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Desperate search for survivors near quake’s epicenter

ANTAKYA, Turkey — As dawn broke on Tuesday, rescuers scrambled to use whatever they could — shovels, bare hands, random tools found on the street — to dig for survivors after the worst earthquake to hit Turkey in...

A photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows supplies for an urban search and rescue team from Fairfax County, Va., being loaded onto a transport plane for a flight to Turkey at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force via The New York Times)

Gazans say travel curbs separate families

Girls walk past a shop selling Santa Claus costumes in Gaza City on Thursday. — Reuters

Lebanon identifies suspects in Blue Helmet's killing

Irish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) walk with the UN and Irish flags during the repatriation ceremony for Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport on December 18. — AFP

Yemen's women chafe under militia curbs

Women read books at a university in Taiz. — AFP

Lebanon PM: Reforms still needed despite return to growth

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Turkey hikes minimum wages for third time

Turkey's annual inflation rate hit 85 per cent during its latest economic crisis. -- AFP

Women stage protest against Taliban's university ban

Women protest in Kabul on Thursday against the ban on university education. -- AFP

Jordan hosts ME summit in bid to defuse regional tensions

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Senior Palestinian fighter dies of cancer in jail

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Jordan to host Mideast summit

French President Emmanuel Macron takes in a special dinner with navy soldiers before attending a regional conference in Jordan

Parents 'beg' Iran judiciary to spare death row son

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran, in front of the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on December 17

US court decision paves way for depositor case against Lebanese bank

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Jordanians protest over fuel price rises

Jordanian military personnel and civilians attend the funeral of a senior police officer in the southern city of Jerash who was killed in riots the previous day. - AFP

UN force in Lebanon urges swift probe into peacekeeper's death

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati and Lebanon's Army chief General Joseph Aoun with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro, during their visit to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqura. - Reuters

In Qatar, the Sport of falconry gets some upgrades

A falconer puts a cap back on his bird after training outside of Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 3, 2022. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Irish UN peacekeeper killed in south Lebanon

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