Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91
image copyrightReuters image captionSheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006 Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed
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Iraq civilians killed in rocket attack near Baghdad airport
image copyrightAFP image captionNo group has said it fired the rocket towards Baghdad International Airport Five Iraqi civilians have been
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Lebanon’s PM-designate Adib fails to form new government after blast
Related Topics Beirut port explosion image copyrightEPA image captionMustapha Adib said he did not want to head a cabinet “that
Read moreThe fight for women's prayer rights in Israel
How a group of Jewish feminists demanded the same prayer rights as Jewish men. BBC News L.O.L. Surprise ! LOL
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Coronavirus: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid ‘abyss’
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightReuters image captionIsrael has one of the world’s highest rates of infection relative to population
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to gradually resume Umra pilgrimage
image copyrightReuters image captionThis year, Saudi Arabia allowed only a few thousand people to undertake the Hajj Saudi Arabia is
Read moreHow the UAE emerged as a regional powerhouse
From a mission to Mars to military expeditions, what is driving the UAE to punch above its weight? BBC News
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Lebanon explosion ‘destroys Hezbollah arms depot’
image copyrightReuters image captionAmbulances rushed to the scene amid unconfirmed reports of several wounded A big explosion in southern Lebanon
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Iran nuclear deal: US unveils new sanctions targeting arms sales
Related Topics Iran nuclear deal image copyrightAFP image captionThe Trump administration wants to diminish Iran’s ability to acquire new weapons
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Bulgaria court convicts two over 2012 Burgas bus attack on Israelis
image copyrightAFP image captionBulgarian prosecutors said the evidence linked the defendants and the attack to Hezbollah A Bulgarian court has
Read moreIsraeli settlers’ Chelsea boss backer
An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found that Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich, controls companies that have donated $100m to
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FinCEN Files: UAE central bank failed to prevent sanctions evasion
By Ahmed Elshamy & Owen PinnellBBC News Arabic image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe Central Bank of the UAE did not
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Iran vows ‘crushing response to US bullying’ after sanctions announcement
image copyrightAtta Kenare via Getty image captionIran’s economy has already suffered with the sanctions imposed by the US since 2018
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Syria war: US deploys extra troops to Syria after Russia clashes
Related Topics Syrian civil war image copyrightGetty Images image captionA few hundred US troops remain in Syria’s north-east The US
Read moreCoronavirus: what Israel’s second lockdown feels like
What does a second lockdown feel like? Video, 00:02:10What does a second lockdown feel like? BBC News shepretty Women’s Backpacks
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Coronavirus: Israel marks Jewish New Year with second lockdown
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightGetty Images image captionIsrael emerged from its first strict lockdown in May Israel is entering
Read moreMigrant crisis 2015: What happened to Nujeen Mustafa?
Germany has announced plans to take more than 1,500 migrants following the fire at a detention centre on the Greek
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Coronavirus: Ukraine accuses Belarus over stranded Jewish pilgrims
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightReuters image captionThe pilgrims hope that Ukraine will relent and allow them in Ukraine has
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Gaza violence flares after Israel signs deals with Gulf states
image copyrightReuters image captionOne rocket hit a shopfront in the Israeli coastal city of Ashdod, wounding two men There has
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Israel’s borders explained in maps
More than 70 years after Israel declared statehood, its borders are yet to be entirely settled. Wars, treaties and occupation
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