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US Syria effort hinges on unreliable Egypt

Turkey

Trouble brews as militants amass on Turkey's border

Israel

Israeli Arabs torn on country’s Independence Day

Washington

US sanctions loom over defiant Turkey

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Editors' picks

Why are Turkey’s gold reserves on the rise?

Why Iran moved to unify dual exchange rates

Russia / Mideast

Strikes on Syria look more like practice than punishment

Egyptian women replace smoking with qatrouna

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Egypt

Egypt's parliament moves forward on anti-cybercrime law

Curbing inflation tops Sisi’s list of economic priorities

Egypt

Ethiopian dam talks jammed with no compromise in sight

Egypt

Egypt debates how to block dangerous viral games

Gulf

Saudi king uses Arab Summit to adjust Riyadh's stance toward Trump

Russia, Qatar explore partnership potential

Gulf

Saudi crown prince comes under fire as he visits US

Washington

Pompeo pick pleases Abu Dhabi

Iran

How an anti-waste challenge went viral in Iran

Will Iran’s banking sector collapse?

Iran

Ahmadinejad mired in clash with judiciary, IRGC

Iran

Iran keeps close eye on upcoming US-North Korea talks

Iraq

Iraqi musicians fight to revive ancient art of maqam

Electronic vote counting sparks controversy ahead of Iraqi polls

Syria

Rural areas southwest of Kirkuk grapple with fears of IS sleeper cells

Iraq

Will Iraq's new 'tribal court' undermine rule of law?

Israel

Netanyahu's delusions on Saudi Arabia

Ultra-Orthodox join Israelis in national mourning on memorial days

Israel

At 70, Israel sits atop a volcano

Israel

Will Netanyahu's quest to limit high court's authority stifle democracy?

Jordan

Will Jordan reclaim sovereignty over controversial land on Israeli border?

Jordan, Turkey mending fences over trade agreement dispute

Jordan

Landowners waiting for next step in Jordan-Israel gas pipeline

Jordan protests escalate as lawyers boycott court

Lebanon

Lebanon plans to overhaul its public transportation sector

Lebanese army appeals for international assistance

Lebanon

Explosive art in Beirut explores power of cultural identity

Lebanon

Lebanon elections pit old guard against new movement

North Africa

Tunisia hopes boost in Chinese investment can ease economic woes

Tunisian doctors sound alarm on health system collapse

Palestine

Palestinians skeptical about Arab League support for Jerusalem

Gaza restaurant offers food to poor families

Palestine

Russia seeks to extend role in Mideast peace beyond Syria

Palestine

Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

Syria

Rural areas southwest of Kirkuk grapple with fears of IS sleeper cells

Turkish firm brings light back to struggling Syrian city

Syria

Iraqi police who fought for tribal PMUs won't return to force

Syria

Syrian opposition seeks to clamp down on looting in Afrin

Turkey

Is an AKP victory inevitable in upcoming Turkish polls?

Despite emphatic past denials, Erdogan calls for early elections

Turkey

More bad news for Turkey's EU accession bid

Turkey

Jailed US pastor finally appears in Turkish court

Breaking News

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Iran rejects US rights report as 'biased'

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What clues might chemical experts in Syria be looking for?

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Family accuses Israel's Mossad of killing Palestinian in Malaysia

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Inspectors arrive at suspected Syrian chemical attack sites in Douma: Russia

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Syrian army pounds IS-held district in capital's south

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Lebanese Red Cross worker killed in south Yemen shooting

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Iran president criticises violence by morality police

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Rouhani slams officials' 'vow of silence' in face of protests

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Natalie Portman says backed out of prize over Netanyahu

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Rebels set to leave new area outside Damascus

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A Palestinian beekeeper uses smoke to calm bees in the process of collecting honey at a farm near the Israel-Gaza border in the northern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2018.

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CULTURE

Cultural heritage

Iraqi musicians fight to revive ancient art of maqam

Gaza restaurant offers food to poor families

Egypt debates how to block dangerous viral games

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Shared airspace helps Egypt, Russia gain common ground

Defense/Security cooperation

Russia takes low-key approach to West's strike on Syria

Syria war spillover

Have Iran, Russia and Turkey reached agreement on future Syrian state?

WASHINGTON

Defense/Security cooperation

Congress seeks to exert more control over Middle East wars

Pompeo faces Senate buzz saw over stance on Iran, Muslims

Qatar hires Trump-linked lobbyist ahead of emir’s visit

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