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Australian man arrested and imprisoned in Cairo since January
Hazem Hamouda's family blames old Facebook posts, in which he spoke about the banned Musliim Brotherhood, as being to blame for his shock, airport arrest.
- by Maddison Sawle
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Corruption
Ex-top aide agrees to testify in Netanyahu corruption scandal
Benjamin Netanyahu's legal woes deepen after one of his closest confidants agrees to testify against him, complicating the Israeli leader's efforts to hold on to his job.
- by David Wainer and Yaacov Benmeleh
Syria
Syria's Ghouta residents 'wait to die' as more bombs fall
"Bombs were falling everywhere near our house," a local man said as one of the most intense bombardments of the war continued.
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Terrorism
Why Neil Prakash would prefer to face court in Turkey, not Australia
The Australian terror suspect is fighting his extradition to Australia, and asking to be tried in Turkey. The court just inexplicably delayed its decision.
- by Onur Burçak Belli
Syria
Plea to end the 'senseless human suffering' in Syria
Pro-government forces have pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, in a surge of violence that has reportedly killed at least 250 people since Sunday.
- by Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall
Syria
UN issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words on child casualties
The UN children's fund UNICEF issued a blank "statement" on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children.
Syria
"Extreme escalation in hostilities": bombing kills 94 near Damascus
A UN official for the Syria crisis, said the humanitarian situation is spiralling out of control in the country.
Iran
Netanyahu takes on Iran calling it the 'greatest threat' to the world
At a security conference in Munish, Israeli Prime Minister, facing corruption allegations at home, threatens to 'act' against Iran
- by Sara Elizabeth Williams
Crime
The undercover investigators hired to watch alleged child abuser Malka Leifer
As alleged Melbourne sex offender Malka Leifer hosted Hanukkah in her apartment, she was being watched by undercover investigators only 20 metres away.
- by Farid Farid
Israel
Four Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza border explosion
An explosive device wounded four Israeli soldiers, two severely, near the border fence with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, spurring Israeli air strikes later in the day against Palestinian militant targets.
Syria
Suspected Turkish gas attack on Kurdish in Syria
Six civilians suffered breathing difficulties and other symptoms indicative of poison gas inhalation after an attack launched by Turkey on the Kurdish- controlled enclave of Afrin, local doctors and Syria's state-run news agency report.