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Turkish cocaine bust

Lebanon-Venezuela kingpin detained in Turkey's 'third largest' cocaine bust

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AL-MONITOR Staff

US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

As Israel braces for Iran retaliation, Biden pledges 'ironclad' support

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Citizens inspect the effects of the destruction of Al-Farouq Mosque and the buildings destroyed by the Israeli raids on Feb. 22, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza.

Netanuyahu says date set for Rafah operation as Cairo talks enter new round

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AL-MONITOR Staff

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

White House postpones top delegation to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization

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AL-MONITOR Staff

A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing after Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 21, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

State Department staffer resigns over Biden's handling of Gaza

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Lebanese protesters burn tyres during a demonstration called for by the banks depositors committee against monetary policies, on May 9, 2023.

Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East

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AL-MONITOR Staff

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) and Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz (L) stand at attention during the playing of the Israeli national anthem at an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon June 3, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.

Israel's Gantz meets Austin, Blinken on 'unauthorized' Washington visit

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Palestinian citizens inspect the effects of destruction caused by air strikes on their homes on Nov. 25, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Gaza in numbers: 30,000 dead, 80% displaced, half million on brink of famine

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AL-MONITOR Staff

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “A Review of Defense Secretary Austin’s Unannounced Absence.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

US defense chief: Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Men armed with rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers and assault rifles ride in the back of a pickup vehicle parading before a large banner depicting the Koran, Islam's Holy Book, and Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the slain leader of Yemen's Houthi movement who was killed in 2004, during a pro-Palestinian rally in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Feb. 7, 2024.

US designation of Houthis as terror group comes into effect

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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Turkey's manufacturer of Bayraktar drones is building plant in Ukraine

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Race camels resting before a race in Qatar.

Culture

Kuwait holds annual camel race as sport regains regional traction