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UAE intercepts Houthi ballistic missile as Israeli president visits

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Emirates air

Emirates signs new agreement with Spanish IT company

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A large billboard encourages people to take part in a free vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in the capital, Manama, on Dec. 24, 2020.

Bahrain cracks down on restaurants that allegedly violated virus rules

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Iran urged to release rights defender Narges Mohmmadi

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A photo taken on June 10, 2021, shows traffic at the entrance to Baghdad International Airport.

Baghdad airport hit with rockets, no one hurt

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) and Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Riyadh governor (L) in Riyadh, Feb. 12, 2007.

Saudi business group touts plan to improve economic ties with Russia

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Emirati women look at a tourist in Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Residence on Aug. 17, 2021.

More Russians visiting Dubai

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured), Moscow, Russia, Jan. 19, 2022.

Ex-UN officials, rights experts urge probe of Iran's 1988 mass killings

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US warns against travel to UAE over drone, missile threats

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Jordanian soldiers stand guard near their vehicle as they secure the area near the Al-Karameh border point with Iraq on June 25, 2014 as Jordan reinforced its border with Iraq after Sunni Arab militants overran a crossing with Syria.

Jordanian forces shoot alleged drug smugglers on snowy border with Syria

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Iran state broadcaster hacked with images of dissident group

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Yemeni pro-government fighters surround ordnances removed from the district of Harib on Jan. 25, 2022.

Yemeni government forces make new gains in Marib

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