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Sultan of Oman names new foreign, finance ministers in government reshuffle

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A man rides a motorbike past a billboard bearing a picture of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, on a street in his southern hometown city of Sidon (Saida), on August 18, 2020. - On February 14, 2005, the former Premier, who embodied the reconstruction of the country after its 1975-1990 civil war was killed in a monster bomb attack on his convoy. The special tribunal trying the four suspects accused of the assassination is expected to deliver its verdict today. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Phot

UN tribunal says Syrian government, Hezbollah not involved in Hariri assassination

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An Israeli F35 I takes part in the "Blue Flag" multinational air defence exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 11, 2019. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Intel: Israel still opposes any potential US sale of F-35 fighter aircraft to UAE

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 13: Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner listens as National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien speaks during a press briefing at the White House on August 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Kushner appeared with President Trump earlier today as Trump announced a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Kushner: US won’t sign off on West Bank annexation 'for some time'

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 28, 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. - President Donald Trump has shattered through norms and niceties on the world stage in his nearly three years in office. Entering an election year, Trump is unlikely to slow down as he seeks what has largely eluded him -- a headline-grabbing victory. The tycoon turned president closes 2019 with a new stride after what was perhaps

Intel: Iran paid bounties to Taliban for US soldiers, influencing Soleimani strike

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Pope Francis waves at faithfuls from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St.Peter's square during his Angelus prayer on August 15, 2020 at the Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to resume Nile dam talks

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Surge in coronavirus cases continues in Lebanon following explosion

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UAE, Israel continue normalizing ties

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Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags line a road in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on August 16, 2020. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's president invites UAE crown prince to Jerusalem

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UN Security Council rejects US-sought extension on Iran arms embargo

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrests US citizen Bilal Abdul Kareem in Syria’s Idlib

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Iraqis wearing protective masks leave after shopping at the Mall of Baghdad as it reopens after a long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Al-Harithiya area of the capital Baghdad, on July 19, 2020. (Photo by SABAH ARAR / AFP) (Photo by SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Iraq again breaks daily COVID-19 record

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