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World / Middle East

'All I think about is Gaza': War weighs heavy on hajj pilgrims 01 Jun 2025 - 03:42 pm
A Saudi flag flies as behind are pictured tents housing Muslim pilgrims in Mina near Islam's holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Hazem Bader / AFP)
VIDEO: Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria 31 May 2025 - 03:11 pm
Municipal emergency service staff clear hail blocking an underpass after a windstorm struck Egypt's northern city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast in the early hours on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Hazem Gouda / AFP)
Moroccan women embroider 'art with purpose' 31 May 2025 - 08:40 am
French Morocco artist Margaux Derhy (C) talks to participants during an embroidery workshop in Sidi Rbat on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid Bziouat / AFP)
Gaza ceasefire deal 'very close': US President Trump 30 May 2025 - 10:11 pm
US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
Syria welcomes Japan's decision to lift sanctions on four banks 30 May 2025 - 08:05 pm
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UN declares Gaza the most food-insecure place in the world 30 May 2025 - 07:56 pm
People queue with pots to receive charity meals from a kitchen in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Syrian government signs strategic MOU with consortium of international companies led by UCC Holding to develop large-scale Power Generation Projects 30 May 2025 - 11:28 am
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Iraq, Russia discuss counterterrorism cooperation 30 May 2025 - 12:37 am
Peninsula
Israeli Security Cabinet approves 22 new settlements in the Occupied West Bank 29 May 2025 - 08:09 pm
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Israeli occupation announces creation of 22 settlements in West Bank 29 May 2025 - 03:06 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. An Israeli occupation soldier aims his rifle as a Palestinian man looks on during a raid in the heart of the Palestinian city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on May 27, 2025. Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP.
Saudi Arabia, India discuss enhancing bilateral relationship 28 May 2025 - 06:52 pm
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22 out of 38 hospitals knocked out of service amid ongoing Israeli offensive: Gaza health ministry  28 May 2025 - 04:03 pm
Smoke billowing above destroyed buildings during Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP)
Iran says may allow US inspectors from nuclear watchdog if deal reached 28 May 2025 - 03:47 pm
This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidential office shows Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (R) receiving Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) in Muscat on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
UN blasts new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza 28 May 2025 - 02:46 pm
Displaced Palestinians receive food packages from a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in western Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Pineapple is the new potato: imported fruits back in Syria 28 May 2025 - 09:28 am
A man holds two pineapples at a stall that sells fruits in the Shalaan Market in the Syrian capital Damascus on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Louai Beshara / AFP)
Iraq President receives letter from Sultan of Oman on bilateral relations 27 May 2025 - 11:53 pm
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Syrian president tells country reconstruction effort has 'just begun' 27 May 2025 - 11:45 pm
This handout picture shows Syria's interim president Ahmed Al Sharaa (2nd left) attending an event at the Aleppo Citadel on May 27, 2025. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
German FM says denial of food, medicine in Gaza "unacceptable" 27 May 2025 - 09:30 pm
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul talks during a joint news conference with Spanish counterpart amid trade tensions with United States, in Madrid on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)