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Abdelatty heads to UAE for Middle East-America Dialogue summit

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty headed to the UAE on Monday to take part in the Middle East-America Dialogue (MEAD) summit, hosted by Abu Dhabi. Abdelatty is set to attend some sessions at the summit. He will also hold bilateral meetings with a number of ministers and officials on the sidelines …

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In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a weekly look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN  —  Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights …

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The Middle East’s first ‘Dark Sky’ destination is betting big on astrotourism

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. CNN  —  Sara Sami remembers the first time she really saw the stars. The 38-year-old Bahraini …

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Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking

CNN  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t keep the smirk off his face. And no wonder. Netanyahu looked on in the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump delivered the most stunning US intervention in the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The president repeatedly doubled down on his suggestion that nearly 2 …

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The Middle East’s first super-luxury train will gleam gold

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. CNN  —  It’s the train set to whisk people across the largest country in the Middle …

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Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a consequential moment for both leaders – and the Middle East

CNN  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival as the first foreign leader to pay President Donald Trump a visit since he returned to the White House comes at a consequential moment. There is little question the Israeli leader will receive a warm welcome; his visit will last several hours and include a joint press conference. …

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