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A US Navy file photo shows Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels alongside the guided-missile destroyer 'USS Paul Hamilton'. AFP
Tehran says Iranian 'spy ship' lightly damaged in Red Sea attack

Incident follows revelations that Iran and Israel have been sabotaging each other's ships

GulfApril 07, 2021
Nizwa Mosque, in Nizwa, Oman. Saleh Al Shaibany for The National
Oman new Covid-19 rules: returning citizens can now isolate themselves at home

Relaxed rules will be welcome after new restrictions were introduced for Ramadan

GulfApril 06, 2021
Jordan's King Abdullah II has a long-standing relationship with US President Joe Biden. AFP Photo / Jordanian Royal Palace / Yousef Allan
Jordan's Prince Hamzah signs statement pledging loyalty to King Abdullah

Announcement indicates resolve to end crisis in which countries rallied around Jordan

JordanApril 06, 2021
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and HE Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, inspect the UAE Armed Forces honour guard during a reception at the Presidential Palace. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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UAE announces $3bn in investment projects for reconstruction in Iraq

The joint statement followed the first official visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi to the Emirates

IraqApril 05, 2021
General view of a parade at a ceremony of a transfer of Royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt April 3, 2021. Host Broadcaster/REUTERS TV via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Egypt parades 22 royal mummies through Cairo in 'unique global event'

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said it was an 'awe-inspiring spectacle'

EgyptApril 04, 2021
Pope Francis speaks near the ruins of Al Tahera Church in Mosul’s Old City on March 7. AFP
Pope's Iraq visit shows ISIS is in decline

Analysts are surprised that ISIS was unable to conduct a single attack during the papal visit to Iraq

IraqApril 03, 2021
Ships are anchored at the entrance of Suez Canal, in Suez, Egypt March 29, 2021. Reuters
Suez Canal: clearing backlog of ships after 'Ever Given' is freed could take a week

Concern grows for nearly 100,000 animals on livestock transport ships as tugs work to free 'Ever Given'

EgyptMarch 29, 2021
Virginia Beach police work the scene of the shooting. AP
Virginia Beach shooting: two killed among nine people shot

Unconfirmed reports say a dispute among partygoers had escalated into violence

The AmericasMarch 28, 2021
A large container ship registered in Panama ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. EPA photo
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Suez Canal blocked: Everything you need to know

At least 100 ships carrying millions of tonnes of oil and cargo are trapped near the canal

EgyptMarch 26, 2021
A handout photo made available by Media for the Suez Canal Head Office shows Egypt's Suez Canal blocked by a large container ship in Cairo, Egypt, 24 March 2021. EPA/Media Suez Canal Head Office
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Suez Canal blocked: how Egyptian authorities moved a 200,000-tonne monster ship

A gargantuan effort is underway to shift the stranded behemoth blocking vital waterway

EgyptMarch 25, 2021
A screen grab from a video posted by the Saudi Press Agency showing Saudi Arabian jets shooting down Houthi drone. SPA
Saudi Arabia and the frontline of modern air defence

Air defences are adapting to face one of the most vexing challenges of modern warfare

Saudi ArabiaMarch 25, 2021
The Evergreen container ship in the Suez Canal. Julianne Cona/ Instagram
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Egypt’s Suez Canal teams ‘partially refloat’ stuck cargo ship

About 12 per cent of global trade volume passes through the waterway every year

EgyptMarch 24, 2021
Election officials wearing protective clothing instruct a man as he votes from a car at a special mobile polling station for Israelis in quarantine or infected with coronavirus. Reuters
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Covid-protected booths and hazmat suits: Israel's strange 2021 election

When plans for the 2021 elections in Israel were being drawn up, the idea of a successful vaccine was still a dream

WorldMarch 23, 2021
A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 at the vaccination center set up at the Cabanas Institute in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. AFP
Israel's Covid infections plummet 40 days after lifting of lockdowns

New data from the Israeli Weizmann Institute of Science suggests vaccines more effective than previously hoped

WorldMarch 23, 2021
In one of the most heavily armed countries in the world, there are no safeguards to know the end-use of weapons sold in the local market in Idlib. The National
Idlib, Syria: from olive oil producer to arms bazaar

One weapons dealer 'The National' spoke to estimated that at least 30 per cent of the breadwinners in the province trade in arms

MENAMarch 20, 2021
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