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Are Israel, Hamas en route to war or an agreement?

Palestine

Firing of Palestinian prisoner affairs minister sparks anger

Turkey

UN reaches out to Ankara as Assad coils around Idlib

Israel

Israeli bill aims to crack down on those hiring prostitutes

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Editors' picks

Are Turkey’s Christians as 'fine' as they say?

Cairo breathes sigh of relief as Saudi oil exports resume through Bab el-Mandeb

Palestinian police patrol Hebron in rare sight for locals

Ankara plans road network to connect Syria with southern Turkey

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Religious minorities
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From our pulses:

From our pulses:

Egypt

Cairo, Rome carefully repairing relations 2 years after researcher's murder

New Egyptian health care initiative: Help or hoax?

Egypt

Egypt's Salafists start offering marriage counseling

Egypt

Egyptian forum dreams up ways to attract expat money

Gulf

Yemen war escalates as Houthis threaten UAE, Saudi Arabia

Why Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince still needs his father

Gulf

Is the GCC dead?

Gulf

Saudi Arabia bails out Jordan

Iran

Why Iran isn't concerned over US plans for ‘Arab NATO’

Freeing Green Movement leaders is losing value as trump card for Tehran

Iran

Iranian MPs, activists lobby to force government to hire young managers

Iran

How regional politics is restraining Kurdish militancy in Iran

Iraq

Will Iraq comply with US-imposed Iran sanctions?

Genocide still haunts Iraq's Yazidis

Iraq

As Iraq wraps up election recount, is a new government in sight?

Iraq

Iraq's Basra plans dam on vital river

Israel

Addressing Jewish refugees' issue vital part of Mideast peace

Israel’s Nationality Law lays ground for West Bank annexation

Israel

Why Trump's plan to shut UNRWA is not the solution

Israel

US game plan on Iran written in Tel Aviv, claim Israeli insiders

Jordan

Russia / Mideast

Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in Syria

Cigarette scandal shifts attention to institutionalized corruption in Jordan

Jordan

Cave restaurant becomes latest attraction in Jordan’s mosaic city

Jordan

Russia key to reset of Jordanian-Syrian ties

Lebanon

Lebanon looks for economic lift from cannabis

Lebanon-UNHCR feuding over Syrian refugees

Lebanon

Development of public beaches sparks outrage in Lebanon

Lebanon

Decks and the City: Artist proposes gardens over car parks in Beirut

North Africa

Congress seeks uptick in North Africa operations

Tunisia hopes boost in Chinese investment can ease economic woes

Tunisian doctors sound alarm on health system collapse

Palestine

Hebron women turn to at-home businesses to boost self-sufficiency

Home for a day: Palestinian diaspora reconnects with motherland

Palestine

Tiny fish powers Gaza bodybuilders

Palestine

Abbas tightens grip on Palestinian governmental bodies

Syria

Azaz conference explores boosting role of Syrian women

Syrian opposition arresting those who promote reconciling with regime

Syria

Syrians in opposition-held areas near Aleppo obtain new IDs

Syria

The coming battle for Idlib

Turkey

Medieval Turkish village reinvents itself as tech hub

Turkish lira plunges as Trump hits Ankara with increased tariffs

Turkey

Mainstream Turkish media turn blind eye to country’s worst currency crisis

Turkey

Ex-army chief rises swiftly in Turkish civilian politics

Breaking News

2018-08-10T17:05:02

UN Security Council meets on Yemen bus attack

2018-08-10T16:35:01

Palestinian medic killed by Israeli fire on Gaza border: health ministry

2018-08-10T14:15:00

Saudi-led coalition announces probe into Yemen bus attack

2018-08-10T13:45:04

Sudan ruling party chooses Bashir as candidate for 2020

2018-08-10T13:45:02

Reporters Without Borders 'unblocks' website in Egypt

2018-08-10T11:55:03

Combative Saudi foreign policy stirs international ire

2018-08-10T06:25:01

North Korea will preserve know-how despite denuclearisation: FM

2018-08-09T21:35:00

Washington demands probe into Yemen bus strike

2018-08-09T19:45:02

Syria recorded 68,000 deaths in 2017: registry chief

2018-08-09T16:55:02

New Israeli strike in Gaza City wounds 18: ministry

Featured Location:

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A man works on carpets laid out in fields to soften their colors Dosemealti, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2018.

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CULTURE

Cultural heritage

Medieval Turkish village reinvents itself as tech hub

Cultural heritage

Home for a day: Palestinian diaspora reconnects with motherland

Sports and international athletics

Tiny fish powers Gaza bodybuilders

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in Syria

As ringmaster, Russia runs Israel-Iran balancing act in Syria

Syria war spillover

Idlib takes center stage at Sochi Syria talks

WASHINGTON

Watchdog: Islamic State fighter numbers increase in Syria

US hopes new sanctions fuel Iran protests

EU-Mideast ties

US reimposes sanctions as Iran deal crumbles

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