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Will Arab Countries Continue to Produce Oil and Gas or Fight Climate Change?

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IAEA and Iran Reach Agreement to Avert Nuclear Deal Crisis

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Israeli PM Bennett Meets President el-Sisi in Egypt

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Six Palestinians Escape from High-Security Prison in Israel

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Illegal Immigration from Egypt: I Want to See My Son Dead or Alive

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Tunisia: Ennahda Reorganizes its Ranks After President Kais Saied's Decisions

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Turkey Holds First Talks with the Taliban in Kabul

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Why Continue the Suffering of the Children of Yemen with Poverty and Hunger?

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Qatar's Foreign Minister Told CNN: We Are Doing our Best with the Taliban and We Can't Predict their Reaction

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Does the Netflix Series Al Rawabi School for Girls Reflect the Jordanian Reality?

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Sudan Warns 20 million Will Suffer from Ethiopia's Dam Filling

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Lebanon: What is the Aftermath of Hariri Apologizing for Forming the Government? | Talking Point

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Hajj Marked with Restricted Turnout Due to COVID Restrictions

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Yemen Gov't Struggles to Keep Strategic Region of Marib

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Without Chains: Ghaida Rinawi Zoabi, Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset and a Member of the Left-Wing Meretz Party

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Death or Murder ... What Happened with the Activist Banat in the Prisons of the Palestinian Authority?

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Egypt: The Economic Outcome of Seven Years of Sisi's Rule

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US Carries Out Air Raids on Iran-Backed Militias in Syria, Iraq

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Cairo is on the British Red List for Corona and Fears that the Tourism Sector will be Affected

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Algeria - Morocco: In Which Direction are Relations Heading?

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Chinese-Iranian Relations: Do they Change the Rules of the Game in the Region?

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Israel Releases Sheikh Jarrah Activists After Hours-Long Arrests

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Is this the End of Netanyahu's 12-year Stint as Israeli PM?

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Will the Vienna Talks Salvage the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

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Israeli Far-Right Leader Bennett Joins Anti-Netanyahu Coalition

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How did fighting between Israelis and Palestinians get so bad?

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Attacks Ethiopia for its Insistence on the Second Filling of the Renaissance Dam without Reaching an Agreement

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Backed by Israeli police, Jewish Settlers Enter Al-Aqsa Compound

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Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentary

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Israel committing war crimes in Gaza, Palestinian FM tells UN

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‘Give us 10 minutes’: How Israel bombed a Gaza media tower

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Is a third intifada on the way? | Inside Story

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A tense Ramadan for families in Jerusalem as clashes continue

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Jerusalem: Dividing al-Aqsa

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What can stop Palestinians being evicted from Sheikh Jarrah?

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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Jerusalem, considers statement

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9 children reported dead in Israeli air strikes on Gaza

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‘Give us 10 minutes’: How Israel bombed a Gaza media tower

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9 children reported dead in Israeli air strikes on Gaza

9 children reported dead in Israeli air strikes on Gaza

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A tense Ramadan for families in Jerusalem as clashes continue

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After the Arrival of the Taliban, China Wants to Help and Russia is Open to Different Possibilities ... Why?

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Algeria - Morocco: In Which Direction are Relations Heading?

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Backed by Israeli police, Jewish Settlers Enter Al-Aqsa Compound

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Cairo is on the British Red List for Corona and Fears that the Tourism Sector will be Affected

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Chinese-Iranian Relations: Do they Change the Rules of the Game in the Region?

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Death or Murder ... What Happened with the Activist Banat in the Prisons of the Palestinian Authority?

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Hajj Marked with Restricted Turnout Due to COVID Restrictions

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How did fighting between Israelis and Palestinians get so bad?

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IAEA and Iran Reach Agreement to Avert Nuclear Deal Crisis

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Illegal Immigration from Egypt: I Want to See My Son Dead or Alive

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Is a third intifada on the way? | Inside Story

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Is this the End of Netanyahu's 12-year Stint as Israeli PM?

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Israel Releases Sheikh Jarrah Activists After Hours-Long Arrests

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Israeli Far-Right Leader Bennett Joins Anti-Netanyahu Coalition

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Israeli PM Bennett Meets President el-Sisi in Egypt

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Khalifa Haftar Officially Suspends His Military Duties.. Will He Run for the Libyan Presidential Elections?

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Lebanon: What is the Aftermath of Hariri Apologizing for Forming the Government? | Talking Point

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Lebanon’s Presidency Announces Government Formation

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Morocco - Algeria: What's the Media's Role in the Estrangement? • FRANCE 24

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Morocco ... General Elections: the Return of the Time of the Notables?

Qatar: A Major Transit Point for New Afghan Refugees

Qatar: A Major Transit Point for New Afghan Refugees

Qatar's Foreign Minister Told CNN: We Are Doing our Best with the Taliban and We Can't Predict their Reaction

Qatar's Foreign Minister Told CNN: We Are Doing our Best with the Taliban and We Can't Predict their Reaction

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Renaissance Dam: What Has Changed for Egypt and Sudan After the Second Filling?

Six Palestinians Escape from High-Security Prison in Israel

Six Palestinians Escape from High-Security Prison in Israel

Sudan Warns 20 million Will Suffer from Ethiopia's Dam Filling

Sudan Warns 20 million Will Suffer from Ethiopia's Dam Filling

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Sudan: A Coup Attempt Against Revolutionary Legitimacy?

Syria's War: Aid Agencies Concerned about Children's Safety

Syria's War: Aid Agencies Concerned about Children's Safety

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Thousands Mark Ashura Amid Tight Security in Iraq

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Tunisia: Ennahda Reorganizes its Ranks After President Kais Saied's Decisions

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Tunisia: What are the “Risks” after President Kais Saied's Decisions

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Turkey and the UAE Rapprochement .. Why Now and Who Benefits?

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Turkey Holds First Talks with the Taliban in Kabul

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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Jerusalem, considers statement

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US Carries Out Air Raids on Iran-Backed Militias in Syria, Iraq

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What can stop Palestinians being evicted from Sheikh Jarrah?

Why Continue the Suffering of the Children of Yemen with Poverty and Hunger?

Why Continue the Suffering of the Children of Yemen with Poverty and Hunger?

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Why were Amnesty International's Warnings Not Taken Seriously About Pegasus Spyware?

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Will Arab Countries Continue to Produce Oil and Gas or Fight Climate Change?

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Will the Vienna Talks Salvage the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

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Yemen Gov't Struggles to Keep Strategic Region of Marib

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A private conversation with the Arab thinker dr. Azmi Bishara

Egyptian Foreign Minister Attacks Ethiopia for its Insistence on the Second Filling of the Renaissance Dam without Reaching an Agreement

Egyptian Foreign Minister Attacks Ethiopia for its Insistence on the Second Filling of the Renaissance Dam without Reaching an Agreement

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Israel committing war crimes in Gaza, Palestinian FM tells UN

Israel committing war crimes in Gaza, Palestinian FM tells UN

Jerusalem: Dividing al-Aqsa

Jerusalem: Dividing al-Aqsa

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Western Sahara - United Nations: Will the Appointment of a New Representative of the Secretary-General Revive the Course of Negotiations?

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Does the Netflix Series Al Rawabi School for Girls Reflect the Jordanian Reality?

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