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3 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Iraq opens new seed-processing lines in Nineveh
Two new seed cleaning and treatment lines began operating in Nineveh province, bringing the facility's total capacity to 30 tons per hour.
Conflict in Iran drives fertilizer prices higher, straining farming economics
Fertilizer prices have spiked as conflict in Iran disrupts ammonia production and shipping, forcing farmers to absorb higher input costs and driving up food prices.
Israeli checkpoints and barriers fragment West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank have reached their highest level in two decades, with hundreds of checkpoints, gates and barriers fragmenting Palestinian territory and damaging the economy.
