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

Israel defense chief's Washington visit postponed

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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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View taken on Oct. 27, 2008, of the Israel Aerospace Industries booth at the world's leading trade show for naval and maritime safety, in Le Bourget, north of Paris.

Francia vuelve a prohibir a empresas israelíes participar en feria de defensa, profundizando la división diplomática

En otra señal del deterioro de las relaciones bilaterales entre Israel y Francia, a las empresas israelíes se les impedirá presentar sus productos en la exposición marítima internacional Euronaval, que se celebrará en París en noviembre.

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Ministro de Exteriores iraní, Araghchi, se moviliza contra Israel en visitas a Jordania, Egipto y Turquía

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Iran's new foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, waits for the arrival of his Qatari counterpart before their meeting in Tehran on Aug. 26, 2024.

Irán suspende conversaciones indirectas con EEUU en medio de escalada regional

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides (L) and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar (R) speak to reporters outside the anthropological laboratory of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) in the United Nations buffer zone splitting the divided capital Nicosia on July 28, 2023.

Mientras la crisis paraliza la región, los líderes de Chipre, divididos desde hace tiempo, se reúnen en Nueva York

Kristen Talman

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

Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv, on Aug. 18, 2024.

Israel afirma que el atentado suicida de agosto en Tel Aviv fue planeado por la oficina de Hamás en Turquía

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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La estrella del tenis tunecino Ons Jabeur abandona el circuito de tenis de 2024

La tunecina Ons Jabeur, actualmente clasificada en el puesto 22 de la Asociación de Tenis Femenino, se alejará del tenis hasta 2025 mientras se recupera de una lesión en el hombro.

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

El comediante egipcio Bassem Youssef ya no está en X: lo que sabemos

Adam Lucente

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

Imane Khelif

Los atletas de Oriente Medio suman 44 medallas en los Juegos Olímpicos de París

Rosaleen Carroll

Adam Lucente

Rosaleen Carroll , Adam Lucente

This photograph shows Paris 2024 Olympics Games banner in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, on July 18, 2024.

De Egipto a Arabia Saudita: Conozca a los atletas de Medio Oriente en los Juegos Olímpicos de París

Adam Lucente

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

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 4: Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates after scoring the 2nd goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al-Nassr and Al Wehda at Al Awwal Park on May 4, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.(Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Analysis

Los sueños futbolísticos de Arabia Saudita se ponen a prueba a medida que se mueven las porterías de Visión 2030

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Technology

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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.

El jeque Tahnoon de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos habla sobre inteligencia artificial y tecnología con Jeff Bezos y Elon Musk en Estados Unidos

Sus reuniones se produjeron después de que el presidente de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el jeque Mohammed bin Zayed, se reuniera a principios de esta semana con el presidente Joe Biden y la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris.

United Arab Emirates

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En visita a la Casa Blanca, el líder de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos busca cooperación sobre Gaza y AI

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

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

Analysis

Israel detecta limitaciones de Hezbolá, redobla su apuesta por la tecnología y ataca

Francesco Schiavi

Francesco Schiavi

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

An engineer holds a CPU chip against the background of a motherboard.

Tower Semiconductor y Adani Group de Israel invierten 10.000 millones de dólares en un proyecto de microchip indio

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

Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, speaks during day one of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70, San Francisco, Sept. 21, 2015.

Emiratos Árabes Unidos pide a Francia servicios consulares "urgentes" para el ciudadano detenido Durov de Telegram

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Economy & Business

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This picture shows Aramco tower in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh on April 16, 2023.

¿Cuáles son las prioridades de Aramco en Asia tras la cancelación del proyecto químico saudí?

El gigante petrolero saudí está mostrando un creciente interés en el mercado petroquímico de Asia en medio de la transición energética.

A picture taken on February 8, 2015, shows the headquarters of Algeria's state-owned energy giant Sonatrach in the capital Algiers.

La argelina Sonatrach y sus socios europeos firman dos acuerdos sobre hidrógeno verde

Rosaleen Carroll

Rosaleen Carroll

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

An employee works on a steel wheel production line at a factory in Qingzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province on Sept. 27, 2024.

Turquía impone aranceles al acero a China, India, Rusia y Japón mientras aumentan las tensiones comerciales

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A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone is on view during a presentation at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai, Lithuania, on July 6, 2022.

Albania recibirá una cantidad "significativa" de drones de Turquía, afirma el primer ministro

Adam Lucente

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

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images

¿Por qué Argelia restringió las importaciones de trigo de Francia?

Adam Lucente

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