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French gendarmerie stand close to the courtroom where the trial of the 2015 terror attack in Paris will take place, Sept. 7, 2021, at the Palais de Justice in Paris, France.

Trial begins for 20 linked to Islamic State terror attacks in Paris

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Al-Monitor Staff

The One World Trade Center "Freedom Tower" and "The Oculus" are reflected in a window in New York, on Sept. 8, 2021.

Saudi Arabia says it welcomes Biden's order to release 9/11 files

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Lebanese soldiers are pictured at a petrol station in the capital Beirut on Aug. 14, 2021, after soldiers were deployed to force several stations to reopen their doors.

Egypt, Jordan, Syria agree to export gas to crisis-stricken Lebanon

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Taliban rules out relations with Israel

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Amnesty report says Syrian refugees return to torture, rape

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Al-Monitor Staff

An aerial image shows a picnic tables at a recreational area, built on the former military academy of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's entourage of female bodyguards, known as "Amazons", between the port and the city centre of the capital Tripoli, on June 8, 2021.

Clashes in Libya’s capital raise concerns over stability ahead of elections

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Al-Monitor Staff

Zahra Nemati of Team Iran celebrates her gold medal in the Women's Individual Recurve gold final on day 9 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2, 2021.

Iranians set records at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

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Al-Monitor Staff

Staff members at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs work around crates of looted Iraqi antiquities returned by the United States, ahead of a handover ceremony at the ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2021.

Norway police seize nearly 100 artifacts reportedly missing from Iraq

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Amnesty calls for Tunisian authorities to 'come clean' over role in illegal rendition of Algerian activist

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A man carries bread on a wheelbarrow at a market in downtown Kabul on Aug. 28, 2021, following the Taliban's stunning military takeover of Afghanistan.

UAE sends aid to Taliban’s Afghanistan

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Laboratory workers fill boxes with vials of China's Sinovac vaccine against the coronavirus, produced by the Egyptian company VACSERA, in the capital, Cairo, on Sept. 1, 2021.

Egypt to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Islamic State 'Beatles' member pleads guilty in US hostage-taking case

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Al-Monitor Staff