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Syria stripped of voting rights by global chemical weapons watchdog

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Iran welcomes Iraqi mediation with Gulf states

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Government, Kurdish forces clash in northeast Syria

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This picture taken on June 17, 2020, shows a view of the facade of the central bank of Syria in the capital Damascus' Sabaa Bahrat Square.

Syria gets new central bank head

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Orthodox Jewish men, some dressed in costumes to celebrate Purim, watch as Israeli policemen patrol in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on Feb. 28, 2021.

Israelis clash with police in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

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Iranians steps on the US, Israeli and British flag during a parade marking Quds Day, Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019.

Iran cancels Quds Day for second year in a row

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry participates in a panel talk at the 2018 Munich Security Conference, Munich, Germany, Feb. 17, 2018.

Egyptian foreign minister on African tour as Nile dam issue looms

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Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum

UN experts urge UAE to release princess who claims she's hostage

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In this handout picture released by the Turkish presidential press office, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and invited guests attend Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during the building's first official prayers after being reconverted into a mosque on July 24, 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Erdogan is MENA’s most popular leader, Arab Barometer finds

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People exercise on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021, after authorities announced that face masks for COVID-19 prevention were no longer needed outside.

Israel lifts outdoor mask requirement, acquires more vaccine doses

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Ankara's Metropolitan Municipality has used graffiti to symbolize the work and dedication of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City Hospital region of Ankara on April 19, 2021.

Turkey nearly leading the world in daily COVID-19 cases

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A delegate from Libya takes part in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum hosted in Gammarth on the outskirts of Tunisia's capital, on Nov. 9, 2020. In October, the two main sides in the complex Libyan conflict signed a landmark cease-fire agreement.

Intel: UN to send cease-fire observers to Libya

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