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Iran’s supreme leader is facing his gravest challenge yet – and has few options left

CNN — For nearly four decades, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has navigated internal dissent, economic crises and war, but the unprecedented strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran mark his greatest challenge yet. What he decides next will have huge significance for Iran and the rest of the Middle East. But …

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Egypt Independent June 30, 2025

EgyptAir and Riyadh Air team up for better benefits, more options

Riyadh Air, the new national carrier of Saudi Arabia fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum (MoU) with EgyptAir, the national carrier of Egypt headquartered in Cairo, on the sidelines of the recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Dubai. …

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Egypt Independent June 7, 2024

Unlike the Kiev regime, Moscow has many options

Ever since the special military operation (SMO) started, one of the most persistent tropes has been the one about Western “wunderwaffen” defeating

Weekly Blitz May 2, 2024

Iran wants to punish Israel for the killing of its commanders. But its options are limited

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Seven Iranian officials including two elite military commanders were killed in an airstrike on an Iranian embassy complex in Damascus on Monday that was widely believed to …

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Egypt Independent April 4, 2024