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Anxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

Iranians at the Kapikoy border with Turkey. Reuters

Anxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

The National visits Kapikoy border crossing, where civilians tell of anger and fear over handling of protests

Tents housing internally displaced Palestinians from northern and eastern Gaza near Gaza city. EPA

Revealed: Multimillion-dollar black market deliveries to Gaza by Israeli lorries

Investigation by The National finds selected traders are bypassing Israeli restrictions on sought-after items

Putin offers to mediate between Israel and Iran as tensions simmer

Iranian ambassador to Paris puts protests death toll at 600

Egyptian authorities hold talks with Palestinian factions in Cairo to select a technical committee for Gaza. EPA

Gaza's interim government holds first meeting in Egypt after one-day delay

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani has now become the country's Prime Minister. Reuters

Yemen's prime minister resigns and is replaced by foreign minister

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Syrian army soldiers on the motorway to Deir Hafir, as the government sends reinforcements to an eastern front line. EPA

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