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El-Sissi loyalists lead polls as Egyptians vote

President Adbel Fattah el-Sisi supports wave flags and posters (Ziad Ahmed/NurPhoto/picture-alliance)

Millions have begun voting in the Arab world’s most populous nation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The votes will likely lead to a House of Representatives packed with politicians loyal to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Egypt: Authorities arrest journalist who was covering police brutality

Egypt in the age of el-Sissi

Sudan to normalize ties with Israel, says US

Kombobild Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Benjamin Netanjahu

Sudan is joining the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in recognizing Israel, according to US President Donald Trump. The deal is aimed at unifying Arab countries while ostracizing common adversary Iran.

Mixed reaction to historic agreement between Israel and UAE

Netanyahu: 'Another dramatic breakthrough for peace'

'Historic' Libya cease-fire agreed, UN says

Soldier standing next to cannon (Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters)

The UN says both sides in the Libyan civil conflict have reached a permanent cease-fire agreement. The world body called the deal a "historic achievement."

Libya's eastern government resigns amid protests

Libya's civil war: What's behind the fight?

Saad Hariri named new Lebanese prime minister amid growing crisis

Saad Hariri leaving office of Michel Aoun (Anwar Amro/AFP)

Lebanon's former premier, Saad Hariri, has been asked by the president to form the next government. Hariri, who resigned almost a year ago amid nationwide protests, will face a host of economic and social challenges.

Lebanese divided over hopes for wider peace with Israel

A concrete barrier lined by barbed wire separates rolling hills

Recent Lebanese-Israeli maritime border talks have offered a rare twig of peace. Amid Lebanon's current turmoil, some hold quiet hope for a wider rapprochement. For others, the trauma of war makes trust impossible.

European lawmakers call for release of Egypt's political prisoners

Egypt prison (Hassan Ammar/dpa/picture alliance)

Over 220 European lawmakers have joined US counterparts urging Egypt to release political prisoners. Rights groups have called the mobilization "unprecedented." Analysts say it needs to be followed by tough action.

United Arab Emirates delegation makes historic trip to Israel

A plane from the UAE lands in Tel Aviv

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the UAE were "making history in a way that will stand for generations." But Palestinians said the visit was "shameful" legitimizing Israeli occupation.

Iran, Ukraine talk compensation for downed passenger plane

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister meets with Iranian diplomats in Tehran

Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 at a time of spiraling military tensions with the US. Now Iranian and Ukrainian officials are meeting to reach a deal on compensation for the victims' families.

Turkey bans Kurdish-language play in Istanbul

Theater Vorhang (picture-alliance/dpa/Jens Wolf/)

Bans on Kurdish cultural events or activities are not rare in Turkey. The outlawing of the Kurdish-language play "Beru" has been condemned as the latest attack on Kurdish culture.

North Africa: Rape, assault cases prompt calls to resume death penalty

Women protesting sexualized violence in Algiers (Louiza Ammi/abaca/picture alliance)

After a series of sexual assault and murder cases in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, politicians are responding to calls to overturn a moratorium on the death penalty. But experts say that will be hard — and won't work.

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HRW: Syria and Russia targeted civilian infrastructure

Human Rights Watch has declared Syrian and Russian strikes against Idlib to be war crimes. The report blasts the strategic attacks on civilian targets as a "callous disregard" for life.

Israel approves first West Bank settler homes since suspending annexation

Israel has given the green light for new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, ending an eight-month lull in settlement expansion. The decision has dealt another blow to hopes of a wider Israeli-Arab peace deal.

Tunisians clash with police after man reportedly dies in kiosk demolition

Protesters pelted police with stones in the provincial Tunisian town of Sbeitla following reports that a man was killed when authorities bulldozed his son's kiosk. Soldiers were deployed to protect key buildings.

Turkey: Dozens dead in bootleg alcohol poisoning

A sharp rise in taxes on alcoholic drinks has prompted Turks to turn to counterfeit beverages or brew their own in unsanitary conditions. Critics have accused the government of trying to ban alcohol altogether.

Israel: Ultra-Orthodox communities top coronavirus hot spots

Some conservative sects in Israel are coming under increased scrutiny for their alleged noncompliance with coronavirus curbs. Several ultra-Orthodox areas are registering disproportionately high rates of infections.

Irak Jesidin Kocher mit Kindern im Flüchtlingslager Sar-Dashte auf Mount Sinjar (DW/S. Petersmann)

Iraq's Yazidis 4 years after the genocide

For Kocher, life in Iraq is agony. The Yazidi woman and her children were enslaved by the "Islamic State" for two years.

A suicide belt among rubble (DW/S. Petersmann)

Mosul: The deadly legacy of the 'Islamic State'

Booby traps and unexploded bombs are hampering reconstruction in Mosul's Old Town, a year after liberation from IS.

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Saudi Arabia dismisses criticism over Khashoggi murder

Senior Saudi official Adel al-Jubeir says Riyadh is paying 'a great price' over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

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DW Conflict Zone - Adel al-Dschubeir, ehemaliger Außenminister Saudi-Arabien (DW/M. Martin)

Saudi Arabia dismisses criticism over Khashoggi murder

Iranian protesters block a road during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices (picture-alliance/dpa/abaca/Salampix)

Protests over price rises make Iran a powder keg

Demonstrators shout slogans as they gather at Martyrs' Square in Beirut (Reuters/A. M. Casares)

Protest in Lebanese capital

Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Baghdad (picture-alliance/AP/K. Mohammed)

Mass protest in Iraq

A group of men sit near the entrance of a shop damaged after a large explosion on August 4, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Getty Images/D. Carde)

In pictures: Beirut blast aftermath — destruction, chaos and protests

A powerful explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, killing at least 150 people and injuring thousands more. Residents have taken to the streets to demand government reforms and resignations over the blast.

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Pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca

2020 hajj: Amid COVID-19, thousands flock to Mecca

In a normal year, millions of Muslims flock to Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage. But with COVID-19 still a global threat, only a few thousand have been allowed to make the journey this year, under strict rules.

Thomas Louis Gilzean is a World War II veteran, who landed in Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge

Veterans of World War II

People from more than 60 nations fought in World War II. In an ongoing project, Jonathan Alpeyrie set out to collect their images and testimonies without pretense to judge or criticize their actions or decisions.

Palestinian artist Samah Saed decorates a protective face mask

Coronavirus in Gaza: Trying to avert disaster

What was long feared has now become reality — the COVID-19 pandemic has reached the closed-off Gaza Strip. It's a race against time to head off the outbreak and stop a catastrophe.