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Afghanistan

The wanted poster of al-Qaida propagandist Husam Abd al-Rauf, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Muhsin al-Masri. who was killed in Afghanistan, Oct. 25. (AP)

FBI-wanted Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan

Turkey

A 2018 file picture shows French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a joint press conference in Paris. (AFP)

Turkey extends East Med exploration, sparks tensions with France

Israel

Emirati official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi. (AP)

Israel sees ‘great opportunity’ for Palestinians to ‘join the path of peace’

US

US soldiers stand next to an F-35A Lightning II stationed at the Emirati Al-Dhafra base, about 32 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi, last September. (AFP)

Israel signals it will not oppose sale of F-35 warplanes to UAE

Sudan

A combination picture (L to R): the President of the Sudanese Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk. (AFP)

Mixed reactions to Sudan-Israel deal, stances predictably polarised

Ethiopia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, meets with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, last September. ( AP)

Ethiopia rejects Trump’s ‘belligerent threats’ over Nile dam

Libya

Representative of Libya’s two rival factions shaking hands after a signing ceremony, on October 23, in Geneva. (AFP)

Erdogan downplays Libya agreements hinting at spoiler role

Sudan

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (R) in Khartoum, last August. (AFP)

Day after in Sudan as normalisation deal with Israel is sealed

Iran

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, welcomes the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al-Kadhimi to Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 22. (AP)

Pro-Iran forces in Iraq fretting over normalisation prospects

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