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  • Saeed Al Hajeri, UAE Minister of State and US undersecretary of state for economic affairs Jacob Helberg during the signing of the Pax Silica declaration in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  • Morocco supporters have been out in force to cheer on the Atlas Lions throughout the Africa Cup of Nations. EPA

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  • Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, January 10. Photo: Badr Al Busaidi

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  • US officials Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus have had little success mediating between Lebanon and Israel. Getty

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  • The Nvidia DGX Spark supercomputer motherboard. Countries joining Pax Silica are expected to gain access to advanced US technologies. Bloomberg

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Left: A video grab from social media shows clashes between protesters and security troops in Urmia, Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, on January 12. Right: Mourners attend the funeral of security personnel killed in protests over the currency collapse in Tehran, on January 14. AFP; Reuters

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US announces launch of phase two of Gaza peace plan

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Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia welcome US terrorist listing for Muslim Brotherhood

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A protester opposed to US annexation of Greenland flies the island’s flag outside the American embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. AFP

Danish and Greenlandic officials visit Washington as Trump repeats aim of controlling Arctic island

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Call for Sudan peace push at Cairo meeting

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Turkish drones attack Syrian Kurdish militia positions near Euphrates River

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Dulles International Airport in Washington. The US State Department is suspending visa processing for people from dozens of countries under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Getty Images

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  • BTS have announced a massive world tour, scheduled to start in April and continue until next year. AFP

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  • Michael Carrick has been named interim manager at Manchester United until the end of the season. EPA

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 'it is possible to go outside of this region' to buy arms for Ukraine. EPA

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets envoys including Yazid bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia, fourth from left, and French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Wednesday. AFP

France to host fundraising conference for Lebanon's military in March

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Israel cuts contact with UN bodies, prompted by US withdrawals

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Egypt expands military goals in Somalia after Israel's Somaliland recognition

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Iraq and Iran discuss border security amid continuous unrest in Iranian cities

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  • Carl Gerges has designed projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Photo: Karim Ghorayeb

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  • American designer Pia Lindsay will bring her colourful pieces to Doha Fashion Show. Photo: Pia Lindsay / Instagram

    Doha Fashion Show announces dates for new season

  • From left, Silvia Damiani, Jessica Chastain and Guido Damiani at the Damiani boutique in Dubai. Photo: Damiani

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A model of the Mercedes-Benz Places - Binghatti City being built at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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BTS have announced a massive world tour, scheduled to start in April and continue until next year. AFP

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