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An Iraqi university student shows locally-made coffee and soft drink
Iraq protesters revive ‘Made in Iraq’ campaign
Nazli Tarzi
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The offering of the sweet fruit, coupled with a cup of coffee, is a sign of good old-fashioned Arab hospitality.
UNESCO lists essential Arab date palm
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A view of a desalination plant in the Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat
Desalination key for Gulf states to obtain fresh water, but at a cost
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Eritrean artist Nebay Abraha, 23, is pictured while working on a painting in his room and studio in Addis Ababa
Eritrean artists make their mark on Ethiopia
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Al Dhafra festival
Al Dhafra Festival kicks off in Abu Dhabi
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A man leaves the singles entrance at a restaurant in Jeddah
Saudi ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants
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Sign displayed on an ATM machine in Beirut showing a cartoon by local artist Mohamad Nohad Alameddine
Irreverent Lebanese cartoonists stir debate
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An Iraqi actor playing an injured anti-government protester with a tear gas canister lodged in his head
Amid violence and tragedy, Iraqi protests become art hub
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Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister, stands before the Great Sphinx of Giza
Egyptian archaeologist Hawass sees role as 'custodian' of antiquities
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The dusty 10-acre (four hectare) site is right next to the Erez Israel-Gaza crossing, making access possible from both sides
Gazans suspicious of ‘American hospital’
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There may be simmering discontent but few open expressions of anger in a country with a massive, feared security apparatus and overcrowded prisons.
Poverty bites remote Egyptian village
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A Palestinian farmer works at a field next to the border fence with Israel (background), east of Gaza City, on October 16, 2019
Gaza farmers fear Israel will resume spraying herbicides
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A woman collects recyclable items at a landfill to be sold for extra income in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf
Poverty brought protests onto oil-rich Iraq’s streets
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The WHO that an hour-long shisha session was equivalent to smoking 100-200 cigarettes
New study reveals shisha is less harmful than cigarettes
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Emirati Abdullah al-Suwaidi demonstrates how his ancestors would pick up oysters off the seabed
On Emirates' glittering coast, pearl trade lives on
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Qatar's national football team was forced to play without travelling supporters during the Asian Cup in the UAE at the start of the year
Qatar hosts Gulf Cup amid hopes of easing tensions
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