Second, size matters. It alludes to the physical size in terms of land (and water) areas in possession. It also, importantly, ...

Remembering that air flows clockwise around low pressure systems and anticlockwise around high pressure systems, a fairly typical summer weather map (Figure 2) shows: North to northwesterly winds over ...

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

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Research also suggests GCC can accelerate GDP growth from 3.5% to 6.0% over the next 10 years Four GCC countries (UAE ... Index (PPI), created in collaboration with Strategy& Middle East, part of the ...

The future of the United States’ military presence in Syria is in question, with President Donald Trump facing competing demands from Turkey and Israel over the 2,000-strong force that is ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore was ranked the world's third least corrupt country in 2024 ... first time since 2010 that Singapore has topped the Asia-Pacific region in the index, overtaking New Zealand ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday ... reprints of historical maps and art prints. The group “The Time Has Come,” which lobbies for peace ...

Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...

Singapore has come out on top as the least corrupt country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the 2024 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report released on ...

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