Middle East and North Africa
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Global arms trade reaches highest point since cold war eraMiddle East almost doubles weapons imports, as US and Europe remain the main suppliers and China joins top-tier exporters
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Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted in 1993 World Trade Center bombing, dies at 78Extremist Muslim cleric known as ‘blind sheikh’ became notorious figure to US authorities and was for decades the face of radical Islam before 9/11 attacks
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Trump's updated travel ban to have minimal input from national securityGoal of new order is to bolster original initiative against legal and constitutional scrutiny, rather than revise it in a substantive fashion, say sources
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Letter from Istanbul: By talking to people, you get through things togetherThe stories that have left a mark on me are those about real life, says the Guardian’s correspondent in Turkey. So it’s essential to speak the language
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MSF inquiry indicates Russia was behind hospital bombing in SyriaStudy commissioned by Médecins Sans Frontières appears to show Russia, working with Syria, carried out February 2016 attack that killed 25 people
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The Guardian view on Trump and Israel: casual, careless and dangerousEditorial: The US president’s ditching of the commitment to a two-state solution may not be part of a calculated strategy. That is all the more alarming
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US ambassador to UN contradicts Trump's position on two-state solutionNikki Haley said US upholds longstanding policy on Israeli-Palestine conflict, as French foreign minister finds Rex Tillerson’s proposal ‘confusing and worrying’
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Car bomb in Baghdad kills tens – video reportA large car bomb has killed tens of people and injured many more in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday
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Israel-Palestine: One state, two states – any advance on three?Letters: The only reason for Israel and the US to support the idea of two states has been to maintain the Jewish exclusivity of Israel
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At least five killed and dozens wounded in Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen funeralAccording to Houthi insurgents and medical officials five bodies were recovered from the scene, mostly women, and that the toll was likely to rise
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Anti-Assad states to meet amid concerns over US policy on SyriaMeeting between the US, France, Britain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seen as opportunity to properly gauge American position
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Donald Trump declares the US is not committed to two-state solution – videoDonald Trump asked the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to ‘hold back’ on settlements, during a joint news conference at the White House
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More than half of NFL players booked for Israel PR trip withdrawMichael Bennett and Cliff Avril among players to pull out of week-long trip to Israel, in embarrassing blow to tour’s organisers
The Middle East 'peace process' was a myth. Donald Trump ended it