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Anxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

Iranians at the Kapikoy border with Turkey. Reuters

Anxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

The National visits Kapikoy border crossing, where civilians tell of anger and fear over handling of protests

Tents housing internally displaced Palestinians from northern and eastern Gaza near Gaza city. EPA

Revealed: Multimillion-dollar black market deliveries to Gaza by Israeli lorries

Investigation by The National finds selected traders are bypassing Israeli restrictions on sought-after items

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Egyptian authorities hold talks with Palestinian factions in Cairo to select a technical committee for Gaza. EPA

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Tents housing internally displaced Palestinians from northern and eastern Gaza near Gaza city. EPA

Revealed: Multimillion-dollar black market deliveries to Gaza by Israeli lorries

Investigation by The National finds selected traders are bypassing Israeli restrictions on sought-after items

DispatchAnxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

James Holtsnider, centre, during a visit to Petra. He has attended tribal council meetings, funerals and weddings across Jordan. Photo: Petra Development Tourism Regional Authority

US ambassador to Jordan turned away from funeral 'in solidarity with Gaza'

Gaza's interim government holds first meeting in Egypt after one-day delay

Nickolay Mladenov is currently the director general of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi. Ruel Pableo for The National

Who is Nickolay Mladenov, Trump pick for Gaza board director?

Putin offers to mediate between Israel and Iran as tensions simmer

Yemen's prime minister resigns and is replaced by foreign minister

Iran cleanses streets of crackdown's scars with banners declaring 'victory'

Fake AI videos of Iran protests 'fill void' left by internet shutdown

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presents US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize. Reuters

Venezuelan opposition figure Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal

Members of Gaza Board of Peace to be announced

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Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum over 'well-founded fears of persecution'

Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, is to retire. PA

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