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As online casinos become more accessible, they have gained a large Middle Eastern user base

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

Parastoo Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, defied hijab laws by foregoing the use of a hijab in her online performance and was arrested, sparking outrage.

Oil prices experienced a slight decrease after reaching a six-month record. Investors have shrugged off fears of a wider Middle East war disrupting supplies.

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Saudi Arabia to meet the foreign ministers of the region to discuss ways to formulate the two-state solution and increase aid in Gaza.

Since the war in Ukraine started and Russia blocked gas supplies, Germany's news agenda focused mostly on ecology and sustainability.

A quarter of the world's population currently faces "extremely high water stress."

The new cloud region in Doha will enable Qatar to economically rise and reach greater levels of digital transformation and evolution.

Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Flash Entertainment have merged together to form Ethara – a new operation that will specialise in live events.

Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence.

Iraq marked its longest post-election deadlock on Wednesday as infighting among Shi'ite and Kurdish groups in particular prevents the formation of a government.

Polish media say at least 11 migrants have died since the crisis began in August.

Some Gulf countries such as Qatar and Oman are often seen as channels for the US to communicate with Iran.

The pipeline was finally completed in September but is waiting for the approval process to be completed before it can go online.

The April 2022 deadline on capping output now seems too close, and some members want to extend it until December 2022

The US side said the Iranian actions "increased the risk of miscalculation and/or collision."

The health ministry has recorded more than 15,000 deaths since the pandemic broke out last year, from a population of 40 million.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen last week admitted that mistakes had been made in procuring vaccines on behalf of all 27 member states.

Solskjaer indicated he would instead give his players some time off to spend alone during the winter break.

Trump said he would regard cultural sites as fair game if Iran resorted to deadly force against US targets.

The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

The plan has long been promised as the most comprehensive package ever to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but nothing about it is known till now.

"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is in Saudi Arabia for the first time since his dramatic resignation from Riyadh in November last year.

Men leaving Europe to join Isis used to be the primary concern, lately that concern has turned to women returning from war zones.

"We believe this is the next team to watch," FireEye's director of intelligence analysis John Hultquist said.

Lebanon's army chief has warned his forces would stand ready to defend against any kind of "Israel aggression".

Billions set to be spent in 2018 to help train local forces as well as sending in more US troops.

Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah said Washington's Al-Udeid Air Base near Doha will become even bigger to accommodate more personnel.

"We have observed another instance where a threat actor looks to be using political events to target individuals or organizations within the Palestine region," researchers said.