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Adopted orphan brings couple 'paradise' in war-ravaged Gaza

Iman Farhat said the idea for her and her husband to adopt a child 'was cemented by' Gaza's war

Agence France-Presse

Israeli army escorts ultra-Orthodox Jews to religious site in south Lebanon: What to know

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Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right

Protesters in Istanbul took to the streets for International Women's Day

Agence France-Presse

The Takeaway: Can Libya pull off elections in 2023?

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Syria interim president seeks pressure on Israel to withdraw from south

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas on the sidelines of his first Arab summit.

Agence France-Presse

Germany arrests Russian suspect over alleged plan to attack Israeli Embassy

The Israeli flag flies in front of the Israeli embassy in Berlin, on October 20, 2024. A Libyan suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and links to the Islamic State (IS) group will appear before a judge on October 20, 2024, German prosecutors said. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt’s inflation increases into 2023

An Egyptian youth is seen working in a bakery at a market, Cairo, Egypt, March 17, 2022.

Iran's FM hosts Sudan counterpart, eyes larger influence: What we know

TOPSHOT - Black smoke billows behind buildings amid ongoing fighting in Khartoum on June 9, 2023. Sudan's warring generals have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from June 10, US and Saudi mediators said, acknowledging that previous attempts to pause a conflict now nearing its third month had proved abortive. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office on March 6, 2025

Agence France-Presse

US formally rebrands Yemen's Houthis as foreign terrorist organization

US President Donald Trump shows an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency