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Iraqi security forces stand guard outside a mountain tourist spot which was hit with artillery bombardment in the Zakho district village of Parakh in the north of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, July 22, 2022. (AFP)
Turkey's push into Iraq risks deeper conflict, further destabilising region
Amina Ismail
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint press conference, on January 30, 2023, in Jerusalem.  (Reuters)
Blinken reaffirms need for two-state solution as ‘only path’ forward
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a news conference in Moscow, January 30, 2023. (AFP)
Russia urges Israel, Palestinians not to escalate tensions
The American flag flies over the US Treasury building in Washington, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)
US Treasury to warn Turkey, other countries over sanctions evasion
A file picture shows US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attending a news conference in March 7, 2022. (Reuters)
Blinken to visit Middle East in bid to ‘de-escalate tensions’ after violent outbreak
Najib al-Ameel stands on a hill overlooking his home town Rmaych along the Lebanese-Israeli border, January 18, 2023. (AP)
Hezbollah suspected of using NGO as cover for border control
Israeli extremist Amiram Ben-Uliel arrives in court in Lod, Israel, May 18, 2020, where he was convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents in the West Bank. (AP)
Israeli group linked to extremists takes root in US with fundraising bid
Iraqi security forces check people during a security operation to arrest dollar manipulators in Baghdad, Iraq, January 22, 2023. (Reuters)
Iraqi PM walks tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran
Ahmed Rasheed-79523
A file picture shows an US Air Force F-16 fighter taking off during the "Blue Flag" multinational air defence exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, (AFP)
US, Israel launch week of major military exercises with Iran in mind