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Men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on Oct. 26, 2019.

Islamic State attempts prison break in Syria's Hasakah, SDF says

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A poster of Aimal Ahmadi's relatives who died in a US drone strike is installed on top of his house in Kabul on Dec. 14, 2021.

Democrats urge Biden to overhaul drone strike policy

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US says no more funds for Sudan until civilian government restored

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Putin Raisi

Iran to host joint naval exercises with Russia, China

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Aramco

Saudi Aramco inks deals with Korean companies

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UN agency seeks urgent support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

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Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

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More than 200 charged in Qatar for not wearing masks

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Men stand next to a tank at a storage facility of oil giant ADNOC in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17, 2022.

Israel offers UAE support after Houthi drone attack

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A picture shows an Emirati man walking at the Dubai Expo 2020, on Oct. 1, 2021.

Dubai Expo records 10 millionth visitor

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Sudanese protesters raise a national flag as they rally against the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum on Jan. 13, 2022.

US diplomats head to Saudi Arabia, Sudan to push UN post-coup dialogue

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Russian soldiers stand aboard a ship at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus on Sept. 26, 2019.

Crimean, Syrian ports sign cooperation agreements

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