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A Professor of Middle Eastern History once told me: "I chose this field because I loved it, but now I love it even more because I have suddenly become relevant." The Middle East is a hot potato nowadays, but each region has its heyday. It was all about R... 
A Professor of Middle Eastern History once told me: "I chose this field because I loved it, but now I love it even more because I have suddenly become relevant." The Middle East is a hot potato nowadays, but each region has its heyday. It was all about Russia in the 1960's, all about Germany in the 1940's, and now it's all about the Middle East. The "Modern Middle East" consists of the following countries (and I've included the links to their local newspapers): Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen.
The logic follows: the Modern Middle East is relevant; therefore, you will be relevant if you read the following news sources on the topic. Other major media outlets include the BBC, NPR and the Financial Times. Also try AME Info for business news and the podcasts from Stratfor for military and political analysis.
Picking just ten good blogs is tricky, especially on this topic, but Abu Ardvark and Juan Cole's Informed Comment are generally regarded as excellent, even by those who disagree with them. They and the rest of the Top 10 Sources below contain insightful content which will make you a well-informed and relevant conversationalist.
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Fitch Ratings has yesterday affirmed National Bank of Egypt UK's (NBE UK) ratings at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) 'BB+', Short-term IDR 'B', Individual 'C/D' and Support '3'. The Outlook is Positive.
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Jumeirah Group has inked an agreement with Pakistan's Zahdan Retail Private Ltd to set up restaurants in Pakistan. Jumeirah's The Taste Department is planning 12 Noodle House outlets in Pakistan over the next five years.
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The Qatari Investment Authority (QIA) has raised its stake in J Sainsbury to 26%, Reuters has reported. QIA has bought a further 12.36 million shares between June 25 and July 2, taking its total holding to 454.52 million shares, from a previous stake of 25.3% of the company's share capital.
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, endorsed two rules governing the use and licensing of recreational motorbikes and jet skis in the emirate of Dubai.
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Iran's annual inflation went up to 26.4% as consumer prices continued to climb steadily, Reuters has reported. Iran's central bank has announced consumer prices hiking by by 2.2%, Mehr News agency has cited. Analysts say inflation is blamed on the nuclear standoff, making foreign firms wary of investing in Iran.
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Oil has shed $1, dropping below $145 a barrel on Friday, Reuters has reported. The drop was attributed to responses to Iran's statement, saying it would make a response to proposals from six world powers to try to resolve a long-running dispute over its nuclear development programme.
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Shareholders of Kuwait's Burgan Bank have approved to raise the bank's capital by KD200m. The capital increase is in connection with its plans to acquire a majority stake in the operations of four commercial banking entities from United Gulf Bank for $725m.
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Emirates has launched its six flights a week to Guangzhou, China's third major air hub and leading manufacturing centre and is Emirates' fourth destination in China. The airline's weekly frequency to China has increased to 48 flights. Guangzhou's main export items include electrical goods such as televisions and refrigerators...
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A Canadian court orders a review of a US army deserter's failed asylum bid, in a case that may affect scores of others.
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Iran responds to an international offer of incentives for suspending uranium enrichment, EU and Iranian officials say.