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Football players enter the pitch as the stands are seen empty after the decision of the Saudi Ministry of Sports, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the Saudi Professional League soccer match between AL-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq at King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 7, 2020. Picture taken March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri - RC2MFF9J8T68

Saudi soccer to resume this summer

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

People recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at a quarantine ward of a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC217H9IXKHA

Yemen’s health care system collapses as virus spreads

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Al-Monitor Staff

An ATM is seen outside the building of Qatar National Bank in Doha, Qatar January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer - RC15CADB0E00

Qatar National Bank hit with lawsuit over Americans killed by Hamas in Israel

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The Nabi Younes market is seen empty during a curfew imposed by Iraqi authorities, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in east Mosul, Iraq March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Rashid - RC29KF9K7L0M

New report details damage to Iraqi economy during COVID-19 pandemic

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Al-Monitor Staff

Mourners carry the coffin of an Iraqi demonstrator, who was killed during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer - RC2DMG92E3JK

After promising accountability, Iraq arrests suspect in protester's death

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Al-Monitor Staff

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC18F8550D40

Intel: Trump lines up behind Libya cease-fire proposed by Egypt’s Sisi

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The building of the European Court of Human Rights is seen ahead of the start of a hearing concerning Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia regarding human rights violations in Crimea, at in Strasbourg, France, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler - RC16452E08A0

European court rules against French conviction of BDS activists

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Al-Monitor Staff

Egypt to allow foreign tourists at select resorts

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Assad sacks prime minister amid deepening financial crisis

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Al-Monitor Staff

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan attend the fourth Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation meeting at the foreign ministry in Jerusalem, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC11C8C06E00

Intel: China may pose greater challenge to US hegemony in Mideast than Russia

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Al-Monitor Staff

Fighters loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government are seen on military vehicle after regaining control over the city, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny - RC2D2H9TCSV0

Libya’s warring parties participate in ‘productive’ cease-fire talks, UN says

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Al-Monitor Staff

An Israel El Al airlines plane is seen after its landing following its inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Nice at Nice international airport, France, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard - RC1EDB1D0750

Report: Israel’s El Al airline could be owned by state again

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