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Judith Weinstein and her husband Gad Haggai were taken hostage by militants on October 7. AP

Second American hostage declared dead after being kidnapped by Hamas

A Palestinian woman holds a child wounded in an Israeli strike at a hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday. Reuters

Israeli air strikes kill 50 in Gaza, Health Ministry says

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The designations against the Houthis include one person and three entities. EPA

US targets Iran's financing of Houthis with new sanctions

Ahmad Bazzi, the father of a Hezbollah fighter and his civilian son who killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit their house Tuesday night, mourns over one of is sons coffin during their funeral processions, in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon. AP

Three killed in Israeli strike on home in Lebanon

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An Israeli soldier takes position in Gaza. Despite pressure from the US to reduce civilian casualties and scale down operations, Israel's leadership appears more committed than ever to its current course. Reuters

Gaza needs a peace plan, not far-fetched demands

An art work "Nativity under the Rubble" by Palestinian artist Tariq Salsa is seen in Manger Square near the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank. Getty Images

For Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, adversity tells the story of Christmas

Palestinians wait to collect food in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23. AFP

The future of Gaza is tied to a mature Palestinian leadership

The 1914 Christmas Truce during the First World War influenced holiday truces in later conflicts. Getty

Are holiday truces just a myth in modern warfare?

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Protesters wave Palestinian flags as they rally Los Angeles. AFP

Egypt outlines plan to end Israel-Gaza war

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The new deal between AD Ports Group and Egypt, signed in the presence of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, aims to boost infrastructure at Safaga port. Photo: AD Ports Group

AD Ports and Egypt sign Safaga port terminal deal

An employee sits in front of a currency exchange office in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's black market US dollar rate hit a record high of 53 pounds, driven by a worsening FX crunch amid global events. EPA

US dollar hits highest exchange rate on Egypt's black markets

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron during a press conference with Egypt's Foreign Minister in Cairo on Thursday. EPA

David Cameron calls for more aid to Gaza in visit to Cairo

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iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani addresses a press conference in Baghdad on Thursday. AP

Iraq plans to 'end presence' of US-led coalition forces

Iran-backed Shiite militias claim Golan Heights attack

Show of respect as Iranian commander's body arrives in Iraq

Missing hunters found dead in Iraqi desert after suspected bomb attack

US strikes sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq

Iran

Prayers over the coffin of senior IRGC adviser Brig Gen Razi Mousavi in Iraq before his body is returned to Iran. Reuters

Show of respect as Iranian commander's body arrives in Iraq

Lord Cameron warns Iran is a 'malign influence' and global threat

Plot to kill Iranian TV presenters in London 'will not stop us'

Terror scout posed as tourist to spy on London Iranian TV channel

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi faces new trial

Lebanon

An Israeli soldier directs an artillery unit near the border with Lebanon in Israel. The war between Israel and Hamas has also inflamed tensions on the country's northern border with Lebanon. Getty Images

Hezbollah and Israel edge closer towards war

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Gaza war to drag Lebanon's economy into recession, World Bank says

Israeli strike kills another civilian in southern Lebanon

Deadlocked Lebanon set to enter 2024 without a president

Accused Hezbollah financier's 'right-hand man' extradited to US

Jordan

Jordanian Armed Forces load relief supplies for an airdrop on Christmas Eve to hundreds of people sheltering inside the Church of St. Porphyrius in the Al Zaytoun, northern Gaza.

Jordan drops food to Gaza Christians on Christmas Eve

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Escalation of drug war on Jordan-Syria border linked to Hezbollah

Jordanian jets target drug smugglers in Syria raids

Jordanian soldiers wounded in intensifying drug war on border with Syria

Jordanian princess takes part in airdrop to Gaza field hospital

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Riad Salameh, a towering figure in Beirut. Nick Donaldson / Unsplash - Piotr Chrobot

Salameh accused of using embezzled millions to build property empire

Riad Salameh, whose brother is linked to property in New York. Nick Donaldson / AFP

Raja Salameh's international real estate empire, from Europe to the US

The building housing the Optimum offices in Beirut.

Lebanese central bank broker accused of 'extravagant' irregularities

The Munich skyline. Unsplash

Salameh's son and nephew named as 'money-laundering accomplices' in probe

Syria

Prayers over the coffin of senior IRGC adviser Brig Gen Razi Mousavi in Iraq before his body is returned to Iran. Reuters

Show of respect as Iranian commander's body arrives in Iraq

Iran vows retaliation after killing of IRGC commander in Syria

Turkey strikes northern Iraq and Syria after 12 soldiers killed

Escalation of drug war on Jordan-Syria border linked to Hezbollah

Jordanian jets target drug smugglers in Syria raids

Tunisia

A voter shows her ink-stained finger after voting at a polling station during the 2023 local elections in Ariana province. AFP

Tunisians begin voting for new local councils in disputed elections

Casting of Denzel as Hannibal in Netflix film sparks dispute in Tunisia

Middle East response to strike supporting Gaza limited to Jordan

Tunisia pledges to bring more injured Palestinians for medical treatment

First group of injured Palestinians arrive in Tunisia for care

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Nabil Najjar, Conservative Party Councillor in Wiltshire. Photographed for a feature in The National (UAE)

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War on Captagon and shifting regional sands test Jordan-Syria ties

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Jordanian Armed Forces load relief supplies for an airdrop on Christmas Eve to hundreds of people sheltering inside the Church of St. Porphyrius in the Al Zaytoun, northern Gaza.

Jordan drops food to Gaza Christians on Christmas Eve

Palestine-Israel

Escalation of drug war on Jordan-Syria border linked to Hezbollah

Jordanian jets target drug smugglers in Syria raids

Jordanian soldiers wounded in intensifying drug war on border with Syria

Jordanian princess takes part in airdrop to Gaza field hospital

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