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On Saturday, Syria set forth conditions for normalizing relations with Turkey, insisting on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian territory. 

Four police officers were killed and at least three injured in clashes between Iraqi government forces and Islamic State militants in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Saturday, police and medical sources said.

In a landmark announcement on Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that Saudi Arabia will host the first-ever Esports Olympic Games in 2025.

In Damascus, portraits of dozens of candidates have been plastered on every corner ahead of Monday's legislative elections in Syria, the results of which are unlikely to disrupt the political landscape dominated by President Bashar al-Assad's party.

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 71 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave's health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has officially announced his intention to run for a second term in office, ending months of speculation ahead of the presidential election scheduled for September 7. 

Iran is still conducting indirect nuclear talks with the United States via Oman, Iran's Etemad newspaper on Thursday quoted Iran's acting foreign minister as saying.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli administration.

A Chevron-chartered oil tanker seized by Iran more than a year ago is heading toward the Sohar port in Oman, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday.

Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that could allow Israel to pull back its troops from the area if a ceasefire is agreed, according to two Egyptian sources and a third source familiar with the matter.

A Tunisian judge barred a potential presidential candidate from appearing in the media or travelling around the country on Friday, the latest politician to face what their parties have called obstructions to challenging President Kais Saied.

Turkey's ruling party presented a bill to parliament on Friday that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution than locking dogs up in shelters.