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Sudanese refugees collect water from a tap at the Gorom Refugee camp near Juba, in South Sudan. Reuters

'This won't be decided militarily': UAE says civilian rule can end Sudan’s war

Dr Anwar Gargash outlines the UAE’s foreign policy and addresses media campaigns against the country

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Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after blast in Gaza wounds soldier

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The Doraleh Multi-purpose Port in Djibouti. AFP

ExclusiveEgypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through Eritrea and Djibouti port deals

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Iranian forces regularly announce the interception of ships accused of smuggling fuel. EPA

Iran seizes ship said to be carrying 4 million litres of smuggled fuel

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UAE signs $2m deal to support healthcare in Sudan

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Sudan's civilian anti-war activists detained in crackdown

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Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako addresses the faithful during the Palm Sunday service at Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq. AP

Iraq must do more to protect Christians, says country's top Catholic official

Cardinal Sako urges authorities to work towards safeguarding Christian rights

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Libya's military chief and seven others killed in plane crash in Turkey

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Syria's Foreign Minister says relations with Russia 'enter a new era'

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Members of the forces of Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, look on as they arrive in a mountainous area where they are launching a military operation in the southern province of Abyan, Yemen, December 15, 2025. REUTERS / Stringer

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A photo taken while embedded with the Israeli Army and cleared by Israeli military censors shows Israeli soldiers from the special unit Yahalom next to an underground tunnel in the Al-Shaboura neighborhood of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 08 December 2025 (issued 09 December 2025). Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was reportedly held captive in the tunnel in recent years, before his body was handed over by Hamas. The tunnel is over seveb kilometers long and approximately 25 meters deep. EPA / ATEF SAFADI

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The Doraleh Multi-purpose Port in Djibouti. AFP

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Cairo court jails five businessmen linked to Muslim Brotherhood

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Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal. Photo: @LebarmyOfficial / X

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