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    <title>Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:11:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza</dc:creator>
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      <title>Lebanon’s president refuses to meet Netanyahu until war ends – as it happened</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Vivian Ho (now); Serena Richards, Aneesa Ahmed, Yohannes Lowe, Fran Singh and Adam Fulton (earlier)</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T22:04:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:59:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jason Burke and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T20:59:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Trump claims he ‘didn’t guarantee’ no US wars. Here’s what he’s actually said</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:19:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>George Chidi</dc:creator>
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      <title>Complex relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine Middle East ceasefire</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Julian Borger Senior international correspondent</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T18:23:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Israel and Iran trade strikes: what does this mean for peace deal? - The Latest</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Julian Borger ; producers Bryony Moore Annie La Vespa ; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T17:49:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Israel and Iran trade strikes: what does this mean for peace deal? – The Latest</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Oliver Holmes</dc:creator>
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      <title>‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East</title>
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      <dc:creator>Stevie Chick</dc:creator>
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      <title>Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?</title>
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      <dc:creator>Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Patrick Wintour and Mark Saunokonoko</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Abdullah Ibhais</dc:creator>
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      <title>My Memory Is Full of Ghosts review – deeply moving visual hymn for the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs</title>
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      <dc:creator>Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Patrick Wintour, Alexandra Topping and Jessica Elgot</dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator>Simon Tisdall</dc:creator>
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      <title>Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jason Burke</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-07T05:00:24Z</dc:date>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem</dc:creator>
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