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Jordanian Prince Hamzah Bin al-Hussein attends the SOFEX Jordan (Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference) on May 11, 2010, in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan prince declares loyalty to king following rift

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Sarah Hekmati (R), sister of US Marine Corps veteran Amir Hekmati, speaks about her brother on May 19, 2014, during a vigil held for him in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. The vigil was held on the 1,000th day of Amir's imprisonment in Iran. Amir is an Iranian-American detained in Iran while visiting his grandmother. Falsely accused of being a spy, he was detained in August of 2011, held in solitary confinement for months and hidden by the walls of Irans Evin prison. He was sen

Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 7, 2019, shows (L to R) Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to each other during a joint press conference at the presidential headquarters in the capital, Tehran, on July 7, 2019. Iran will begin enriching uranium beyond a 3.67% cap set by a landmark nuclear deal "in a few hours," the Islamic Republic's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said on July 7, 2019.

Iran: no direct or indirect talks with US officials in Vienna

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (C), sign an agreement in the capital Tehran, on March 27, 2021.

Zarif throws full weight behind contentious Iran-China deal

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Rouhani with Khamenei portrait behind

Iran's Rouhani: 'We have to pursue negotiations daily'

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Haranbush camp for displaced Syrians in Idlib

Syria donor conference raises $6.4B, far short of UN target

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An anti-aircraft gun fires rounds in tribute during the funeral of General Wanis Bukhamada, commander of the "Saiqa" (Special Forces) of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, in the eastern city of Benghazi on Nov. 1, 2020.

Libyan National Army prisoners of war released

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Mubarak, Ganzouri and Arafat in 1988

Former Egyptian PM Kamal al-Ganzouri dies at 88

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on Feb. 23, 2021.

Iranian foreign minister meets Afghan president

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Boxes containing vials of the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine (a version of the vaccine produced in India) against the coronavirus, are unloaded upon the arrival of the first shipment at the airport of Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on March 31, 2021.

Yemen gets first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines

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Lisa Peterson

US rights report keeps Trump language on Israel, Palestinian territories

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Iran' Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi (R), in Tehran on Feb. 21, 2021. Iran said it had held "fruitful discussions" with the UN nuclear watchdog chief, ahead of a deadline when it is set to restrict the agency's inspections unless the United States lifts painful sanctions. Grossi's visit comes amid stepped-up efforts between US President Joe Biden's administration, European powers and Iran to salvage th

Iran shuns reported US offer on nuclear deal

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