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Palestinian prisoners held by Israel set to go on mass hunger strike

The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said the action was a resumption of a hunger strike postponed in March after…

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Saudi Arabia seizes record 46 million amphetamine pills hidden in flour

The pills were hidden in bags of flour confiscated in a raid on a Riyadh warehouse, officials say. Source link

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Munich Olympics massacre compensation deal struck

Nearly 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were killed, the German government agrees to pay relatives €28m. Source link

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Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts

Nourah al-Qahtani was convicted of "violating public order using social media", activists say. Source link

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Shamima Begum: Spy for Canada smuggled schoolgirl to Syria

Rasheed also gathered information about IS, mapping the locations of the homes of Western IS fighters in Syria, identifying IP…

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Israeli court sentences Gaza aid worker to 12 years in prison

"He says that he's innocent, he did nothing and there is no evidence," Halabi's lawyer, Maher Hanna, said after Tuesday's…

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The powerful cleric behind Iraq protests

Moqtada al-Sadr has been a powerful influence in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Source link

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Iraq: Tense calm in Baghdad after cleric issues appeal

Moqtada al-Sadr, who has millions of followers, apologised to Iraqis for clashes which left 23 dead. Source link

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Moqtada al-Sadr: At least 15 dead amid fighting in Iraqi capital

Security officials said some of the violence was between the Peace Brigades, a militia loyal to Mr Sadr, and members…

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Secret deals ending Britain's control in Gulf revealed

A BBC documentary shines a light on the collusions which ended Britain's empire in the Middle East. Source link

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