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Arab states send Qatar steep demands
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Qatar is being asked to close its broadcaster, Al Jazeera, and reduce ties with Iran - within 10 days.
- 23 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Inside the fight for IS ‘capital’
The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse is one of the first reporters to reach the de-facto IS capital Raqqa.
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Mosul mosque's ruin 'shows IS defeat'
Iraq's PM condemns IS's destruction of an ancient landmark as troops advance in Mosul's Old City.
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Gaza's only power plant resumes work
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Israeli airline must not ask women to move
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Sniper 'kills IS militant two miles away'
- 22 June 2017
- From the section US & Canada
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'Welcome to Raqqa'
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
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Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
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The hijabi ballerina
- 19 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
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'Why did you leave me?'
- 15 June 2017
- From the section UK
Features
Jailed and ransomed
One man's story of a horrific prison in Libya
- 21 June 2017
- From the section Africa
After Mosul
The Iraqi towns still under the Islamic State group's control
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Out with the old
Saudi crown prince's rise marks climax of leadership revolution
- 21 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
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On the wall
The Arab folk dance that's become a viral craze
- 21 June 2017
- From the section Magazine
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'Welcome to Raqqa'
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
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Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed
- 22 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Video 1:43
The hijabi ballerina
- 19 June 2017
- From the section Middle East
Video 2:04
'Why did you leave me?'
- 15 June 2017
- From the section UK
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