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Week in Review

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria celebrates Taliban's declared "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan"

Are Syrian jihadis ready to take the fight to Afghanistan?

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Taliban, imam at Kabul mosque

Will the Taliban welcome al-Qaeda back to Afghanistan?

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Israel's coalition government holds to center

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Raisi at swearing-in

Raisi ready to support ‘any diplomatic plan’ that lifts sanctions on Iran

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A nurse stands by the CIRA-03 robot prototype built as part of a self-funded project to assist physicians in running tests on suspected COVID-19 coronavirus patients.

Middle East economic outlook hinges on vaccinations

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Muweis canal of Nile River in northern Egypt

How water has become a flashpoint in the Middle East

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Whither the Iran nuclear deal? Ask Raisi

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aerial view of Nile in northern Cairo outskirts

Egypt to Security Council: Ethiopian dam an ‘existential threat’

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"It's my dam" sign at Ethiopia campaign rally

Is UN last diplomatic stop in Nile dam dispute?

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Nizar Banat's body carried

Can Abbas survive summer of Palestinian discontent?

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Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi hold posters of him during an election campaign rally in the capital Tehran, on June 10, 2021.

Apathy shadows Iran vote but that doesn’t mean change won’t follow

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Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat

The reform challenge: What Oman (and others) might learn from Egypt

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