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World Cup 2018: Egypt and Saudi Arabia paired together in Red Sea derby

Middle Eastern allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia are set to face each other at next year's football..

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Is Donald Trump waging a religious war?

Western states have long laboured under an illusion that they have evolved beyond wars of religion. ..

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Exiled Egypt presidential hopeful plans return in coming weeks, says family

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq speaking to the camera from the UAE on 29 November (AFP)..

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EU parliament backs ban on Saudi weapons sales over Yemen war

Yemeni children demonstrate on the occasion of the UN's Universal Children's Day in front ..

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Arrest of Janjaweed godfather sparks fears of renewed conflict in Darfur

Musa Hilal was recruited by the Sudanese government to organise and lead the Janjaweed against the a..

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Moveable feast of US-Saudi art to open in Brooklyn Museum

Ahmed Mater’s photos document Mecca's redevelopment and trace influence of oil on Saudi's ..

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Yemen war: Saleh and Houthi forces clash in Sanaa

Houthi fighters at rally in Sanaa marking anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohammad, 30 November ..

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Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia

Screengrab from video distributed by pro-Houthi Al Masirah TV on 5 November, showing launch of balli..

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Jailed British-Iranian journalist’s husband ‘hopeful’ for breakthrough

In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Richard Ratcliffe said he was "more optimistic" after speakin..

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Turkish gold trader implicates Erdogan in Iran money laundering

A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Thursday told jurors in a federal court in New York that Turkish Pr..