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A Russian S400b4 anti-aircraft rocket system roll past during the second night of rehearsals in preparation for the WWII Victory Parade in front of a banner informing of a national vote on constitutional changes in Moscow on June 18, 2020. - Russia's President Putin on June 24 will preside over a massive military parade to mark Soviet victory in World War II, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The banner read as "Our decision". (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTS

Russia may sell S-400 to Iran after UN embargo expires, ambassador says

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Saudis and foreign residents walk down a hallway during Umrah in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, on October 4, 2020, as authorities partially resume the year-round pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. (Photo by BANDAR AL-DANDANI / AFP) (Photo by BANDAR AL-DANDANI/AFP via Getty Images)

Umrah pilgrimage resumes in Saudi Arabia after 7-month pause

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This picture shows an Airbus A380 of the Emirates airline during landing on September 24, 2019 at the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Emirates resumes flights to several European cities

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 13: David Friedman, US Ambassador to Israel speaks during a briefing at the White House August 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on a range of topics including his announcement earlier in the day of a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

US ambassador to Israel warns Biden win could undermine consensus on Iran

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A vendor wearing a face mask against the coronavirus sells fresh fish at the Mutrah Souq (Mutrah market) in the Omani capital Muscat on September 18, 2020. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Oman's coronavirus cases pass 100,000

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The Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune is docked at the El Palito refinery after its arrival to Puerto Cabello in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020. - The first of five Iranian tankers carrying much-needed gasoline and oil derivatives docked in Venezuela on Monday, Caracas announced amid concern in Washington over the burgeoning relationship between countries it sees as international pariahs. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Third, final Iranian tanker arrives in Venezuela

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Intel: Morocco signs 10-year military cooperation agreement with Pentagon

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Iraqi Yazidis burn incense during the funeral of Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail (image), supreme spiritual leader of the Yazidi religious minority, in the Iraqi town of Sheikhan, 50km northeast of Mosul, on October 2, 2020. - Iraq's Yazidi minority laid to rest their spiritual leader today as tributes poured in for the man who guided his flock through the horrors of Islamic State group occupation.
Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail died late yesterday at the age of 87, his office said. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED /

Yazidi spiritual leader Baba Sheikh dies at 87

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Qatar Airways resumes flights to three South African cities

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BEIRUT, LEBANON - SEPTEMBER 08: Workers continue to remove debris, damaged cars, and destroyed warehouses from last month's explosion at the Port’s Free Zone on September 8, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's army says they have found more than four tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the port entrance, the same substance that caused the August 4 blast. Last month's explosion at Beirut's port killed over 200 people, injured thousands, and upended countless lives. (Photo by Haytham Al Achkar/Getty Images)

Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian captain, shipowner after Beirut blast

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Etihad Airways provides COVID-19 test with ticket

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A picture taken on July 19, 2020, shows a screen broadcasting the launch of the "Hope" Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. - The probe is one of three racing to the Red Planet, with Chinese and US rockets also taking advantage of the Earth and Mars being unusually close: a mere hop of 55 million kilometres (34 million miles). "Hope" -- Al-Amal in Arabic -- is expected to start orbiting Mars by February 2021, marking the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE. (Photo by Giuse

UAE Mars probe's trajectory now viewable online

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