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Smoke from a presumed drone or artillery strike on Oct. 3, 2020, in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.

Canada cancels permits for drone technology sales to Turkey

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State Department sends official to Beirut as stalemate drags on

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on Feb. 23, 2021.

Iran's foreign minister calls attack on nuclear site 'bad gamble'

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami speaks during a pro-government rally in the capital, Tehran's, central Enghelab Square on Nov. 25, 2019. In a shock announcement 10 days ago, Iran had raised the price of petrol by up to 200 %, triggering nationwide protests in a country whose economy has been battered by US sanctions.

EU hits Iranian officials with sanctions over human rights abuses

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US denies involvement in attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear site

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People are pictured inside a restaurant in Dubai, as the Gulf emirate moved to ease its lockdown measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, United Arab Emirates , May 26, 2020.

Dubai restaurants to stop screening dining areas during Ramadan fast

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A 120-bed ward at a specialized hospital for coronavirus cases inaugurated by the Kurdish Red Crescent around 10 kilometers (6 miles) outside the city of Hasakeh after the first COVID-19 death was reported in the northeastern region, Syria, April 20, 2020.

Northeast Syria imposes 'total lockdown' due to virus

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AL-MONITOR Staff

President of General Motors Mark Reuss announces that GMs Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant will build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle in Hamtramck, Michigan, Jan. 27, 2020.

Dubai to import self-driving cars

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AL-MONITOR Staff

People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometers (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021.

Egyptian prosecutors blame gross negligence for deadly train collision

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Probe finds Syrian air force likely used chlorine in 2018 attack

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Chinese diplomat Wang Qun in Vienna

Iran nuclear talks to resume next week

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Korean ship seized by Iran

Iran releases South Korean ship

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AL-MONITOR Staff