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Israel's simple path to solving draft crisis

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Iran's calendar in dire need of reform

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Turkey tries to legitimize incursion in northern Iraq

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Russia / Mideast

Turkey's presidential candidates divided over military cooperation with Moscow

Congress presses Egypt on injured US citizen

Israel's finance minister listens carefully as citizens grumble over price of food

Why Israelis root for Iran, Morocco in World Cup

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From our pulses:

Egypt

Sisi surrounds himself with generals in latest Cabinet reshuffle

Film about Egyptian superstar a hit everywhere but Egypt

Egypt

Egypt to comb black-sand deposits for hidden riches

Egypt

Egypt’s proposed media law spooks journalists

Gulf

Is the GCC dead?

Saudi Arabia bails out Jordan

Gulf

Kuwait's careful balancing act with Iran, Saudi Arabia

Gulf

Saudi defense spending soars, but not to America's benefit

Iran

Iran preps for sanctions by expanding major port project

Kurdish rebels move to gain US support for operations against Iran

Iran

Is Rouhani all talk, no action on hints at Cabinet shake-up?

Iran

Why do Iranian conservatives hate this top-rated TV series?

Iraq

Iraq's Sadr calls for disarming factions after Baghdad explosion

Islamic State fighters buried without identification in Iraq

Iraq

Will Iraqi communists stick with Sadr’s Sairoon Alliance?

Iraq

Iraqi militias, US make nice following elections

Israel

Will new bill destroy Israeli Knesset's Arab alliance?

Why Jordan will be key to any Mideast peace deal

Israel

Will Gaza kites lead to war with Israel?

Israel

Iran scores PR win in intelligence wars with Israel

Jordan

Why Jordan will be key to any Mideast peace deal

Does latest Gulf aid to Jordan come with strings?

Gulf

Saudi Arabia bails out Jordan

Israel squeezes Abu Mazen as West Bank simmers in solidarity with Gaza, Jordan protests

Lebanon

Middle Eastern artists give traditional art a modern twist

Lebanese women determined to continue fight for more political representation

Lebanon

Morocco-Algeria tensions flare over claims of Hezbollah support to Polisario

Lebanon

Is Lebanon's new recycling project a bunch of garbage?

North Africa

Tunisia hopes boost in Chinese investment can ease economic woes

Tunisian doctors sound alarm on health system collapse

Palestine

Morocco helps ease burden on Gaza hospitals

Palestinian security forces criticized for attack on press

Palestine

Israel announces destruction of underwater Hamas tunnel

Palestine

Palestinians skeptical of humanitarian efforts in Gaza

Syria

Turkey invests in education in northern Syria

Displaced Syrians build new lives in Idlib

Syria

Too much at stake for full-on conflict in southern Syria

Syria

Syrians injured in war find hope for employment

Turkey

Meet the mysterious social media team behind Turkey's opposition candidate

What's behind Erdogan’s promise of free coffeehouses?

Turkey

New online platform helps Turkish immigrant women abroad

Turkey

As conditions shift in Syria, Kurds open to talks with Damascus

Breaking News

2018-06-22T19:45:03

US urges Russia to shore up south Syria truce

2018-06-22T18:55:03

Saudis say 12,000 pirating devices seized amid Qatar rift

2018-06-22T17:25:08

Elation, nerves as Saudis rev up to lift women driving ban

2018-06-22T16:35:08

US envoys discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace with Netanyahu

2018-06-22T16:35:03

Israel PM says fraud charges against wife 'absurd'

2018-06-22T12:55:07

Refugee returns to Syria must be coordinated with UN: Merkel

2018-06-22T10:35:03

British royals' enduring Middle East ties

2018-06-22T10:05:12

Britain's Prince William on historic trip to Israel and West Bank

2018-06-22T03:35:20

Iraqis fill the Mosul airwaves after IS radio silence

2018-06-22T03:35:10

Saudi Arabia gears up to end women driving ban

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Photo of the day:

An installation on display as hundreds of surfers take part in what they said was a record-breaking protest against potential environmental damage from an off-shore gas development project in the Mediterranean Sea, Herzliya, Israel, June 22, 2018.

REUTERS/Amir Cohen

CULTURE

Arts and entertainment

Film about Egyptian superstar a hit everywhere but Egypt

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Indonesian cleric’s call for compassion lost in controversy over Jerusalem visit

Cultural heritage

Why Egypt wants China's Sphinx replica beheaded

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Syria war spillover

As Astana trio meets in Geneva, questions loom over Syrian constitution

Oil and politics

Iran may become third wheel in Saudi-Russian relationship

Oil and politics

Saudi crown prince, Putin boost energy cooperation in Moscow meeting

WASHINGTON

Syria war spillover

Congress wants Trump to resume aid to Syria

Congress seeks to insulate Oman from Yemen instability

Iraqi elections

Congress targets election winners in Iraq

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