Middle East
The Middle East is a transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia which generally includes Western Asia (except for Transcaucasia), all of Egypt (mostly in North Africa), and Turkey (partly in Southeast Europe). The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century. The broader concept of the "Greater Middle East" (aka the Middle East and North Africa or the MENAP) also includes the Maghreb, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, the Comoros, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and sometimes Transcaucasia and Central Asia into the region. The term "Middle East" has …
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HRW: Human Rights Watch · 4 December 2023 English
The UAE has dangerously high air pollution levels, creating major health risks for its citizens and residents. According to the latest World Bank data, the mean annual exposure to PM2.5 …
and associated cardiovascular diseases in the Middle East,” International Journal of Occupational Medicine … in South Asia, Africa, and elsewhere in the Middle East. Map of the average tropospheric NO2 … reviewed by Joey Shea, UAE researcher in the Middle East and North Africa division; Matt McConnell, researcher …
PIIE: Peterson Institute for International Economics · 3 December 2023 English
Latin America & the Caribbean ■ Mexico ■ Middle East & North Africa ■ South Korea ■ Ukraine ■ United …
SSEE: Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment · 3 December 2023 English
These figures likely underestimate the cost difference between the two approaches because they suppose that the costs for all types of CCS facility are at the very lowest end of …
storm: The battle over fossil fuels at COP28. Middle East Institute. https://www.mei.edu/publications/ …
MEI: Middle East Institute · 1 December 2023 English
What would it take to start a new Israeli-Palestinian peace process that could actually have the prospect for enduring success? How and when will it be possible to bring the …
we restart the Middle East peace process Expert Views: How do we restart the Middle East peace process … Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute and a non-resident fellow at the Johns … the Senior Fellow for Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute, President of Mitvim - The Israeli … Brian Katulis What the US can do to restart the Middle East peace process The question of what the United … United States can do to restart the Middle East peace process is both ahead of its time and simultaneously …
ISW: Institute for the Study of War · 1 December 2023 English
Israel, Hamas, and Qatar confirmed the extension late on November 29.[6] The Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry stated the extension includes the same conditions as the previous pause agreement, which involve …
region, see our interactive map of Iran and the Middle East. Note: CTP and ISW have refocused the update … attacks against US and Israeli targets across the Middle East since the war began but largely stopped these … me/hamasps/18009 [12] https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east- 67562488?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitt … ing.html [26] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/shooting-attack-jerusalem-wounds-least-6- am …
United Nations Security Council · 1 December 2023 English
implementation of the on the provisions of the present resolution; implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) Middle East (UNDOF): SG reports on Resolution 2689 (2023) of 29 June 2023 developments in the situation and …
expected to be issued in November 2023. ASIA/MIDDLE EAST Afghanistan: SG to conduct and provide an independent … issued in November 2023. The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question Resolution … Secretary-General is expected to report in November 2023. Middle East (Lebanon/UNIFIL): SG reports on implementation … Secretary-General is expected to be issued in November 2023. Middle East (Syria): SG report on the implementation of resolution … Secretary-General is expected to report in November 2023. Middle East (Syria): OPCW DG to report to SC (through SG) …
IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 1 December 2023 English
Renewable energy
net-zero emissions. For countries located in the Middle East sub-region, the energy transition towards renewables …
IOBE: Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research · 1 December 2023 English
The second section outlines the broader economic environment and includes: a) analysis of the international environment in the first quarter of 2023 and the outlook for the rest of the …
euro area countries (+17.4% or €1.5 billion), Middle East and North Africa (+3.0% or €68.4 million), and … America 738,5 745,9 -1,0% BRICS 264,1 263,6 0,2% Middle East & North Africa 2.327,5 2.259,1 3,0% Oceania 71 … Brazil (-14.2% or -€2.2 million). Exports to the Middle East and North African countries increased, by 3.0% … In two other major export destinations in the Middle East, exports to the United Arab Emirates increased …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 1 December 2023 English
the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil prices that left central banks around the world scrambling to control inflation …
29, 1973 I n the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil prices that left central … 5 percent today. The latest conflict in the Middle East has, for now at least, not had a large impact …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 1 December 2023 English
This brief assesses the impact of the European Union’s carbon tariffs on energy-intensive exports from Asia and the Pacific and shows how upgrading product value, boosting energy efficiency, and cutting …
EU are dominated by economies in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Asian economies are predominantly … Adjustment Mechanism, EU = European Union, MENA = Middle East and North Africa, PRC = People’s Republic of … Union, GDP = gross domestic product, MENA = Middle East and North Africa. Note: Asian Development Bank …
