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FILE - This image released by Bahrain's Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma'ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)

Middle East

Bahrain makes rare arrest after AP report

APRIL 24, 2026

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War
Smoke rises following several Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Middle East

AP Lebanon team delivers fast, comprehensive and moving coverage of Israeli strikes in Beirut

APRIL 17, 2026

Iran War
In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official website, wreckage is shown at what Iran's state TV claimed was the site of a downed American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

Middle East

AP collaborates across zones and taps into deep source work on rescue of service members

APRIL 10, 2026

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Middle East

AP photographers in Lebanon talk about their images on the deadliest day of the war

APRIL 10, 2026

Iran Road to Tehran Photo Essay
Dark clouds gather over a parked car along the roadside between Tabriz and Zanjan, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Middle East

PHOTO ESSAY: A journey into Iran, where daily life unfolds against a backdrop of war

APRIL 7, 2026

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Middle East

Dogged reporting gives a rare glimpse into what life is like in Iran – and how Iranians feel about the war

APRIL 2, 2026

Israel Underground Shelters Photo Essay
Tents, mattresses and children's toys are spread across an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Middle East

PHOTO ESSAY: Life goes on underground in Israel, in scenes both real and surreal

MARCH 24, 2026

Iran US Israel
A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Middle East

AP’s Tehran team covers story under increasingly grim circumstances

MARCH 20, 2026

Mideast Wars Palestinians Transferred from Gaza
Palestinians who traveled to South Africa via a charter flight organized by an Israeli group whose founder supported U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza stand in their temporary flat in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Middle East

AP finds an Israeli group behind the mystery flights that have evacuated Palestinians from Gaza

MARCH 20, 2026

Hakan Fidan
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Middle East

World exclusive interview with Turkish foreign minister on the war engulfing the Middle East

MARCH 20, 2026

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USA

The US-Israeli war with Iran in maps, graphics and images

MARCH 13, 2026

Emirates Stranded Travellers Shelter
Suitcases belonging to stranded foreign travelers are seen at a farmhouse owned by an Indian businessman, now converted into a shelter in Ajman, near Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Middle East

Photos show travellers stuck in the UAE taking shelter from war at Indian expat’s home

MARCH 7, 2026

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