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Yemen

UAE navy soldier on patrol at a port in Yemen. (Reuters)

Socotra island dispute resolved

Somalia

Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe speaks in the southern port town of Kismayu. (Reuters)

Somali opposition challenge president’s stance on Gulf dispute

Russia

A general view shows Syrian regime representatives, opposition delegates and other attendees as they take part in the plenary session of Syria peace talks in Astana, on May 15. (AFP)

Russia looks to regain leverage at Astana talks

Sadr

Muntazer al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist famous for throwing a shoe at former US President George W. Bush in 2008, attends a rally in Baghdad, on May 4. (AFP)

US puts brave face on Sadr’s win in Iraq, hopes for pragmatism

Palestinian territories

Senator Dianne Feinstein arrives for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, on May 16.(Reuters)

Support but also criticism at home after US Jerusalem embassy decision

Palestinian territories

A Palestinian man throws back an Israeli tear gas canister during protests near the Gaza-Israel the border, on May 18. (AFP)

Palestinians face worsening crises with little hope of redress

Mamoon Alabbasi

Sadr

A supporter of the Iraqi Communist Party holds the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle during a march in Baghdad. (AFP)

Iraq’s surprise election results raise questions about next leader

Qassem Soleimani

Qassem Soleimani in Israel’s crosshairs – and maybe US’s too

Egypt

Close cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after a joint news conference in Moscow, on May 14. (AP)

Egypt, Russia relations expanding amid regional uncertainty