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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks at the White House after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, January 20, 2021. REUTERS

Biden to focus on Iran deal re-entry in early calls with US allies

January 21, 2021
A Palestinian man looks towards the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron, built next to the Palestinian village of Naqoura, north-west of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. AFP

Mahmoud Abbas to stand again for Palestinian Authority presidency, Prime Minister says

January 20, 2021
Algerian President-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune is in Germany after surgery on his foot, the presidency said. EPA

Algerian president's post-Covid foot operation a success

January 20, 2021
Lebanese Sunni leader Saad Al Hariri, talks to the media after being named Lebanon's prime minister-designate at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon on October 22, 2020. Reuters

Lebanon fails to break government deadlock as old tensions linger

January 20, 2021
The deal will make FAB one of the largest foreign lenders by assets in Egypt. Courtesy FAB

FAB agrees to buy Bank Audi's Egypt subsidiary

January 20, 2021
Italian archbishop, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was appointed the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem last year. Amy McConaghy/The National

In the turmoil of the Middle East an archbishop seeks balance

January 20, 2021
The US has exempted aid groups from its recent move to classify Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement as a terrorist organisation. Reuters

Yemen: UN and aid groups exempt from US Houthi terror designation

January 20, 2021
Travellers at Doha's Hamad International Airport wait to board the first flight to Sharjah after the resumption of air travel between Qatar and UAE, on January 18, 2021. Etihad will also resume flights to Qatar on February 15. AFP

Etihad to resume flights between Abu Dhabi and Doha

January 20, 2021
Volunteers take part in a clean-up campaign in Asir, Saudi Arabia. SPA

Meet the volunteers keeping Saudi beaches spotless

January 20, 2021
French paratroopers question Algerian Omar Merouane in Saint Eugene in 1957. Relations between France and Algeria continue to be strained because of the colonial past. AFP

Emmanuel Macron refuses to apologise for France’s colonial abuse in Algeria

January 20, 2021
Deputy commander of Iraq's Joint Operations Command, Lieutenant-General Abdul Amir Al Shammari meets Iraqi troops at Al Qaim, Iraq January 18, 2021. Reuters 

Iraq tightens border security with Syria to halt ISIS movement

January 20, 2021
Kuwaiti MP Hamad al-Mutar (L) takes a selfie with fellow MPs after the national assembly session was adjourned due to cabinet's resignation, in Kuwait City on January 19, 2021. / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed the end of Donald Trump's presidency. AFP

Iran's Rouhani says ball in America's court on nuclear dispute

January 20, 2021
A Lebanese person with Covid-19 symptoms is checked by doctors and nurses inside the fever clinic of Saint George Hospital on January 13, 2021 in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty

Lebanon's health workers recount Covid-19 nightmare: 'We treated patients in cars'

January 20, 2021
A fighter loyal to Yemen's Houthi militias mans a machine gun in the back of a pickup truck during a tribal meeting in Sanaa. AFP

UN demands ceasefire after major Houthi offensive in Yemen

January 20, 2021
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The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways are partnering to launch the IATA Travel Pass for the Abu Dhabi airline's passengers. Courtesy Etihad Airways.

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An Etihad Airways plane prepares to land at Abu Dhabi's airport. The carrier is one of the first airlines globally to launch the Iata Travel Pass. AP

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