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US Representative Eliot Engel. (Reuters)
In swipe at Netanyahu, US House endorses two-state solution
December 07, 2019
Tunisian President Kais Saied shakes hands with Prime Minister designate Habib Jemli in Tunis, Tunisia, in this handout pictured obtained by Reuters on November 15. (Reuters)
Still without new government, Tunisia grapples with social unrest
December 07, 2019
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) receives Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, in Riyadh, December 2. (DPA)
Sarraj-Erdogan deal sparks anger, wariness across region
December 07, 2019
Extremism marches on. Members of US Klu Klux Klan arriving for a rally, in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AP)
Survey: Most US voters would oppose hate speech ban
December 07, 2019
The wreckage of a bus that crashed during an excursion is seen in the northern town of Amdoun, Tunisia, December 1, 2019. (Reuters)
At least 26 killed in Tunisia bus crash
December 02, 2019
Bumpy road. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen speaks to the media about the Syrian Constitutional Committee at the United Nations in Geneva, November 29.(Reuters)
Delegates to Syria constitutional talks fail to meet, disagree on agenda
November 30, 2019
A general view of the Central Bank of Oman in Muscat. (Twitter)
Muscat launches advanced electronic payment system
November 30, 2019
A view of the Nawara gas treatment plant in the desert of the southern governorate of Tataouine. (OMV Aktiengesellschaft)
Tunisia optimistic over energy prospects with new gas field
November 30, 2019
Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists Executive President Nidal Mansour. (Twitter)
Interview with journalists’ freedom advocate Nidal Mansour
November 30, 2019
Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at Nouakchott airport. (Reuters)
Mauritania’s former president chairs panel signalling powerplay for political comeback
November 30, 2019
Mystery begins to unfold. Remains of missiles, which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, on display during a news conference in Riyadh, last September.(Reuters)
Why Doha condoned Iranian attacks on Saudi installations
November 30, 2019
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. (AFP)
Qatari foreign minister said to have visited Riyadh before GCC summit next month
November 29, 2019
Sudanese women march in Khartoum to mark International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, in the first such rally held in the northeast African country in decades, on November 25. (AFP)
Sudan abolishes anti-women law, dissolves Islamist party
November 29, 2019
Iraqi demonstrators burn tires to block a street during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq November 28, 2019. (Reuters)
Second Iranian consulate attacked by Iraqi protesters
November 29, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R)  and the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj during their meeting in Istanbul, November 27. (AFP)
High-profile military agreement signed by Erdogan, Libya's Sarraj
November 29, 2019
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz hold agreement documents after a signing ceremony at Qasr Al Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi, November 27. (SPA)
Riyadh, Abu Dhabi see eye to eye on regional challenges
November 29, 2019
Hisham Ashmawi (C) being escorted by members from Egypt's intelligence service, last May. (AFP)
Egypt sentences jihadist returned from Libya to death
November 28, 2019
A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. (Reuters)
New information revealed about Iran’s attack on Saudi oil installations
November 26, 2019
Remains of missiles, which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, are displayed during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 18, 2019.
Qatar saw advantages in Iranian attacks on Aramco facilities -- Sources
November 25, 2019
Hopeless manoeuvres. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks in Baghdad, last October.(AFP)
Iraqi prime minister turns to tribal leaders for support as pressure mounts from protests
November 23, 2019