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UAE’s historic mission to Mars postponed over poor weather

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An aerial picture shows Syrians gathering at the site of an improvised explosive device which hit a joint Turkish-Russian patrol on the strategic M4 highway, near the Syrian town of Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on July 14, 2020. - Three Russian and several Turkish soldiers were wounded in Syria's restive Idlib province when a joint military patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device, Russia's defence ministry said. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) / The erroneous photographer's

Roadside bomb hits Russian-Turkish patrol on key Syrian highway

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New UAE budget airline makes its first flight

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Iran probes another blast at industrial complex

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Saudi Arabia announces steep fines for hajj trespassers

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US threatens sanctions in bid to restore oil sharing in Libya

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Report: Energy producers in Middle East to earn billions less in oil revenues

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Israeli protesters clash with police outside Netanyahu's residence

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A Turkish military convoy is seen parked near the town of Batabu on the highway linking Idlib to the Syrian Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, on March 2, 2020. - The Syrian government pledged to repel Turkish forces attacking its Russia-backed troops in northwestern Syria as tensions spike between Damascus and Ankara. Since December, Syrian regime forces have led a deadly military offensive against the last major opposition stronghold of Idlib, where Turkey supports some rebel groups. Damascus said i

UN Security Council vote leaves one crossing open between Turkey, Syria

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A Bahraini lawyer, S Mohsin Al-Alawi (R) holds the defence case file for Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the Shiite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, as he leaves the court after the sentence hearing on June 16, 2015, in Manama. A Bahrain court jailed Shiite opposition leader Salman for four years after convicting him of inciting disobedience and hatred in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP via Getty Images)

Bahrain upholds death sentences despite torture claims

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First series of Fight Island UFC events wraps up in Abu Dhabi

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An Algerian man buys a sandwich at a shop in the capital Algiers on June 7, 2020, after authorities eased some restrictions put in place in a bid to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria reimposes domestic travel restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases

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