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Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli police evict Palestinians from East Jerusalem home
Israeli police have evicted a Palestinian family and demolished their house in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
Officers raided the Salhiya family home before dawn, arresting several people before a bulldozer moved…
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27 dead in Syria after bombing of army bus sparks revenge attack
At least 27 people have died in Syria after the rare bombing of an army bus in Damascus, followed by what appeared to be tit-for-tat regime shelling of a town in the rebel-held north-west that killed four children on their way to school.…
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Beirut blast probe suspended as judge issues arrest warrant
A probe into the catastrophic Beirut port explosion was frozen on Tuesday for the second time in less than three weeks after two politicians wanted for questioning filed a new complaint against the lead investigator Judge Tarek Bitar.
The…
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Benjamin Netanyahu calls to block Israel’s newly formed coalition
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at a newly agreed coalition which looks set to remove him from power after 12 years as prime minister. Mr Netanyahu called on right-wing members of parliament to block the…
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East Jerusalem clashes leave over 100 injured
Scores of people have been injured in clashes in East Jerusalem between far-right Jewish activists, Palestinians and Israeli police. The violence erupted as police tried to keep Palestinians and…
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Iran’s Rouhani hopes Biden will return to Obama-era nuclear deal as he dubs Trump a…
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by Donald Trump's administration. Speaking at a televised cabinet…
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Hezbollah denies any role in production of amphetamines
The leader of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah has denied accusations it is involved in amphetamine production. Sheikh Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, a staunch ally of the Syrian regime, said there was "no credibility" to the…
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Israeli soldier shoots and paralyzes Palestinian man in dispute over power generator
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, after an altercation over a portable electric generator, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Video of the incident, which…
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Iran nuclear crisis: Tehran to enrich uranium to 20%, UN says
Iran intends to start enriching uranium to 20% purity, the UN's atomic watchdog says - its most significant breach of an international nuclear deal so far. This remains short of the 90% required to make a nuclear bomb.…
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Iran: Climbers die in blizzards and avalanche
At least 10 climbers in Iran have died in mountains north of Tehran in an avalanche and blizzards, officials say. The Alborz mountain range that towers over the capital city is popular with climbers and skiers but the…
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