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1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year?

The Atlantic hurricane season has just begun and runs from Monday to November 30 with storm activity peaking in mid-September. During this period, warm ocean waters and atmospheric shifts feed and accelerate tropical storms and hurricanes that mainly threaten the Caribbean and the East and Gulf coa…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

Kuwait condemns Iranian attack as Iran-US trade new strikes

Kuwait condemns Iranian attack as Iran-US trade new strikes Kuwait activated its air defences after what its foreign ministry later described as a ‘heinous Iranian attack’. Iran says it targeted a US base in retaliation for being used, according to Tehran, to launch recent attacks on Iran.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

Gaza parents brave dental dilemma: Costly treatment or food on the table?

Nuseirat, Gaza – Fifty-year-old Murad Haji sits in silence in a dentist’s chair among the rubble of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, hoping to find some relief from a pain that has plagued him for months. He holds his jaw, overwhelmed by a sharp throbbing ache. He had been given a quote of about 400 s…

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1 month, 3 weeks ago Business

South Korean activists smash Starbucks cups to protest ‘Tank Day’ campaign

South Korean activists smash Starbucks cups to protest ‘Tank Day’ campaign Activists in South Korea smashed cups outside Starbucks stores to protest the chain’s ‘Tank Day’ marketing campaign, which they accuse of mocking the victims of the 1980 Gwangju massacre.

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1 month, 4 weeks ago Business

The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel

One of the most dangerous ideas in today’s Middle East is the claim that Gulf states must choose between Iran and Israel. This framing is politically simple, but strategically misleading. It assumes that Gulf security can be reduced to alignment with one regional actor against another. The Gulf’s c…

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4 months ago Business

The ‘orphan pearl’: Inside Kharg, the beating heart of Iran’s oil empire

Beneath the scorching sun of the Gulf, the rhythmic hum of millions of barrels of crude oil rushing through subsea pipelines vibrates against ancient coral rock. Here, the celebrated Iranian writer Jalal Al-e-Ahmad once stood, gazing at the isolated shores, and famously dubbed the landmass the “orp…

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4 months, 2 weeks ago Business

QatarEnergy, world’s largest LNG firm, halts production after Iran attacks

Qatar’s state-run energy firm says it has halted liquefied natural gas production after Iranian attacks, as Saudi Arabia announced it was temporarily shutting down some units of the Ras Tanura oil refinery located near the country’s eastern region after a fire broke out following a drone attack. “D…

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4 months, 2 weeks ago Business

RAMpocalypse Hits Global Tech

RAMpocalypse Hits Global Tech Tensions in the global tech market are rising as AI fuels unprecedented demand for memory chips, delaying PlayStation releases and prompting potential price hikes for Nintendo’s Switch 2. Al Jazeera’s Hatem Salah examines the impact on consumer electronics and the envi…

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