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Lebanese army commandos stand on armoured personnel carriers in the Lebanese northern port city of Tripoli on 22 August AFP PHOTO / Stringer
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Flames of sectarian conflict in Lebanon

Ten killed overnight in clashes, while PM warns people against “slipping into…

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Anti-Damascus regime supporters gather in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli following clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian regime supporters on 21 August AFP PHOTO / STR
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Clashes in Tripoli leave at least 33 wounded

Sectarian violence erupts in Lebanon, wounding 33 people

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
A Bahraini Shiite Muslim joins a demonstration in solidarity with jailed Bahraini human rights and political activists in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, in the early hours of 14 August AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
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Trials of Bahraini protesters

The verdict of the thirteen men and an additional seven being tried…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
An aerial view shows the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 6 August AFP PHOTO / AMER HILABI
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Ahmadinejad to attend Muslim summit in Saudi Arabia

Despite tension over regional issues, the two countries take a remarkable diplomatic…

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Bahraini policemen arrest protestors during an anti-government demonstration in the village of Bani Jamrah, West of Manama, on August 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
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US praises Bahrain for report, as clampdowns continue

Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report: the country is more stable, despite…

Moustafa Ayad Moustafa Ayad