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Egypt

Army soldiers march next to a fire truck carrying the body of Egyptian army officer Abdelhamid Sobhi killed in Sinai in early May. (DPA)

Bloody Sinai showdown shows terrorism problem yet to be rooted out

Morocco

Moroccan and Algerian flags on the border between the two countries. (AFP)

The significance of Morocco’s Jerada base near the Algerian border

Mohamed al-Alawi

Iran

Iranian Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) talks to MPs after being elected parliament speaker at the Iranian parliament in Tehran. (AP)

Tehran exerts pressure to undermine US, Iraq talks

tunisia

A 2017 file picture shows a Tunisian solider standing guard as new ships delivered by the US military to the Tunisian naval forces arrive at the Bizerte Tunisian naval base. (AFP)

Tunisian politicians, media critical of AFRICOM deployment plan, officials silent

Sudan

Members of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol the area near the city of Nyala in Sudan’s Darfur. (AFP)

UN missions in Arab conflicts are ill-equipped for success

Mohamed Abul Fadhl

Syria

A February 2020 file picture shows an explosion following an Israeli air strike on an undisclosed location in Syria. (AFP)

Israel suspected in Syria strike that kills 5 Iran-backed fighters

UAE

A file photo of Emirati minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash. (AFP)

UAE says Israeli annexation would be 'a serious setback' for peace in Middle East.

Morocco

A 2001 photo of then- Moroccan prime minister Abderrahman El-Youssoufi in Rabat.(AFP)

Moroccan statesman Abderrahman El-Youssoufi passes away

Mohamed al-Alawi

tunisia

Tunisian soldiers stand near the Libyan border during a military exercise in 2016. (AFP)

US considers deployment of “Assistance Brigade” in Tunisia, no combat role eyed