middle east
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Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What if a City, But It’s a 169KM Line
Vicious Saudi autocrat Mohamed bin Salman has a new vision for Neom, his plan for a massive, $647 billion, AI-powered, legally independent city-state of the future on the border with Egypt and Jordan. When we last left the crown prince, he had reportedly commissioned 2,300-pages’ worth of proposals from Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co.…
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U.S. Confirms Iranian Missile Strikes On Iraqi Bases Housing U.S. Troops
The Department of Defence said in a statement on Tuesday evening that the Iranian military retaliated against the Trump administration’s assassination of Quds Force commander Major General Qassem Soleimani last week, launching “more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.”
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Iran Says It Will Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits In 2015 Nuclear Deal
Last year, Donald Trump made the very public decision to abandon the 2015 deal between Iran and Western nations limiting Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Iran kept to the terms of the deal for some time regardless, but on Monday it said it would be exceeding uranium enrichment limits imposed in the…
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Uber Gobbles Up Middle East Competitor In $4 Billion Deal, Spreading Global Dominance
Finalising a long-rumoured deal, Uber announced on Tuesday that it would acquire its Dubai-based competitor Careem in a deal worth $4 billion. The acquisition arrives ahead of Uber’s initial public offering expected as soon as next month.