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Assad and his creditors

Lebanon

Meet the women in Lebanon’s government

Turkey

Patients left without medicine amid Turkey’s economic woes

Washington

New START withdrawal would ease path for bomber sale to Israel

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Editors' picks

Why Iran’s service startups scream for workers despite jobs crisis

Jihadists of Idlib splitting under Turkish pressure

Russia / Mideast

Moscow keeps calm with Palestinian reconciliation, undermines Trump's 'deal of the century'

Algeria gambles on old captain to chart new waters

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From our pulses:

Egypt

Cowed Egyptians meet Sisi’s power grab with apathy

Increase in Egyptian pound's value surprises Cairo currency traders

Egypt

Why Egyptian farmers' sons would rather migrate than work in fields

Egypt

Al-Azhar considers opening Fine Arts Faculty

Gulf

Saudi crown prince looks to Asia trip to boost image

Khashoggi fiancee grieves slain journalist, demands justice in new book

Iraq

Riyadh woos Iraqis with security talks, economic projects

Iraq

Launch of Saudi news channel sparks controversy among Iraqis

Iran

Why Iran’s service startups scream for workers despite jobs crisis

Iran says foreign spy agencies behind terrorist attack in southeast

Iran

Iran says Warsaw meeting will only escalate Mideast crises

Iran

Rouhani touts military achievements in revolution anniversary speech

Iraq

Yazidis divided over selection of new leader

Murder of Iraqi novelist stirs fear, outrage

Iraq

Riyadh woos Iraqis with security talks, economic projects

Iraq

New generation of Iraqi archaeologists follows in mentor's footsteps

Israel

Netanyahu’s successful operation of unifying the far right

Likud's mainstreaming of West Bank annexation

Israel

Israeli city breaks with status quo on the Sabbath

Israel

Why did Netanyahu confirm Israeli attack in Syria?

Jordan

Why residents of Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah face eviction

Hasty Jordan meeting augurs dissonance at upcoming Arab League summit

Egypt

Is new energy league an alliance against Ankara?

Turkey

Ankara set to boost naval posture with major exercise

Lebanon

Lebanese youth open zero-waste market

Why is Fatah getting cozy with Hezbollah?

Lebanon

Competition brings green to Beirut

Syria Conflict

Decoding Nasrallah’s messages on Lebanon and Syria

North Africa

Algeria gambles on old captain to chart new waters

Tunisian man jailed for reporting rape highlights LGBT struggles

Islamic State

What fate awaits Tunisia's returning jihadists?

Washington

Gadhafi-linked Libyan oil tycoon enters Washington lobbying fray

Palestine

Challenges in Jerusalem, Gaza threaten Palestinian legislative elections

Hamas, others say Israel's new border wall can't stop attacks

Palestine

Palestinian farmers check out seeds from West Bank library

Palestine

Can Gaza get a handle on its waste problem?

Syria

As sanctions loom, Syria looks to retrieve funds from abroad

Turkey fails to win green light for safe zone at Syria summit

Syria

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham driving out activists from areas it controls in Syria

Turkey

Turkey faces serious odds in Manbij and Idlib

Turkey

Jihadists of Idlib splitting under Turkish pressure

Patients left without medicine amid Turkey’s economic woes

Turkey

Erdogan asks paramilitaries to 'safeguard' local elections

Turkey

Turkey fails to win green light for safe zone at Syria summit

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After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home

2019-02-18T17:55:03

Iraqi Kurds elect first woman speaker as stop-gap

2019-02-18T17:25:00

Europeans reject Trump's call to repatriate Syria jihadists

2019-02-18T16:45:03

Israel's first lunar mission to launch this week

2019-02-18T16:25:03

Amnesty urges release of Egyptian lawyer held over yellow vests

2019-02-18T15:55:03

UAE signs major missile deals with US giant Raytheon

2019-02-18T14:45:03

Israel denies house arrest for Australia paedophile suspect

2019-02-18T14:35:27

In Syria's Aleppo, gas shortages add to daily woes

2019-02-18T14:25:03

Twin bombing kills 13 in Syria's Idlib: monitor

2019-02-18T12:35:15

Kurds: from 2011 protests to 2018 call for Assad support

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Israeli soldiers walk past burning tires during clashes with Palestinian protestors following a demonstration against Jewish settlements, Urif village, West Bank, Feb. 15, 2019.

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IRAN REVOLUTION

Iran

Iranian photographer reclaims iconic image used in controversial Trump tweet

Iran

Revolution at 40: Qom seminary at crossroads over clergy’s future in Iran

Iran

Revolution at 40: Same old structural problems still plague Iran

CULTURE

Environment and nature

From refuge to recreation, Kurdish hikers rediscover their mountains

Cultural heritage

Many calls but little action to stop cultural destruction in Yemen

Cultural heritage

Palestinian farmers check out seeds from West Bank library

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russia in Syria

Russia, Turkey, Iran discuss Syria amid simmering disagreements

Russia in Syria

Ankara, Moscow demand 'decisive measures' in Syria ahead of Sochi summit

Russian influence

Israel factor complicates but won’t break Iran-Russia partnership in Syria

WASHINGTON

House votes to end US role in Yemen war despite Trump veto threat

Trump allies hijack Warsaw summit with calls for Iran war, regime change

Trump blows off congressionally mandated Yemen certification

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