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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and US President Donald Trump and at Qasr Al Watan. AFP

Trump wraps up Gulf trip in UAE and Turkey holds uncertain Ukraine talks

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U. S. President Donald Trump and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder

Boeing closes deal with Qatar and Trump sets off for UAE

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US President Donald Trump addresses the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh. Getty Images

Saudi Arabia to invest billions in US and Qatar prepares for Trump visit

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US President Donald Trump departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2025. President Trump is travelling to the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia will be the first stop on a four-day trip. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump due in Riyadh and US and China lower tariffs

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US President Donald Trump meets President Sheikh Mohamed, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in 2017. Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump heads to the Gulf and flights resume in South Asia

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Puppets and educational materials in an UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. AP

Israel storms UNRWA schools and Emirates posts record profits

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Villagers carry their belongings as they move to safer areas after authorities evacuate residents living near the border at Jeora Farm on the outskirts of Jammu. AFP

India-Pakistan escalation and what's next in the US-Houthi ceasefire

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Israeli troops deploy at a position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on May 5, 2025. Israel's security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory, an official said on May 5, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Aid groups boycott Israeli expansion in Gaza, and Al Shara to meet Macron

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A plane leaves Ben Grunion Airport after a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by the Houthis landed in a nearby field. Getty Images

Israel and Houthis exchange threats, and ICJ drops Sudan-UAE case

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Israeli police officers examine the scene after a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels struck a field at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on May 4, 2025. Getty Images

Israel vows retaliation for Houthi strike and an attack in Sudan

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HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and HE Joseph Aoun, President of Lebanon, stand for a photograph before a meeting at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 30, 2025. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court / Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

UAE and Lebanon talk travel, and fires ravage Israel

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Israeli soldiers stand guard as Druze men demonstrate in solidarity with the Syrian Druze community near the border in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 30. AFP

Israel strikes Syria and 100 days since Jenin operation

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Visitors and robots meet at the Government of Dubai stand on the first day of Gitex Global 2024 held at DWTC in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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

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Zahir, an Afghan migrant who arrived in the UK by small boat, now wants to smuggle himself out of the UK for a restart. Photo: Supplied

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Coral reef in Abu Dhabi. Photo: EAD

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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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Sweating treatments range from deodorants to injections. Getty Images

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

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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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