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In This Week's Edition: Qatar Chosen To Host Another World Cup, Chinese Military Site Resumes Construction In UAE, Could The Saudi And Iranian Diplomatic Ties Threaten US Dominance? ... And More!

News stories I’m following this week …

• Qatar to host men's basketball World Cup in 2027. (ESPN)

• Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says. (Washinton Post)

• How Iran and Saudi Arabia's diplomatic breakthrough could impact the entire Middle East. (CBS)

• Can Tunisia's democracy be saved? (CNN)

• Jordan’s retreat from China on 5G could signal a growing distance. (The Hill)

• Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says. (Reuters)

• US makes chilling WW3 threat with Kremlin put on red alert over Syria. (The Daily Express)

• As Sudan's conflict continues into its second week, here's what to know. (NPR)

• Bayraktars Over Cairo: Why Turkey Might Sell Egypt Military Drones After Normalization. (Forbes)

• Turkey’s leader Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances. (Al Jazeera)

‘In other news’ …

• Inside Qatar’s ‘city of the future’. (CNN)

• Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama. (The Gaurdian)

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