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US leader's tour highlighted role diplomacy can play to address Iran, Syria and Gaza issues

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What’s at risk under Israel’s planned Gaza offensive?

Humanitarian agencies fear the plan will weaponise aid and violate basic principles

US President Donald Trump arrives for a 100th day rally in Warren, Michigan. Bloomberg

Trump’s first 100 days: What ‘America first’ means for the Middle East

The President has hit the ground running on aid, trade and Tehran – so who are the winners and losers in the region?

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, walks towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the old city ahead of a memorial mass for Pope Francis on April 23. AFP

Why Christians in occupied Palestine may be at risk of disappearing

War in Gaza and restrictive Israeli policies in the West Bank and Jerusalem are making life unbearable for Palestinian Christians

Exterior of the Freedom Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Why legal action against alleged Israeli war crimes is so slow

Efforts by grassroots legal groups are being increased after the world’s top courts issued measures last year to curb atrocities in Gaza

(FILES) Palestinian fighters unfurl 24 March 1976 a Lebanese flag seized in Holiday Inn hotel after Palestinian commando units dislodged 21 March the Lebanese Christian forces from the twenty seven storey hotel.  Lebanon marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1975-1990  civil war which saw the eastern Mediterranean country, once referred to as the Switzerland of the Middle East, plunge into a multifaceted confessional war, with regional and international interference.  (Photo by XAVIER BARON  /  AFP)

Lebanon civil war: The feud that never ended

Country is still grappling with the same sectarian complex that fanned the conflict 50 years ago



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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. AP

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Palestinians protest against Hamas in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza. Bloomberg.

Where is Israel's renewed war on Gaza heading?

Growing anger against Hamas and constant Israeli attacks have pushed Palestinians to the brink

The ruins of Salim Abu Muslim Mosque in Gaza. AFP

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A Palestinian man in front of his destroyed home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP.

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The US and Israel oppose the resolution, which outlines a vision for reconstruction, a transitional government and security measures

Israeli soldiers stand on an army bulldozer in the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military has stepped up its offensive. EPA

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Huda Tayyab at home with sons Ali and Wali. Victor Besa / The National

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Crystal Palace players celebrate with the trophy after the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at the Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, May 17, 2025.  (AP Photo / Ian Walton)

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Singer-songwriter Johannes Pietsch goes by the stage name JJ. AFP

Eurovision finalist JJ: 'I discovered my love for music in Dubai'

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani pose for a family photo with Arab leaders during the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad. Reuters

Artwork at Arab Summit shows beauty of Iraq's past and present

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