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

Iraq

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

Egypt

Is Egypt doing enough to fight drug addiction?

Syria

Humanitarian disaster looms over Idlib as raids escalate

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Editors' picks

Archaeological sites

British Museum returns Iraq's looted antiquities

Hezbollah's role evolving in Syria as Assad nears victory

Reformism weakens as factional interests reign supreme in Iran

Traffic policewomen, a first for Bethlehem

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Religious minorities
Refugees

From our pulses:

From our pulses:

Egypt

Egypt takes an effective step on the path to economic reforms

Comeback actress stirs hornet’s nest on hijab in Egypt

Egypt

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

Egypt

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

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

Sanctions, profiteering put Iranian newspapers in a bind

Iran

Pro-government media deny Rouhani 'sold out' Iranian Caspian Sea claims

Iran

US sanctions put nearly half a million jobs at risk in Iran’s auto parts industry

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

Nationality Law leads some Druze to re-evaluate identity

Nablus volunteers clean up city's Roman hippodrome

Palestine

Palestinian Islamic Jihad optimistic after visit to Russia

Palestine

Hebron forced to crack down on lucrative, dangerous scrap trade

Syria

Turkey shares municipal expertise with Syrian engineers

Syrians flock home from Turkey for Eid despite danger

Syria

Syrian regime forces seize Suwayda desert

Syria

Idlib locals worry as regime offensive looms

Turkey

Four years after genocide, thousands of Yazidis languish in Turkey

Turkey kills PKK leader in Sinjar

Turkey

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

Turkey

Turkey wants its share of Syria’s reconstruction

Breaking News

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

2018-08-20T08:55:02

France's Total has officially left Iran: oil minister

2018-08-20T07:25:06

Avnery, Israeli peace activist who met Arafat, dies aged 94

2018-08-20T02:55:08

'Blast fishing' thrives in Libya's chaos

2018-08-20T02:45:06

Cairo looks to curb street sheep slaughter for Eid holiday

2018-08-19T20:15:02

US welcomes Afghanistan's latest ceasefire offer to Taliban

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

REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

CULTURE

Cultural heritage

Nablus volunteers clean up city's Roman hippodrome

Cultural heritage

Comeback actress stirs hornet’s nest on hijab in Egypt

Women’s rights

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

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

Trump, Democrats face off over Yemen war

Pentagon budget leaves uncertain future for Middle East

Watchdog: Islamic State fighter numbers increase in Syria

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