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Members of the Ennahda Islamist bloc attend a parliamentary session.

Leading Tunisian Islamist party under investigation for alleged foreign funding

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Al-Monitor Staff

Palestinian protesters hurl rocks at Israeli forces during confrontations with them in the town of Beita.

Palestinian municipal employee killed by Israeli gunfire in contentious West Bank town

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Passengers wait at the departure gate at Kuwait international airport, after a 12-day closure to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2021.

Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from traveling overseas

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Members of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, parade with a drone in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2021.

Lockheed, Israel's Rafael team up to build laser air defense weapon

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Al-Monitor Staff

Policemen stand by the rubble at the scene of a building collapse along Kasr el-Nile street in the Egyptian capital Cairo's downtown district, on Aug. 15, 2020.

One dead following building collapse near Cairo

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Funeral for Turkish soldier

Turkish soldier in Iraq killed fighting PKK

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Al-Monitor Staff

A picture taken on March 26, 2021, shows a damaged and abandoned villa complex of members of a Libyan family who commanded a militia that traumatised Tarhuna town, 80Km southeast of the capital. The Kaniyat were a team of six brothers who traumatized the town of Tarhuna in war-ravaged Libya, systematically eliminating those seen as opposing their militia — including killing the families.

Libyan militia leader sanctioned for war crimes killed in shootout

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Iranian intelligence says it busted alleged Israeli spy network

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US President Joe Biden (R) hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi for a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington, July 26, 2021.

Iraq's military disputes militia claim about drone attack

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Egypt's Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb delivers a speech during the Founders Memorial event in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4, 2019.

Al-Azhar sheikh demands 'serious action' on climate change

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Al-Monitor Staff

A sign warning against landmines is seen by a barbed-wire fence in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 22, 2021 near the border fence with the Syrian governorate of Quneitra.

Israeli woman who crossed into Syria handed 8-month jail sentence

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Al-Monitor Staff

A Tunisian protester lifts a national flag at an anti-government rally as security forces block off the road in front of the Parliament in the capital Tunis on July 25, 2021.

US 'concerned' by Tunisia turmoil, no determination if 'coup' underway

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Al-Monitor Staff