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Israel-Hamas talks isolate Abbas

Iraq

Not everyone in Iraq welcomes peshmerga's possible return to Kirkuk

US decision to cut aid could be opening for flagging Saudi approach to Syria

Turkey

Drive-by shooting targets US Embassy in Turkey

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Editors' picks

Can Qatar and Germany save Turkey’s economy?

Egypt takes an effective step on the path to economic reforms

Why Erdogan's so quiet about Turkish expansion in Africa

Israeli right exchanges barbs as contacts with Hamas progress

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From our pulses:

Egypt

Do ancient philosophers have answers to Egypt's current challenges?

Is Egypt doing enough to fight drug addiction?

Egypt

Comeback actress stirs hornet’s nest on hijab in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt's feminists laud mass appointment of women as top judges

Gulf

Saudi Arabia’s diplomacy has costs

Yemen war escalates as Houthis threaten UAE, Saudi Arabia

Gulf

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

Gulf

Is the GCC dead?

Iran

Iran parliament report reveals 17 dual nationals in government

Iran prosecutor warns ministers: no one is immune in anti-corruption probe

Iran

Sanctions, profiteering put Iranian newspapers in a bind

Iran

Reformism weakens as factional interests reign supreme in Iran

Iraq

Kurdish farmers hit by water crisis

Iran-US conflict leaves Abadi in a dilemma

Iraq

Iraq, Jordan sign security agreement

Iraq

Iran-Iraq tensions rise as Tehran demands war compensation

Israel

How deep is Dahlan involved in Israel-Hamas talks?

Who is afraid of Arab Israelis?

Israel

Women revolutionize Israeli air force

Israel

Israel, Hamas on verge of modest truce

Jordan

Iraq, Jordan sign security agreement

Russia / Mideast

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

Jordan

Cigarette scandal shifts attention to institutionalized corruption in Jordan

Jordan

Cave restaurant becomes latest attraction in Jordan’s mosaic city

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

Traffic policewomen, a first for Bethlehem

Nationality Law leads some Druze to re-evaluate identity

Palestine

Nablus volunteers clean up city's Roman hippodrome

Palestine

Palestinian Islamic Jihad optimistic after visit to Russia

Syria

Turkey shares municipal expertise with Syrian engineers

Humanitarian disaster looms over Idlib as raids escalate

Syria

Syrians flock home from Turkey for Eid despite danger

Syria

Hezbollah's role evolving in Syria as Assad nears victory

Turkey

Book boom reflects Turkish interest in military history

Four years after genocide, thousands of Yazidis languish in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey kills PKK leader in Sinjar

Turkey

Will AKP-linked biker gang scuttle a Berlin-Ankara rapprochement?

Breaking News

2018-08-21T05:15:02

Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet

2018-08-21T04:30:11

Morocco's 'pilgrimage of the poor' honours Sufi Muslim saint

2018-08-20T17:15:01

US service member killed in Iraq chopper crash

2018-08-20T15:05:04

Iran nuclear deal: developments since US walkout in May

2018-08-20T14:05:01

Moscow says UN hampering Syria reconstruction

2018-08-20T13:05:07

UN calls on Libya to crack down on militias

2018-08-20T13:05:04

10 years for Iran journalist who 'insulted' imam on Twitter

2018-08-20T13:05:02

US has 'addiction to sanctions', says Iran's foreign minister

2018-08-20T09:25:02

Shots fired at US embassy in Ankara, no casualties

2018-08-20T09:15:02

Netanyahu and top Trump aide call on Europe to pressure Iran

Featured Location:

Photo of the day:

Iraqi youths perform a somersault as they practice parkour in the city of Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 15, 2018.

REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

CULTURE

Do ancient philosophers have answers to Egypt's current challenges?

Archaeological sites

British Museum returns Iraq's looted antiquities

Cultural heritage

Nablus volunteers clean up city's Roman hippodrome

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russia wary to take sides in Libya as Hifter offers lucrative deals

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

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

WASHINGTON

Syria war spillover

US outsources Syria aid to Gulf

Trump, Democrats face off over Yemen war

Pentagon budget leaves uncertain future for Middle East

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