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US Navy sailors stand guard aboard the USS Sirocco patrol ship while docked at the US 5th Fleet Command in Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Dec. 17, 2019.

Jordan to support US Navy unmanned drone task force in Red Sea

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A man wearing a face mask prepares his ballot at a polling station in Caracas during the regional and municipal elections in Venezuela, on Nov. 21, 2021.

Turkey praises Venezuela for 'peaceful' elections

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Iran executes man jailed for murder as minor

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Iranian diplomat and political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani.

Iran's deputy foreign minister pledges 'new chapter' in Iran-UAE relations

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose as they attend a signing ceremony regarding the agreements between the two countries at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on Nov. 24, 2021.

Erdogan, MBZ meet for first time in nearly a decade

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A picture taken on Aug. 17, 2021, from the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights shows a fire burning in Syrian territory after a reported Israeli strike.

Latest alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria leave civilian, military casualties

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Yemen malnutrition

Yemen death toll to reach 377,000 by year's end, UN says

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Lebanon children

Children in Lebanon go hungry as economic crisis worsens

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Photos posted on Tuesday show damage following protests.

Student protests continue in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

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An Israeli air force mechanic inspects an F-16 fighter during the Blue Flag multinational air defense exercise.

Israel-UAE trade reaches $700 million

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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Kuwaiti prime minister asked to form third government this year

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (L) to address the media at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Nov. 22, 2021.

Morocco acquires Israeli anti-drone air defense system

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