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In this handout picture released by the Turkish presidential press office, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and invited guests attend Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during the building's first official prayers after being reconverted into a mosque on July 24, 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Erdogan is MENA’s most popular leader, Arab Barometer finds

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People exercise on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021, after authorities announced that face masks for COVID-19 prevention were no longer needed outside.

Israel lifts outdoor mask requirement, acquires more vaccine doses

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Ankara's Metropolitan Municipality has used graffiti to symbolize the work and dedication of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City Hospital region of Ankara on April 19, 2021.

Turkey nearly leading the world in daily COVID-19 cases

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AL-MONITOR Staff

A delegate from Libya takes part in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum hosted in Gammarth on the outskirts of Tunisia's capital, on Nov. 9, 2020. In October, the two main sides in the complex Libyan conflict signed a landmark cease-fire agreement.

Intel: UN to send cease-fire observers to Libya

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Islamic State-linked group executes Egyptian Copts, Sinai tribesmen in video

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11 dead in another Egyptian train crash

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Turkey's US envoy 'not naive' to differences, sees room for cooperation with Washington

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AL-MONITOR Staff

boat capsizing search off Tunisia

21 migrants drown off Tunisia's coast

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AL-MONITOR Staff

Menendez and Feinstein

Senate Democrats push for additional checks on UAE F-35 sale

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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Iran reaches 60% uranium enrichment

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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Turkey bans cryptocurrency payments

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AL-MONITOR Staff

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US slams Yemen’s Houthis for ignoring cease-fire

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AL-MONITOR Staff