummy

Salwa Samir

In Giza, reporting on politics

Imane Khelif

Middle East athletes rack up 44 medals at Paris Olympics

Rosaleen Carroll

Adam Lucente

Rosaleen Carroll , Adam Lucente

Technology

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An Emirati man walks in front of the stand of Masdar City at the World Future Energy Summit exhibition in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 18, 2012.

Masdar acquisition of Terra-Gen stake builds on UAE-US renewable energy ties

The UAE and the US launched a renewable energy partnership in 2022 with the view of deploying 100 GW of clean energy globally by 2035.

United Arab Emirates

This combination of file photos created July 15, 2020, shows Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2020, and Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos in Washington, DC, Oct. 22, 2019.

UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon discusses AI, tech with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk in US

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Uber, China's WeRide to launch self-driving robotaxis in UAE

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

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In White House visit, UAE leader seeks cooperation on Gaza and AI

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Analysis

Israel detects Hezbollah limitations, doubles down on tech edge, attacks

Francesco Schiavi

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Economy & Business

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Abu Dhabi’s sovereign funds ranked wealthiest in world with $1.7 trillion

The assets of Gulf sovereign funds have risen considerably in recent years, in large part due to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

United Arab Emirates

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Middle East startups see 34% uptick in global investors

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

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Las Vegas gambling operator Wynn Resorts to open first UAE casino

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

This picture shows closed shops in an alley of Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 11, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Analysis

A year after Oct. 7, Israel’s economy battered by endless multifront wars

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

The flags of Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain are projected on the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City on September 15, 2020 in a show of support for Israeli normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed landmark accords normalizing the Jewish state's relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as part of a peace push brokered by US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty

Analysis

Israel-UAE trade to hit $3.3B in 2024 as wars in Lebanon, Gaza continue

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics