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Arab Americans are evenly split between Harris and Trump. Will it matter?

As the US weighs its response to escalations in the Middle East, a new poll finds Arab American support for Harris and Trump virtually tied.

Megan Mineiro

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InWashington, DC,reporting onUS Congress

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan at Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Sept. 6, 2024. — Chinese government

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China-Sudan relations: Can Beijing, Khartoum look beyond oil?

The Burhan-Xi meeting serves as a vivid reminder that Sudan — 16 years ago a high priority issue for China’s foreign policy — is now a country in turmoil, fading from Chinese diplomatic priorities but with significant interests for Beijing.

Yun Sun

InWashington, DC,reporting onChina-Middle East ties

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

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

Despite a growing Arab public backlash against economic ties with Israel, and politically strained ties between the UAE and Israel since the Gaza war, bilateral trade has continued across the technology, tourism and agriculture sectors.

Jennifer Gnana

ByJennifer Gnana

InDubai,reporting onGulf energy policy and politics

In this handout image provided by the Iranian Leader's Press Office, Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei (C) is seen alongside Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L), Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (2L), Judiciary Chief Mohsen Ejeie (2R) and Hezbollah representative in Iran Abdallah Safieddine reading the Koran during the Friday prayer ceremony on October 04, 2024 in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

Iran's Khamenei seeks to navigate between defiance, de-escalation after missile salvo

In his first public Friday sermon in over four years, the Iranian leader demonstrated defiance yet seemed keen to avoid further escalation by signaling to Israel that Tehran has no appetite for a direct confrontation and prefers its regional proxies to wage the limited battle on its behalf.

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InTehran,reporting onpolitics

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As world awaits Israel's response to Iran, can US help stave off ‘all-out war’?

People inspect the remains of an Iranian missile that fell into the home of a Bedouin family in the Negev desert near Arad on October 2, 2024, in the aftermath of an overnight Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Andrew Parasiliti

ByAndrew Parasiliti

InWashington, DC,reporting ondiplomacy, regional politics, national security

Iranian oil tankers flee crude loading site amid fears of Israeli attack

An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 18, 2019.

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As Iran, Israel lurch toward war, Saudi Arabia seeks rapprochement with Tehran

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with regional leaders at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Doha on Oct. 2, 2024.

Analysis

After Al Jazeera office closure, what's next for press freedom in Israel?

Pictures of slain al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh hang on the facade of the building housing the television station's office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, after Israel issued a 45-day closure order on September 22, 2024. Al Jazeera reported on September 22 that Israeli troops had raided its Ramallah bureau and informed journalists for the Doha-based network in the occupied West Bank to shutter operations. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Mazal Mualem

InTel Aviv,reporting onpolitics

In a pre-recorded interview and in a speech on Saturday, Macron criticised Israel's operations in Gaza and Lebanon

Macron criticises Israel on Gaza, Lebanon operations

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Pro-ceasefire supporters from across the UK marched from Russell Square to Downing Street

Thousands march for ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary

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Pro-ceasefire supporters from across the UK marched from Russell Square to Downing Street

Thousands march in London in support of Palestinians, 1 year after Oct 7

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UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, pictured in September 2024, says Lebanon is facing 'a terrible crisis'

Visiting UN refugee agency chief decries 'terrible crisis' in Lebanon

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Norway's FM: Our problem is not with Israelis but with Netanyahu's cabinet

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Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship

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Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai, on February 18, 2023. - Home to towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxury villas, Dubai saw record real estate transactions in 2022, largely due to an influx of wealthy investors, especially from Russia. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sebastian Castelier

InDubai,reporting onregional business

Solar pannels cover the rooftops of the buildings of the Makhtar boarding school on September 29, 2022, in the Tunisian central-west region of the same name. - The Makthar boarding school, a unique business initiative is both generating income and opening pupils' minds to the outside world. Lotfi Hamadi, founder of the NGO "Wallah (Swear to God) We Can", is hoping that helping schools boost their resources through food and energy production can breathe new life into Tunisia's failing, cash-strapped educatio

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Francisco Serrano

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Co-founder and Ceo of Starz Play Maaz Sheikh poses in his office in Dubai on April 23, 2019. Streaming services in the Middle East are competing for Arab audiences with US giant Netflix set to release its first Arabic production in June, chasing a slice of a potentially lucrative market. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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China-Sudan relations: Can Beijing, Khartoum look beyond oil?

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan at Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Sept. 6, 2024. — Chinese government

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As world awaits Israel's response to Iran, can US help stave off ‘all-out war’?

People inspect the remains of an Iranian missile that fell into the home of a Bedouin family in the Negev desert near Arad on October 2, 2024, in the aftermath of an overnight Iranian missile attack on Israel.

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InWashington, DC,reporting ondiplomacy, regional politics, national security

Analysis

Iran's Khamenei seeks to navigate between defiance, de-escalation after missile salvo

In this handout image provided by the Iranian Leader's Press Office, Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei (C) is seen alongside Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L), Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (2L), Judiciary Chief Mohsen Ejeie (2R) and Hezbollah representative in Iran Abdallah Safieddine reading the Koran during the Friday prayer ceremony on October 04, 2024 in Tehran, Iran.

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

Jennifer Gnana

ByJennifer Gnana

InDubai,reporting onGulf energy policy and politics

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

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