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Middle East

A security personnel stands at the gate of Syrian Interior Ministry's anti-narcotics department in Damascus, Syria  June 14.
Firas Makdesi/Reuters
Syria’s drug problem casts shadow over Assad’s rehabilitation
President of the Israeli Supreme Court Esther Hayut (C) and judges assemble to hear petitions against a law that blocks the court from potentially ordering the prime minister to recuse himself from office, at the court premises in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Menahem Kahana/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Israel’s Supreme Court convenes to decide on law that could determine Netanyahu’s fate
Sarah Hasan Al-Sayegh describes herself as the first female Kuwaiti-Arab storm chaser. Pictured here: A Haboob or dust wall looms dark and red over Kuwait City. 2011
Sarah Al-Sayegh
This storm chaser captures stunning photographs of extreme weather
Screenshot of Noor Alsaffar's Titktok video, posted July 2020.
From Noor Alsaffar/TikTok
Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19.
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Iran’s president defends uranium enrichment after Europeans ‘trampled on their commitments’
Ehud Olmert became Israel's prime minister in 2006, succeeding  Ariel Sharon who suffered a massive stroke (file photo).
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Ehud Olmert Fast Facts
A view of damaged buildings after an IDF raid on the Nur Shams Refugee Camp near Tulkarem, West Bank on September 24.
Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Two Palestinian men killed during Israeli incursion in camp near Tulkarem
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins.
CNN
Netanyahu says Israel nears normalization deal with Saudi Arabia but refuses to outline concessions to Palestinians
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Palestinians set tires on fire during a demonstration against what they say are Israeli "violations" in Jerusalem at the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Gaza Strip on September 22, 2023.
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Israel strikes Gaza targets after incendiary balloons sent across border
A frame taken from Iran International's video shows part of the encounter between the Iranian official, right, and journalist Kian Amani, center.
iran international
News channel says Iranian official attacked its journalist in New York
Mahsa Amini death protest 2022 FILE
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Mahsa Amini’s father detained by Iranian authorities on anniversary of daughter’s death
Elahe Tavakolian is pictured in Milan, Italy, in August 2023.
Mark Esplin/CNN
One year since Mahsa Amini’s death, a protester shot in the eye during Iran’s crackdown continues her struggle from exile
A satellite image shows the town of Derna in the aftermath of the floods in eastern Libya on Wednesday.
Maxar Technologies/Reuters
Aging dams and missed warnings: A lethal mix of factors caused Africa’s deadliest flood disaster
NS Slug: UAE ANNOUNCES SEIZURE OF $1BN IN CAPTAGON PILLS
Synopsis: Police finds tablets hidden in shipment of doors and building panels
Video Shows: -Photo of seized pills; photo of authorities presenting seized pills; authorities talking to each other; hidden pills being taken out building panels.
UAE Interior Ministry
Dubai police seize over $1 billion of captagon drug smuggled inside furniture
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