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Smoke and fire billow after shelling on the Islamic State group's last holdout of Baghuz, in the eastern Syrian Deir ez-Zor province on March 3, 2019.

Intel: Pentagon chief briefed on 2019 Syria airstrike

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Palestinian mourners carry away the body of Saddam Bani Odeh, who was killed earlier amidst dawn clashes with Israeli troops.

Palestinian media: man killed by Israeli forces as tensions continue

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Syria explores vaccine cooperation with Cuba

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Israeli court delays key testimony in Netanyahu corruption trial

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Libyan strongman Hifter announces presidential run

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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) welcomes his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) in the capital Tehran on November 15, 2021.

Turkish foreign minister meets Iranian president in Tehran

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Russia debuts a prototype of its new Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, a fifth-generation single-engine fighter jet

Intel: Russia displays new fighter jet at Dubai Airshow 2021

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A Saudi woman consults a plastic surgeon during a bridal expo in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017.

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to prominent doctors, scholars

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Kuwaiti Parliament

Kuwait's aging ruler hands some duties to crown prince

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Iraq to repatriate citizens stranded at Belarus border

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A Palestinian man receives financial aid at a supermarket as part of the United Nations Humanitarian Cash Assistance program, supported by Qatar, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Sept. 15, 2021.

Qatar to begin distributing money to Gazan families again

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Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks at Jerusalem Post's annual conference, Jerusalem, Oct. 12, 2021.

Israeli defense minister to visit Morocco in first since normalization

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