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Kuwait

Kuwaitis raise Palestinian flags duirng a ‘solidarity drive’ on May 15, 2021. (AFP)

Kuwait government preempts Islamist exploitation of Palestinian issue

Hamas

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures during a joint news conference with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki following their talks in Moscow, Russia, May 5, 2021. (AFP)

Considerations over presence in Syria restrain Russia’s reactions to Israel-Hamas fighting

tunisia

Outside view of the Tunis Kasbah district where the Tunisian ministry of finance is located. (TAW)

Ahead of new IMF round, Tunisia secures $500 million in US aid

Saudi Arabia

A file picture of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. (AFP)

Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza violence

Lebnaon

A Lebanese pupil uses her parents’ mobile phone for an online lesson inside a crammed apartment in the eastern Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud. (AFP)

‘Catastrophe’ looms as Lebanon crisis cancels school for many

Jordan

Protesters express solidarity with the Palestinian people, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan May 16, 2021. (REUTERS)

Jordan under pressure with fighting next door

Saudi Arabia

Saudi passengers greet each other as they prepare to fly out of King Abdulaziz International Airport, in Jiddah, May 17, 2021. (AP)

Saudi Arabia eases travel restrictions for foreigners, citizens

truce

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 17, 2021. (AFP)

Despite pressures at home and in region, US in no rush for Mideast truce

Sudan

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. (REUTERS)

France hosts African leaders, announces $1.5 billion loan to Sudan