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Yemen

Soldiers inspect the scene of a Houthi drone attack at Yemeni government military parade in al-Anad air base, Lahaj province, Yemen January 10, 2019. (Reuters)

Houthis torpedo UN peace efforts with deadly drone attack

Turkey

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) tours the newly inaugurated al Fattah al-Aleem mosque in Egypt’s new administrative capital, January 10. (AFP)

US reiterates commitment to counter Iran, faces more tensions with Turkey

Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sits during an interview in Cairo. (Reuters)

Egyptian president confirms security coordination with Israel in CBS interview

US

A Saudi soldier stands guard in Riyadh with the Saudi and US flags in the background. (AP)

Trump’s turnarounds have implications for Gulf countries

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud leads a cabinet meeting in Riyadh, January 1. (DPA)

Saudi government reshuffle designed to address the country’s challenges

Maren Ueland

On alert. A police vehicle is seen on a road near the tourist village of Imlil in the High Atlas range, December 18. (AFP)

Sleeper terrorist cells highlight Morocco’s homegrown threat

Middle East

Flawed societies. A girl from of an impoverished Iraqi family reportedly living on $5 a day at her home in the Iraqi city of Najaf. (AFP)

The Arab world braces for more uphill tasks in 2019

Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at the presidential palace in Khartoum, December 31. (AFP)

Future of Sudanese regime at stake as protests continue

Mohamed Aboelfadl-62438

Lebanon

A Lebanese man shouts slogans during a protest against the months-long failure of rival political factions to agree on forming a new government, December 23. (dpa)

Anger simmers in Lebanon over government impasse