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Lebanon central bank says freezes accounts of US-sanctioned individuals 26 Jan 2023 - 08:47 pm
A view shows a logo of Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled's company CTEX on the exterior of the company, in Beirut, Lebanon January 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Aziz Taher)
Saudi Arabia amends nationality law; prime minister to grant citizenship 26 Jan 2023 - 07:47 pm
A view shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Egypt unveils ancient 'secret keeper' tomb, golden mummy 26 Jan 2023 - 05:46 pm
Workers stand behind a collection of pharaoh statues during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king's
Iraq to hang 14 people for IS massacre of cadets 26 Jan 2023 - 05:15 pm
Rusafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, above, is hearing most of the cases against foreigners. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Beirut blast victims' relatives rally for embattled probe judge 26 Jan 2023 - 12:58 pm
Families of the victims of the 2020 port blast take part in a protest against Lebanon's top public prosecutor who charged the judge investigating the blast and ordered the release of those detained in connection with the explosion in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Iran slaps new sanctions on EU and UK in tit-for-tat move 25 Jan 2023 - 10:03 pm
An Iranian man walks past an anti-U.S. mural on the wall of former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on January 25, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
US to pay Lebanon army, police salaries for six months 25 Jan 2023 - 06:58 pm
Lebanon's Army chief General Joseph Aoun, speaks during a news conference to launch a Livelihood Support Program for the Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces (ISF) hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the US Embassy in Beirut, at the UN headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon on January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6bn 24 Jan 2023 - 08:17 pm
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini arrives to a press conference in Geneva on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
US sanctions Lebanon money exchanger for alleged ties to Hezbollah 24 Jan 2023 - 07:38 pm
The Treasury Department is pictured in Washington, US, on April 25, 2021. File photo / Reuters
Lebanese blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor 24 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm
File Photo: A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon, August 5, 2020. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Lebanon blast investigator charges public prosecutor, sources say 24 Jan 2023 - 01:48 pm
A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months: judicial source 23 Jan 2023 - 07:21 pm
This file combination of pictures shows UGC footage filmed from an office building at the moment a massive explosion rocked Beirut the previous day shows a fireball exploding while smoke is billowing at the port of the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. (Photo by GABY SALEM/ESN / AFP)
Saudi Arabia to offer 96-hour visa through Saudia Airlines 23 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am
Saudia Airlines plane, is seen at the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, August 9, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany.
Turkish consumer confidence rises to 79.1 points in January 23 Jan 2023 - 10:43 am
People shop at a open market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya's capital 22 Jan 2023 - 08:49 pm
Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister Najla Mangoush holds a press conference at the end of the Arab foreign ministers meeting in the capital Tripoli, on January 22, 2023. - Arab states boycotted a meeting hosted by Libya's unity government, with just five of the Arab League's 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc's secretary general staying away. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Italy's foreign minister eyes migration, energy on trip to Cairo 22 Jan 2023 - 07:06 pm
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (left) and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry give a joint press conference in Egypt's capital Cairo on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP)
Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16 22 Jan 2023 - 05:21 pm
People watch as rescuers sift through the rubble of a building that collapsed in the the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on January 22, 2023.(AFP)
Iranian currency falls to record low amid isolation and sanctions 21 Jan 2023 - 07:28 pm
A currency dealer poses for a photo with a US one dollar bill and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials in an exchange shop in Tehran, Iran on December 25, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Asia

This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
Peninsula Sri Lanka battles wild jumbos to save white-elephant airport
This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows a CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. (Photo by various sources / AFP) Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
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Europe

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP) Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence
Panos Routsi, father of a boy killed in the Tempi railway collision in February 2023, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on September 21, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike
File photo of veggie burger used for representation Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban
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Africa

Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
Peninsula Egyptian, Algerian Presidents discuss efforts to end war in Gaza strip, regional issues by phone
A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopian PM launches pan-African media platform to reshape Africa's global image

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