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What could be worse than being the world’s largest refugee source region? A startling finding in the World Migration Report 2022 stands out as an answer to that question. Many Middle East and North Africa countries simultaneously represent points of origin, transit and destination for migrants. It is a triple whammy no region can afford, especially one that already has its

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: In the walled Old City of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, Nora and Mustafa Sub Laban are counting down the last days before a court decision that has hovered over them since 1978 is carried out. After decades of legal wrangling, they are set to be evicted from their home in the Muslim Quarter to make way for Jewish settlers. “These days, I’m like a prisoner

Diplomacy and intelligence are intertwined processes: the latter provides information and the former uses it. Successful foreign policy depends on the quality and quantity of intelligence available for diplomats. There is a strong nexus between intelligence and diplomacy in several countries, including Turkiye. After securing another term in office, President Recep Tayyip last

FRANCE: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said the health of the preschool children badly wounded in a mass knife attack by a Syrian refugee was “heading in the right direction,” as police questioned the attacker. Four children — aged between 22 months and three years old — were stabbed on Thursday in a playground in the Alpine town of Annecy, a normally idyllic

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

NEWCASTLE: Saudi company Sela has been announced as Newcastle United’s new front of shirt sponsor in a multi-year deal worth around £25 million ($31.4 million) a year to the club. The Magpies announced the record-breaking deal on Friday as they launched their new kit for the 2023/24 Premier League and Champions League campaigns. #NUFC is delighted to announce a new multi-year

LAGOS: When 28-year-old Deborah Okunawo left Nigeria for the UK on a study visa last year, going with her husband made settling down easier. Nigeria’s erratic academic calendar, characterized by frequent and protracted university strikes, economic woes and rising insecurity forced Okunawo and thousands of others to “japa” — a word in the Yoruba language that means “to flee.”

JERUSALEM: At least five Africans are dead and dozens believed missing after three boats attempting to carry migrants across the Mediterranean Sea sank in recent days off the coast of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the Tunisian coast guard said on Thursday. Bodies of five people, including one child, were recovered in the area in recent days, Sfax Prosecutor Faouzi Masmoudi said.

The Israeli media has been busy lately talking about a potential breakthrough in the efforts of US Ambassador Tom Nides to offer a departing gift — a visa waiver for Israelis visiting America. Friendly countries often work out such agreements, provided there is absolute reciprocity; in other words, for Israelis to be afforded special treatment, the state of Israel must adhere

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has been elected to the UN World Tourism Organization Executive Council from 2023 to 2027 for the Middle East region. The Kingdom has been elected as a member of the work team in charge of “Redesigning Tourism for the Future,” which was formed under an initiative introduced by Saudi Arabia during the 24th General Assembly of the UNWTO in 2021. The work