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Several car bombings shake northern Syria, leave eight dead
Car bombs killed at least eight people including three children in two separate incidents Sunday in northern Syria, a war monitor…
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Israeli protests reignite as Netanyahu pushes new justice bill
Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters have demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other cities against proposed changes to the judicial…
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Israel protesters mobilise ahead of judicial reform vote
Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters packed Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday to demonstrate against proposed legal reforms…
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Dubai Police unveil new strict traffic fines for motorists who flout the law
Motorists who break the rules of the road in Dubai face hefty fines of up to $27,228 (Dh100,000) under a…
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Gun battle leaves two Iranian policemen, four gunmen dead near Pakistan
Two police officers and four attackers were killed on Saturday when gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a police station in…
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Yemen’s Houthi authorities ban Swedish imports over Quran burning
Yemen’s Houthi movement, which controls the country’s north, has banned Swedish imports in protest at the burning of Quran in…
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Israel attacks launch site in Lebanon after rockets ‘fired’
Israeli forces have struck an area of Lebanon from which a cross-border rocket launch was carried, its military said. The…
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Why did Tel Aviv’s popular police chief quit?
Hundreds of protesters flocked to the streets of Tel Aviv on Wednesday night to protest against the forced resignation of…
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Three Russian fighter jets harassed US drones over Syria: US Air Force
Russian fighter jets harassed American aircraft on an anti-ISIS mission in Syria, the US military said on Wednesday. “Earlier today at approximately…
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Sudan conflict: UN denounces rising sexual violence against women
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned what it called rising sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan as fighting has raged there…
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