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 Algerian President-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune speaks during a press conference in Algiers, Algeria, 13 December 2019. EPA

Coronavirus: Algerian president enters voluntary quarantine

October 26, 2020
Demonstrators set fires during anti-government protests near Tahrir square, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Thousands of Iraqi protesters have taken to the streets to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq's south. Protesters marched Sunday in the capital and several southern cities to renew demands to bring an end to corruption perpetuated by Iraq's politicians. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 26, 2020

October 26, 2020
Medics tend to a Covid-19 patient at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Iranian Health Ministry via AP

Iran reports a Covid-19 death every five minutes as cases surge

October 26, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin is known as a guru in the oil and gas industry. Image:  Cary Hazelgrove

Mapping the new energy world: face to face with Daniel Yergin in Washington

October 26, 2020
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a Reuters interview in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 24, 2019. 

Sudan says it will discuss trade and migration with Israel

October 26, 2020
US Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. AFP, POOL

President Biden couldn’t lift all Iran sanctions if he wanted to, says Trump envoy

October 26, 2020
Turkish protesters march in Istanbul against French President Emmanuel Macron's comments over Prophet Mohammed cartoons, on October 25, 2020. AFP

France issues plea after boycott calls over stance on Prophet Mohammed cartoons

October 26, 2020
A new bursary programme will enable Saudi Arabian citizens to study at top universities around the world. Reuters

Saudi Arabia launches new student scholarship programme

October 25, 2020
Many Yazidis fled towards the Syrian border after ISIS attacked their community in 2014. Reuters 

Iraq: UN begins exhuming Yazidi mass graves where Nadia Murad's mother is believed to lie

October 25, 2020
A Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800 plane flies over Doha. Reuters

Women subjected to 'offensive' medical examinations at Doha airport, says Australian government

October 25, 2020
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile became a point of dispute with the US after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt might bomb it.Reuters

Ethiopia summons US ambassador over Trump comments in dam dispute

October 25, 2020
A damaged home in Yemen's battle-scarred city of Taez where Houthi rebels attacked three hospitals over the weekend. Anees Mahyoub / Reuters

Staff hurt as Yemen's Houthi rebels bombard cancer clinic in Taez

October 25, 2020
Protesters gather for a demonstration in Baghdad, on October 25. EPA

Iraq: security forces use tear gas against protesters as second wave of demonstrations ignites

October 25, 2020
This handout photograph released on October 23, 2020 by the United Nations Office in Geneva shows representative of Libya's two rival factions shaking hands after a signing ceremony, on October 23, 2020. Libya's two rival factions signed a "permanent" ceasefire agreement after five days of talks at the United Nations, which hailed the deal as a historic moment after years of turmoil and bloodshed. "Today is a good day for the Libyan people," said Stephanie Williams, the UN's acting envoy to the troubled North African country, where a UN-recognised government in Tripoli has been battling a rival administration based in the east and dominated by military commander Khalifa Haftar. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNITED NATIONS / VIOLAINE MARTIN" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / AFP / UNITED NATIONS / UNITED NATIONS / Violaine MARTIN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNITED NATIONS / VIOLAINE MARTIN" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Turkish president ‘undermining’ Libya ceasefire deal, says LNA

October 25, 2020
Iraqi demonstrators gather to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

The Middle East framed - regional photography for October 25, 2020

October 25, 2020
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A view of towers along the Jumeirah Beach Residences coastline in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai winter warning, 1,359 new UAE cases, Barclays sues BR Shetty - The Daily Update

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Cybersecurity firms in the UAE have reacted to a major leak of patient information held by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. EPA

Employees are the biggest threat to cybersecurity

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The skyline of Dubai and Burj Khalifa. Reem Mohammed/The National

Police seize crystal meth, 1,491 UAE Covid-19 cases, Dubai boosts stimulus - The Daily Update

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 24: A poll worker helps voters at the Queens Public Library during early voting for the U.S. Presidential election on October 24, 2020 in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in the Queens borough in New York City. Due to the coronavirus and social distancing concerns New York State is allowing early voting for the first time. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP

Beyond The Headlines: How will Arab Americans vote in US presidential election?

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