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Grappling with the effects of 2003 Iraq invasion 20 years later
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Biden fails to secure major security, oil commitments at Arab summit
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-L), Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri (2nd-L), and intelligence chief Abbas Kamel (L) meeting with US President Joe Biden (2nd-R) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022 ahead of the "GCC+3" summit. (Photo by EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo by -/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden to meet with Saudi Crown Prince during trip to Middle East despite human rights criticism
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a bill signing ceremony, June 13, 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Aide warned Secret Service of security risk to Pence before Capitol riot
FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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Many in Middle East see hypocrisy in Western embrace of Ukraine
FILE - A malnourished boy lies in a bed waiting to receive treatment at a feeding center at Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Nov. 23, 2019. In Yemen, a grinding seven-year war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has left 13 million people at risk of starvation. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
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Utilities across Asia, Mideast turn to high-sulfur fuel oil as LNG prices bite
FILE PHOTO: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Peaches and plums are at their peak. Here’s how to pick the best ones
Beamsville -- Aug 10 -- 2007 -- The Warner Orchard in Beamsville Ontario, is having a good peach growing season. From the 10th of August through early September, Jamie Warner and his crew will be picking peaches. The family has been lucky enough to have the same migrant workers from Mexico year after year to help with the work - Globe and Mail photo by Glenn Lowson
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Lebanon is dying: Food and fuel shortages show how far and fast the country has fallen
Samar al-Mir is the mother of Ayman Hakim, 31, and his family live in a makeshift house at the slum called Hay el-Tanak, on July 9, 2021, in Tripoli, Lebanon. Hay el Tanak is home to at least 2400 refugees from different populations, including vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian refugees, Lebanese and Syrian nomads, as well as a small group of Palestinian families.
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Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza conflict
GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 20: Palestinians inspect damage to buildings in Gaza City on May 20, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. Civilian casualties continue to rise as Israel-Gaza violence entered a tenth day. More than 220 people in Gaza and twelve people in Israel have been killed as cross-border rocket exchanges continue. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the bombing campaign despite increasing calls from the United Nations and the international community to end the conflict. The conflict which erupted May 10, comes after weeks of rising Israeli-Palestinian tension in East Jerusalem, which peaked with violent clashes inside the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
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Pentagon chief declares ‘ironclad’ U.S. commitment to Israel
FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Tel Aviv with his Israeli counterpart and reinforced American support. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Jordan’s King, rival prince appear together for first time since rift
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on April 11, 2021 shows Jordanian King Abdullah II (R), Prince Hassan Bin Talal (L) and Prince Hamzah (C) arriving at the Raghadan Palace in the capital Jordan. - Jordan's King Abdullah appeared in public alongside his half-brother Prince Hamzah, state TV showed, their first joint appearance since a palace crisis involving the prince rocked the kingdom. (Photo by - / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images)
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Qatar is treating World Cup as an outreach campaign – one that could go terribly wrong
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Four elections could make 2021 a pivotal year in Middle East politics
Israeli children pause in front of Likud party campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the city of Sderot, Israel, Friday, March 19, 2021. Israel will be holding its fourth election in two years on March 23. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu postpones UAE trip in pre-election setback
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 8, 2021.
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B-52s again fly over Mideast in U.S. military warning to Iran
Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron board B-52H Stratofortress bomber "Wham Bam II" in preparation for a flight over the Mideast on March 6, 2021, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. A pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Mideast on Sunday, March 7, 2021, the latest such mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Josh W. Strickland via AP)
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Explosion strikes Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East
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Israeli plan to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines frozen by legal questions
An Israeli health worker prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, in Tel Aviv, on Feb. 24, 2021.
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Ronald Reagan’s long-time secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
(FILES) In this file photo former US Treasury Secretary and Secretary of State George Shultz testifies before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 29, 2000 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - George Shultz, Ronald Reagan's genial secretary of state who identified a diplomatic opening that helped end the Cold War but contributed to a new brand of conflict by advocating preemptive strikes, has died. He was 100. "One of the most consequential policymakers of all time, having served three American presidents, George P. Shultz died February 6, 2021 at age 100," the Hoover Institution think tank said in a statement published on its website. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / AFP) (Photo by MARIO TAMA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
Palestinian demonstrators run away from Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements, in Deir Jarir, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Jan. 8, 2021.
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Saudi Arabia to open air and land borders with Qatar, Kuwait says
The Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing with Saudi Arabia, on June 23, 2017.
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Lebanon announces new lockdown as country sees post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases
People walk outside the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 4, 2021.
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Iran begins first human trial of locally made COVID-19 vaccine
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made COVID-19 vaccine in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2020.
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Israeli-born comedian becomes first to perform in UAE as Abraham Accords lead to improved relations
Comedian Avi Liberman performs at The Laughter Factory, in Dubai, on Dec. 10, 2020.
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UAE, Israel export credit agencies sign agreement to develop economic relations
Emirati and Israeli flags fly upon the arrival of Israeli and U.S. delegates at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/Files
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Bahrain grants emergency-use authorization for Pfizer, BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine
A Pfizer factory in Puurs, Belgium, on Dec. 3, 2020.