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Are Kuwait, Turkey and UAE ushering in a new phase for Syria?

Turkey is looking to play a major role as an economic and security partner in the new Syria [Getty] Three…

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Iran threatens regional strikes if US hit civilian sites

This live blog has now ended, and will resume tomorrow morning.    Iran has issued a warning to the US…

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Israel refuses to release Gaza prisoners after sentences end

Palestinian detainees are still held in their thousands across the Gaza Strip [Getty/file photo] Dozens of Palestinians from Gaza remain imprisoned…

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UK unveils sanctions against Sudan gold networks

Britain on Thursday announced sanctions targeting what it said are “illicit gold and finance networks” propping up rival factions in…

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Iran tells Houthis seal Bab al-Mandeb if US hits power network

Two regional sources close to Riyadh said the kingdom was taking threats from Iran and the Houthis very seriously, adding…

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UK 14-year-old pleads not guilty on alleged mosques attack plot

The prosecutor said the 14-year-old had planned to stab worshippers at the two mosques and had conducted online reconnaissance. [Getty]…

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Gaza's returnees recount abuses by Israeli soldiers at border

“It wasn’t a normal security inspection. It felt like they wanted to humiliate us,” described on Palestinian traveller. [Getty] For…

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Morocco signs up to Gaza security plan Palestinians rejected

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has been leading efforts to build up the International…

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Fire at Algerian orphanage kills 11, injures 19

The fire broke out at an orphanage in the Mohammadia district in the eastern suburbs of Algiers. Eleven people were…

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The long road home for Syria’s displaced Christian communities

The sound of church bells ringing in the village of Al-Quniyah, west of Idlib, marked a significant moment for a…

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