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A car transporting former Jordanian royal adviser Bassem Awadallah leaves the State Security Court after a verdict was announced in his trial alongside another official, accused of helping Prince Hamzah try to overthrow his half-brother King Abdullah II, in the capital Amman on July 12, 2021.

Jordanian appeals court upholds verdicts in royal sedition trial

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This picture taken on May 26, 2021 from the Cairo Citadel overlooking the Egyptian capital shows a view of the minarets of mosques and building rooftops in old Islamic Cairo, which gave its nickname of a "city of a thousand minarets".

Three dead following building collapse near Cairo

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Egypt, Turkey agree to future talks, though issues remain

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A picture shows Russian troops in the Syrian district of Daraa al-Balad in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on Sept. 1, 2021.

Syrian forces enter war-torn Daraa, opposition alleges rights abuses

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French gendarmerie stand close to the courtroom where the trial of the 2015 terror attack in Paris will take place, Sept. 7, 2021, at the Palais de Justice in Paris, France.

Trial begins for 20 linked to Islamic State terror attacks in Paris

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The One World Trade Center "Freedom Tower" and "The Oculus" are reflected in a window in New York, on Sept. 8, 2021.

Saudi Arabia says it welcomes Biden's order to release 9/11 files

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Lebanese soldiers are pictured at a petrol station in the capital Beirut on Aug. 14, 2021, after soldiers were deployed to force several stations to reopen their doors.

Egypt, Jordan, Syria agree to export gas to crisis-stricken Lebanon

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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Taliban rules out relations with Israel

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Amnesty report says Syrian refugees return to torture, rape

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An aerial image shows a picnic tables at a recreational area, built on the former military academy of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's entourage of female bodyguards, known as "Amazons", between the port and the city centre of the capital Tripoli, on June 8, 2021.

Clashes in Libya’s capital raise concerns over stability ahead of elections

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Zahra Nemati of Team Iran celebrates her gold medal in the Women's Individual Recurve gold final on day 9 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2, 2021.

Iranians set records at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Staff members at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs work around crates of looted Iraqi antiquities returned by the United States, ahead of a handover ceremony at the ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2021.

Norway police seize nearly 100 artifacts reportedly missing from Iraq

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AL-MONITOR Staff