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Houthis

Mission impossible? A Yemeni man carries a box containing bottles of cooking oil in the northern province of Hajjah. (AFP)

Houthis blocking humanitarian, denounced by WFP

Qatar

A near-eclipse. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani (C) during a meeting in Doha.(Reuters)

Boycott-hit Qatar losing regional clout

Youssef Chahed

At a crossroads. Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed delivers a speech during a news conference at the end of the foundational congress of Tahya Tunis, May 1. (AFP)

Leap of Tunisia’s prime minister to party leadership brings ties to Islamists to a head

Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meeting with the chief of Sudan's ruling military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdulrahman, , in Cairo, May 25. (The Egyptian Presidency via AFP)

Visit of Sudan’s military ruler to Egypt opens new chapter in relations

Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rohani (R) greets Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the presidency office in Tehran, March 18. (AP)

Possible mediators for crisis between Iran and US line up, but prospects in doubt

Palestinians

US peace plan comes unglued over Israel’s election rerun

tunisia

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed speaks during a meeting of Tahya Tounes party in Tunis, May 1. (Reuters)

Tunisia’s fractured secularists scramble to consolidate ranks

Eid

Palestinian children attend an event organised ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday in Rafah. (AFP)

Eid al-Fitr spirit unbeatable despite economic strains in the region

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (4th L, front row) poses with leaders attending the Arab summit held in Mecca, May 30. (SAP/DPA)

Mecca summits reflect regional resolve to face Iranian threats