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Epstein files show Kaaba cloth pieces from Makkah shipped to Epstein via UAE contacts

The correspondence details how sacred Kaaba cloth reached Epstein through UAE-linked businesswoman

Epstein said UAE ruler ‘set up’ Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

Epstein files: FBI memo says Israel ‘compromised’ Trump, Epstein had Mossad ties

US-Iran Tensions

Iranians seal windows and store food and water as they prepare for attack

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Australia: Furor over Palestinian festival speaker highlights a deeper crisis

Antony Loewenstein

Explosion in Iran's Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, says fire chief

US-Iran Tensions

Iranian armed forces on high alert, warns Tehran

Ayat: The Palestinian restaurant winning hearts and minds through food and culture

US-Iran Tensions

How US sanctions and external threats destroyed Iran's economy

Jewish groups send letter to Israeli PM against rise in settler violence

US approves $2.5bn arms sale to Egypt despite human rights concerns

Israel normalisation deals

Israel says it hopes for ties with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, but no deals imminent

Sudan coup: Senior US official warns of 'consequences' as protester deaths mount

Republicans pile pressure on Biden to re-designate Yemen's Houthis as 'terror group'

Democrats urge Biden not to reward 'authoritarianism' and hold $130m in Egypt aid

Iran says it will consider direct US talks for 'good' nuclear deal

Several arrested at Washington protest against Sheikh Jarrah expulsions

Middle East countries rank among 'riskiest' nations receiving US arms sales

US targeted Syria dam it claimed was on 'no strike' list: Report

Aid groups warn Houthi 'terror' designation could push Yemen closer to famine

Iran, China and Russia hold joint naval drills in show of unity