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VIDEO: Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria 31 May 2025 - 03:11 pm
Municipal emergency service staff clear hail blocking an underpass after a windstorm struck Egypt's northern city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast in the early hours on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Hazem Gouda / AFP)
Moroccan women embroider 'art with purpose' 31 May 2025 - 08:40 am
French Morocco artist Margaux Derhy (C) talks to participants during an embroidery workshop in Sidi Rbat on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid Bziouat / AFP)
Gaza ceasefire deal 'very close': US President Trump 30 May 2025 - 10:11 pm
US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
Syria welcomes Japan's decision to lift sanctions on four banks 30 May 2025 - 08:05 pm
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UN declares Gaza the most food-insecure place in the world 30 May 2025 - 07:56 pm
People queue with pots to receive charity meals from a kitchen in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Syrian government signs strategic MOU with consortium of international companies led by UCC Holding to develop large-scale Power Generation Projects 30 May 2025 - 11:28 am
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Iraq, Russia discuss counterterrorism cooperation 30 May 2025 - 12:37 am
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Israeli Security Cabinet approves 22 new settlements in the Occupied West Bank 29 May 2025 - 08:09 pm
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Israeli occupation announces creation of 22 settlements in West Bank 29 May 2025 - 03:06 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. An Israeli occupation soldier aims his rifle as a Palestinian man looks on during a raid in the heart of the Palestinian city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on May 27, 2025. Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP.
Saudi Arabia, India discuss enhancing bilateral relationship 28 May 2025 - 06:52 pm
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22 out of 38 hospitals knocked out of service amid ongoing Israeli offensive: Gaza health ministry  28 May 2025 - 04:03 pm
Smoke billowing above destroyed buildings during Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP)
Iran says may allow US inspectors from nuclear watchdog if deal reached 28 May 2025 - 03:47 pm
This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidential office shows Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (R) receiving Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) in Muscat on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
UN blasts new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza 28 May 2025 - 02:46 pm
Displaced Palestinians receive food packages from a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in western Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Pineapple is the new potato: imported fruits back in Syria 28 May 2025 - 09:28 am
A man holds two pineapples at a stall that sells fruits in the Shalaan Market in the Syrian capital Damascus on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Louai Beshara / AFP)
Iraq President receives letter from Sultan of Oman on bilateral relations 27 May 2025 - 11:53 pm
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Syrian president tells country reconstruction effort has 'just begun' 27 May 2025 - 11:45 pm
This handout picture shows Syria's interim president Ahmed Al Sharaa (2nd left) attending an event at the Aleppo Citadel on May 27, 2025. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
German FM says denial of food, medicine in Gaza "unacceptable" 27 May 2025 - 09:30 pm
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul talks during a joint news conference with Spanish counterpart amid trade tensions with United States, in Madrid on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
Oman's Sultan, Iranian President hold talks on regional developments 27 May 2025 - 09:27 pm
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