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Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighbourhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of history in its streets and buildings.
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In the event of a prolonged conflict, the current impacts on the region will be compounded through elevated
energy and food prices, declining trade, tourism and remittances, increased fiscal pressures and displacement.
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Artificial intelligence needs vast computing power, and that power now depends on water. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), one of the world’s driest regions, this creates a serious new pressure on already scarce resources.
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