Middle East

Local supply crunch forces Bangladesh hike urea imports from Middle East by 15% 
Bangladesh

Local supply crunch forces Bangladesh hike urea imports from Middle East by 15% 

FILE PHOTO: The Standard Chartered bank logo is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Global Economy

StanChart sees Asia, Middle East as bright spots in weak global economy

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

Looking at Qatar beyond the Western lens

FILE PHOTO: A view shows tents in dried out Balaa Dam in rebel-held Idlib countryside, Syria October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Middle East

Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail

Photo: Collected
Middle East

Algeria hosts first Arab summit since Israel normalisation deals

From left: Josip Broz Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, pioneers of the Non-Aligned Movement. PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons.
Thoughts

Why non-alignment is dead and will not return

Enas Taleb was pictured at the Babylon International Festival. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Iraqi actress Enas Taleb set to sue The Economist for body-shaming

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Could there ever be a Middle East Nato?

FILE - Afghan farmer uses donkey to carry water canisters across the dried-out river near Sang-e-Atash, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2021. The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change, and already the effects are being seen. This year's annual UN climate change conference, known as COP27, is being held in Egypt in November 2022, throwing a spotlight on the region. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)
Middle East

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia could be the Kingdom's biggest diplomatic coup. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

What Saudi Arabia wants

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends an Arab summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Middle East

Biden reassures Arab leaders US committed to region

Israeli and American flags stand during the final rehearsal for the ceremony to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of his visit to Israel, at Ben Gurion International airport, in Lod near Tel Aviv, Israel July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
World+Biz

Israel to laser in on Iranian drone threat as Biden visits

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Global Economy

Biden will push for greater oil output on Mideast trip: WH security adviser