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US risks irrelevance in Syria with reconstruction taboos

Israel

Netanyahu’s lesson on power limits

Turkey

Mystery lingers over Turkey’s missing weapons

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Editors' picks

Palestinians pin hopes on Pompeo

Egyptian-Americans launch human rights push ahead of Sisi re-election

Iranian media compares Trump to Ahmadinejad amid Tillerson dismissal

Why Erdogan called for updating Islam

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From our pulses:

Egypt

Young Cairo painters take their work underground

Egypt seeks scientific innovation by lowering research costs

Egypt

Was Egypt's bond sale a sign of hope or desperation?

Egypt

As fighting rages in Egypt's north Sinai, students get lessons online

Gulf

No end to Yemen war in sight as Saudi Arabia, Iran lock horns

Saudi crown prince comes to Washington

Gulf

No light at end of tunnel for Yemen’s economy

Gulf

Pakistani guard returns to Saudi Arabia

Iran

European pressure over missiles unites Iranian hardliners, moderates

Iranian mistrust of Russia surges as Syrian war winds down

Iran

Iran's poorest citizens still waiting for some semblance of parity after 39 years

Washington

Questions abound as Iranians claim US Treasury licensing plane sales to Iran

Iraq

Iran says IS resurgence could hamper oil deal with Iraq

Kurds ask higher authority to end crisis with Baghdad

Iraq

Police video of sex workers causes uproar in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq

Iraqi budget drives another wedge between Baghdad, Kurds

Israel

Latest Israeli political crisis exposes fragile coalition

The dueling states of Palestine

Israel

The topsy-turvy world of Jewish-Arab relations

Israel

Netanyahu may be facing his last stand

Jordan

Jordanian dry yogurt gets sweet deal

Jordan and Turkey get cozy

Jordan

Jordan shows off its arsenal in new tank museum

Jordan

Jordanian artists combine music, satire to voice their woes

Lebanon

Skiers, snowboarders ride for peace in Lebanon

Israel builds new wall at Lebanon’s southern border

North Africa

Tunisian doctors sound alarm on health system collapse

Palestine

Animators with passion bring humor to digital content in Gaza

Experts speculate on causes of rising birth defects in Gaza

Palestine

Gaza bypasses Rafah crossing to import goods

Palestine

International prize nomination shines spotlight on West Bank theater

Syria

Casualties continue to mount in Syria's eastern Ghouta

Ghouta.com brings Eastern Ghouta's ordeal to the world

Syria

Mideast braces for war: Israel vs. Iran-backed Hezbollah

Syria

Turkey props up industrial zone in Syria's al-Bab

Turkey

Tillerson's departure could disrupt US-Turkey progress

Turkish-Arab ties marked by fear and loathing

Turkey

Eastern Mediterranean starting to resemble disputed South China Sea

Washington

Life sentence hangs over US pastor as Washington sizes up Ankara

Breaking News

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Syria groups call for Russia World Cup boycott threat

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Palestinian PM attacked in Gaza: What does it mean?

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UN Palestinian agency needs urgent funds by summer, chief says

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If Iran gets nuclear bomb, Saudi Arabia will follow suit: crown prince

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UN probe accuses Syrian troops of 'systematic' rape

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Israel closes migrant facility in mass expulsion plan

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Red Cross chief travels with aid convoy to Syria's rebel Ghouta

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Thousands flee Ghouta rebel enclave as Syria army advances: AFP

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Turkey says will take Afrin centre in 'very short time'

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Moscow confirms role in E. Ghouta offensive

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Iraqi boys walk inside a destroyed mosque in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, March 14.

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CULTURE

Start-ups / entrepreneurship

Animators with passion bring humor to digital content in Gaza

Young Cairo painters take their work underground

Cultural heritage

Culture Alert: March salutes women of all nationalities and sizes

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Syria war spillover

Russia warns against attacking Damascus, says West is lying

Syria war spillover

Russia considering course change after new challenges in Syria

Syria war spillover

Calls for truce fall on deaf ears in Syria's Ghouta

WASHINGTON

Iran deal advocates prepare to battle Pompeo nomination

Humanitarian crises

Senate fissure opens up over ending Yemen war

Israel anti-boycott bill inches closer to passing Senate after revisions

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