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Gazans fear shortages, price hikes after Israel blocks aid

Palestinian children wait for a meal during food distribution at a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp

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Tunisia opponents to be tried on state security charges amid crackdown

Leftist Tunisian activist Ezzeddine Hazgui, a member of the defence committee for detainees accused of plotting against state security, speaks to journalists in February 2025

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PSG president Al-Khelaifi charged in French corporate abuse of power probe: source

Nasser Al-Khelaifi is one of the most powerful figures in European football

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Analysis

The Takeaway: Republicans to dial up Iran pressure in 2023

Demonstrators marching in solidarity with protesters in Iran stand around the Lincol Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on Oct. 29, 2022.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

'I carry my cross': sub-Saharan migrants despair in Tunisia

The asylum system in Tunisia is frozen

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UN rejects 'annexation' proposals for Palestinian territories

'We must resist any normalisation of unlawful conduct,' said Volk

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Arab leaders endorse plan to rebuild Gaza under Palestinian Authority

Arab leaders were gathering in Cairo Tuesday to settle on a reconstruction plan for the devastated Gaza Strip

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In first, Turkmenistan to supply Turkey directly with gas: What to know

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov takes part in the opening ceremony of the East-West pipeline.

Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of wanting to 'annex West Bank by force' after tanks deployed

People look on as Israeli tanks enter the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, on February 23, 2025. Israel on February 23 said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Salwan Momika, the Koran burner who sparked international tensions

Salwan Momika staged several similar protests which sparked fury in Iraq

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