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The minaret of Umayyad Mosque, one of Syria's most famous, has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo

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The minaret of Umayyad Mosque, one of Syria's most famous, has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. The state news agency...

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Former Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has been ordered back to prison from military hospital

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A Cairo appeals court has ordered former Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak back to prison from military hospital. Hosni Mubarak's retrial will open on May, the...

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At least 37 people were killed and 850 wounded in the earthquake that struck near Bushehr on April 10

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South-east Iran has been hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The US Geological Survey said the...

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Cairo court ruled that Hosni Mubarak should no longer be held over the killings of protesters during the revolution that toppled him

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Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak should no longer be held over the killings of protesters during the revolution that toppled him, a Cairo court has...

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Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad has resigned, after a long-running dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas

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Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad has resigned, after a long-running dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Mahmoud Abbas accepted Salam Fayyad's...

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Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah presiding over the retrial of ousted Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened in Cairo.

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Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah presiding over the retrial of ousted Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened...

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The Orthodox Jew took his beliefs a step further by covering himself in a plastic bag during flight as his religion forbids him to fly over cemeteries

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An Orthodox Jewish passenger took his beliefs a step further by covering himself in a plastic bag for the whole of his journey because...

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At least 30 people have been killed and other 800 have been injured after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bushehr province in south-west Iran

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At least 30 people have been killed and other 800 have been injured after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bushehr province in south-west Iran,...

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At least one person has been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes outside Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral following the funerals of four Coptic Christians killed in religious violence

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At least one person has been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes outside Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral following the funerals of four...

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Israel has launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip for the first time since an eight-day war ended in a truce in November 2012

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Israel has launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip for the first time since an eight-day war ended in a truce in November...

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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail, after being questioned by prosecutors over allegations he insulted Islam and President Mohamed Morsi

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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail, after being questioned by prosecutors over allegations he insulted Islam and President Mohamed Morsi. Bassem Youssef...

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An arrest warrant has been issued in Egypt for popular political satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohamed Morsi

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An arrest warrant has been issued in Egypt for popular political satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohamed Morsi. Bassem Youssef has...

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Israeli Jews craving a smoke during the week-long Passover holiday that starts at sundown Monday can now enjoy a rabbi-approved cigarette

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Israeli Jews craving a smoke during the week-long Passover holiday that starts at sundown Monday can now enjoy a rabbi-approved cigarette. It's the first time...

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President Barack Obama is ending his Middle East tour with a trip to the famous ruins of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan

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President Barack Obama is ending his Middle East tour with a trip to the famous ruins of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. The...

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Yityish Aynaw and Barack Obama were introduced by Israeli President Shimon Peres

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President Barack Obama and Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw, an Ethiopian Jewish immigrant, dined together at an official state dinner in Jerusalem, where the White...

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President Barack Obama has pledged to Jordan an additional $200 million to help deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees in the country

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President Barack Obama has pledged to Jordan an additional $200 million to help deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees in the country. After...

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Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati has announced the resignation of his entire cabinet

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Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati has announced the resignation of his entire cabinet. The move comes after the deeply divided cabinet failed to approve a commission...

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Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to Turkey for "any errors that could have led to loss of life" during the 2010 commando raid on an aid flotilla that tried to breach the Gaza blockade

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to Turkey for "any errors that could have led to loss of life" during the 2010 commando raid...

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Barack Obama is concluding his trip to Israel and the West Bank by paying his respects to victims of the Holocaust and visiting Bethlehem

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President Barack Obama is concluding his trip to Israel and the West Bank by paying his respects to victims of the Holocaust and visiting...

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Yityish Aynaw, an immigrant orphan from Ethiopia, who became the first black Miss Israel last month, has been invited to Thursday's gala dinner with visiting President Barack Obama

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Yityish Aynaw, an immigrant orphan from Ethiopia, who became the first black Miss Israel last month, has been invited to Thursday's gala dinner with...

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President Barack Obama has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a historical visit to the West Bank

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President Barack Obama has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a historical visit to the West Bank. Barack Obama has said that the US is...

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Barack Obama’s armored limo broke down on the way to Tel Aviv airport as the US president is making a historic visit to Israel

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Barack Obama’s armored limo broke down on the way to Tel Aviv airport as the US president is making a historic visit to Israel. The...

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Barack Obama has arrived in Tel Aviv for his first trip to Israel as US president

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Barack Obama has arrived in Tel Aviv for his first trip to Israel as US president. After landing in Tel Aviv, BarackObama also referred to the...

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Syrian opposition National Coalition has chosen Ghassan Hitto as the prime minister to head a government for rebel-held regions

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Syrian opposition National Coalition has chosen Ghassan Hitto as the prime minister to head a government for rebel-held regions. Ghassan Hitto is a Damascus-born IT...

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Benjamin Netanyahu will return as Israel’s prime minister, heading a coalition that includes parties that support Jewish settlements on Palestinian land

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Israel's new coalition government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, has been sworn in after nearly two months of negotiations between political parties. Benjamin Netanyahu will return...

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