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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose as they attend a signing ceremony regarding the agreements between the two countries at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on Nov. 24, 2021.

Erdogan, MBZ meet for first time in nearly a decade

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A picture taken on Aug. 17, 2021, from the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights shows a fire burning in Syrian territory after a reported Israeli strike.

Latest alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria leave civilian, military casualties

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Al-Monitor Staff

Yemen malnutrition

Yemen death toll to reach 377,000 by year's end, UN says

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Al-Monitor Staff

Lebanon children

Children in Lebanon go hungry as economic crisis worsens

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Al-Monitor Staff

Photos posted on Tuesday show damage following protests.

Student protests continue in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

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An Israeli air force mechanic inspects an F-16 fighter during the Blue Flag multinational air defense exercise.

Israel-UAE trade reaches $700 million

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Kuwaiti prime minister asked to form third government this year

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (L) to address the media at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Nov. 22, 2021.

Morocco acquires Israeli anti-drone air defense system

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Al-Monitor Staff

Macron Sisi

France to probe whether Egypt used its intel to target civilians

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ISIS damage

Iraqi air force bombs Islamic State hideouts in mountains

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Al-Monitor Staff

Members of the special forces of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Hifter, pose with their flag in the eastern city of Benghazi on Nov. 6, 2020.

Turkish citizens held in eastern Libya return home

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Al-Monitor Staff

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok looks on during a deal-signing ceremony with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Sudanese ministers resign after prime minister pens deal with coup leaders

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