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UAE cargo containing medical aid to Palestinians being readied for shipment. (WAM)
UAE delivers 14 tonnes of medical supplies to Palestinians to fight pandemic
May 20, 2020
Fuelling concern. A file picture shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) taking part via a video conference in Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders' Summit in Istanbul, last March. (AFP)
With country's economy on brink of recession, Erdogan still in pursuit of imperial designs
May 20, 2020
Iraqi protesters raise national flags as they clash with security forces on Al-Jumhuriyah bridge in the capital Baghdad. (AFP)
Iraqi PM pledges to protect protesters, hold elections as soon as possible
May 19, 2020
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab signs a request for assistance from the International Monetary Fund at the government palace in Beirut. (Reuters)
Lebanon still seeks IMF help but Hezbollah stands in the way
May 19, 2020
A file picture of new Defence Minister and alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz (R) with new Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. (AFP)
Israel’s path to annexation is already bumpy
May 19, 2020
A Doha field hospital set up by Qatari authorities to treat people infected with the coronavirus. (Reuters)
Rights group raises alarm over health conditions in Qatari jail
May 19, 2020
A fighter loyal to Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) holds the separatist flag in the southern Abyan province on May 18. (AFP)
New pressure building in Yemen to implement the Riyadh Agreement
May 19, 2020
Shoppers, wearing protective face masks, observe a safe distance at a clothing store in the Tunisian capital Tunis. (AFP)
Tunisia announces new app to track COVID-19
May 19, 2020
A woman watches the Facebook video of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf on her mobile in Syria’s capital Damascus. (AFP)
Syrian government seizes assets of Assad’s cousin highlighting rift within ruling elite
May 19, 2020
Khamenei speaks via a video conference with members of the Iranian government in Tehran, May 10. (AFP)
Khamenei predicts US 'will be expelled' while Israel says Iran is exiting Syria
May 19, 2020
Pre-planned moves. A file picture of Ahmed al-Mismari, spokesman for the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), speaking at a press conference. (AFP)
LNA vows to retake al-Watiya airbase, says withdrawal was pre-planned
May 19, 2020
Out of step. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Tunisian President Kais Saied look at the paintings of former Tunisian rulers at the Carthage palace. (AFP)
Turkey driving a wedge between Tunisia, Libya
May 18, 2020
Weighty words. A file picture of Noureddine Taboubi, secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT). (AFP)
Trade union leader backs president in showdown with Islamists
May 18, 2020
A 2018 file picture shows the head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan (L) attending a conference on Syria in Istanbul. (Reuters)
Erdogan’s vast espionage apparatus helps him crack down on opponents
May 18, 2020
Customer wearing protective masks walk in nearly empty shopping mall in Dubai. (AFP)
Emiratis celebrate Ramadan, exchange Eid greetings, virtually
May 18, 2020
People wearing protective gear walk by on a street of Qatar’s capital Doha, on May 17. (AFP)
Qatar tries to cope with coronavirus pandemic spike
May 18, 2020
Fevzi Yazici speaking at Zaman newspaper (www. turkeypurge.com)
Fate of Turkish newspaper artist draws attention, sheds light on Ankara’s persecution of media
May 18, 2020
A 2019 file picture of a fighter loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) at a position south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. (AFP)
In Libya, Turkish mercenaries continue to flow from Syria
May 18, 2020
Desert Lions. A file picture of Iraq’s rapid response forces in action north of Baghdad tracking ISIS suspects in July 2019. (Reuters)
Baghdad launches military campaign to counter ISIS resurgence
May 18, 2020
Ibrahim Daouadji (C), a Hirak movement activist, embraces his mother upon his release from El Harrach prison, in the capital Algiers on May 18. (AFP)
Algeria protest figures released but showdown between government, opposition likely to endure
May 18, 2020