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Few options, if any. Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C) meets with the country’s top economic officials at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, November 29.(AP)
No end in sight for political impasse in Lebanon amid fears of ‘economic free fall’
Samar Kadi
Laying facts on the line. Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir (C) attends the 15th Manama Dialogue, November 23.(AFP)
GCC officials urge unity against Iranian threats
Mohammed Alkhereiji
New momentum. Members of the French Armed Forces march past the French frigate Courbet while taking part in a military cermony at the French Naval Base in Abu Dhabi, November 24.(Reuters)
Europe to operate Gulf maritime security mission out of French base in Abu Dhabi
Sabahat Khan
In harm’s way. An Iraqi anti-government protester shows a tear gas canister during clashes with Iraqi security forces in al-Rasheed Street near al-Ahrar Bridge, November 22.(AFP)
Iraq shuns US threat of sanctions over protesters’ deaths
Mamoon Alabbasi
An Iranian woman holds a smartphone shown to be unable to access internet, in Tehran, November 23. (AFP)
Iran’s suppression of unrest sharpens confrontation with Washington
Thomas Seibert
Looking to the future. Lebanese demonstrators take part in a civilian Independence Day parade in Beirut’s Martyr Square, November 22. (AFP)
‘Not afraid of change,’ Lebanese youth denounce sectarianism, corruption
Samar Kadi
People inspect damaged buildings following a reported Israeli air strike on the Syrian village of Beit Saber, south-west of Damascus, November 20. (AFP)
Unhappy with Israeli strikes in Syria, Russia outs Israel’s other operations
AW staff
A Yemeni boy holds his notebooks as school children attend an open-air class under a tree near their unfinished school in the south-western village of al-Kashar in Taez, September 16. (AP)
World Children’s Day is a stark reminder of young Arabs’ plight
Iman Zayat
Israeli Kahol Lavan (Blue and White) political alliance leader and retired General Benny Gantz, arrives to give a statement ahead of a midnight deadline in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 20. (AFP)
‘Institutional insanity’: Israel set for third election after coalition talks fail
Stephen Quillen