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Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi killed in ‘brawl'

Turkey

Gulf countries concerned as Turkey cozies up to Kuwait

Turkey

Turkey eyes Washington for its next Khashoggi move

Israel

Analysis: Israel torn between Saudi Arabia, Turkey on Khashoggi affair

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Editors' picks

Are Gaza rockets a first taste of next Israel-Hamas war?

Khamenei instructs Iranian scholars to look eastward

Women’s rights

Women at heart of Dahuk film festival

Intel: Why Turkey is leaking Khashoggi details to the media

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Egypt

Egypt promotes government bonds on international tour

Can Libya’s tribes help solve crisis?

Egypt

Egyptians outraged by wedding photos as ancient sites tapped for revenue

Egypt

Young Egyptian engineers race ahead in electric vehicles

Gulf

Intel: How Russia is courting the Gulf on Syria

Intel: Can the Khashoggi case really spell the end of MBS?

Washington

Intel: How Khashoggi’s disappearance is upending the $50 million Gulf lobby

Saudis skeptical about Russia's oil production prospects

Iran

Tehran set for yet another mayor amid Reformist infighting

Big score for Iranian women as doors open to men's soccer games

Iran

Why Iran must seriously act to address rent seeking

Iran

IRGC masses troops on Iraq border amid rising tensions with Kurdish groups

Iraq

Iraq's major Dawa Party rethinks course after electoral fumble

Expert: Iraq vulnerable to major security breach

Iraq

Iraq's PMU militia wants its own soccer club

Iraq

India, Iran or Turkey: Iraqi students look abroad for post-grad studies

Israel

Netanyahu ignores Gaza violence, throws IDF chief to wolves

Netanyahu ignores Iran's scientific, educational advances

Israel

Escalation in Gaza challenges Israeli leadership

Israel

What's next for Israel: early elections or war in Gaza?

Jordan

Jordan, Syria reopen border

“Made in Jordan”: Are consumers buying it?

Palestine

Palestinian Authority, Jordan work to boost economic ties

Jordan

Is Jordan ready to normalize ties with Syria?

Lebanon

Dogs get their day in Beirut

Exhibition at Tripoli's International Fair explores time and collapse

Lebanon

How dating app helps gay community speak out on discrimation

Syria

Damascene confectioners gain pounds in Beirut

North Africa

What is behind Tunisia's rising illiteracy?

Can Libya’s tribes help solve crisis?

Russia / Mideast

Commentary: Can Russia make a positive change in Libya?

Violence abates during tentative truce in Tripoli

Palestine

Palestinians eager to welcome UN Security Council mission

Gaza’s first maritime emergency service attends to protesters

Palestine

Ongoing blockade will cause Gaza to explode in the face of Israel, Hamas warns

Palestine

Why Palestinians put money in banks instead of investing

Syria

Syria, Turkey more than just neighbors

Trade grows as Souq al-Hal market thrives in Syria

Syria

How Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rival operates in northern Syria

Russia / Mideast

Is Russia’s S-300 delivery to Syria a game-changer?

Turkey

Intel: Why Khashoggi affair won’t resolve US-Turkey tensions

Opposition to US consulting firm reveals Erdogan’s weak spots

Turkey

Is the Idlib buffer plan really implemented?

Turkey

Is Erdogan aiming to end Turkey’s dream of EU membership?

Breaking News

2018-10-20T16:15:08

Floods in Qatar as almost a year's rain falls in one day

2018-10-20T14:55:02

Missing pro-Biafran leader is in Israel, claims lawyer

2018-10-20T14:45:02

Saudi Arabia: storms and reforms under new crown prince

2018-10-20T13:25:03

Saudi admission over critic's killing shields crown prince

2018-10-20T10:55:07

Saudi's young crown prince: reformer or authoritarian?

2018-10-20T09:15:02

Russia says kills 88,000 Syria rebels

2018-10-20T09:05:03

Khashoggi criticizes Saudi prince in newly released interview

2018-10-20T08:05:00

Saudi and the US: a friendship based on security and oil

2018-10-20T06:55:22

Saudi Arabia admits critic Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate

2018-10-20T04:35:02

IS releases six of 27 Druze hostages held in southern Syria: monitor

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People walk along a mud-covered street that has been damaged in flooding brought by torrential rain in the city of Mhamdi, Tunisia, Oct. 18, 2018.

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CULTURE

Animals and animal rights

Dogs get their day in Beirut

What is behind Tunisia's rising illiteracy?

Architecture and Urbanism

Exhibition at Tripoli's International Fair explores time and collapse

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russian influence

Intel: How Russia is courting the Gulf on Syria

Russian influence

Commentary: Can Russia make a positive change in Libya?

Saudis skeptical about Russia's oil production prospects

WASHINGTON

Intel: Why Khashoggi affair won’t resolve US-Turkey tensions

After Brunson, Congress demands Egypt release US prisoner

Mohammed bin Salman

Intel: Can the Khashoggi case really spell the end of MBS?

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