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Middle East
'Deep concern' for Melbourne University academic detained in Iran
Dr Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi, an Australian citizen and population expert at the University of Melbourne, was in Tehran when she was arrested.
- by Anthony Colangelo
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United Arab Emirates
British academic jailed in UAE says he was force-fed drugs
Matthew Hedges, who was pardoned last week, says he is now suffering severe withdrawal symptoms.
- by Robert Mendick
War
Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah tunnels
The Israeli military says the operation is taking place in Israeli territory.
Saudi Arabia
Qatar will pull out of OPEC amid tension with Saudi Arabia
The tiny, energy-rich nation is mixing its aspirations to increase production outside of OPEC's constraints with the politics of slighting Saudi Arabia.
Israel
Israel's Netanyahu cops another blow
The third round of recommendations are another blow to the Israeli Prime Minister's teetering governing coalition, which narrowly averted collapse last month.
- by David M Halbfinger
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War
Syria says US-led coalition fired missiles on its positions
The US military said it has killed a Islamic State commander involved in the execution of an American hostage.
- by Liz Sly
Israel
'Enough evidence to charge Benjamin Netanyahu': Israeli police
Israeli police say they have enough evidence to bring bribery and fraud charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife.
- by Maayan Lubell
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Foreign aid
Iraq's devastated regions to receive record Australian government aid
The money will go to communities devastated by the long occupation of Islamic State, and then reduced to rubble by the attempt to oust them.
- by Michael Bachelard
Khashoggi case
Saudi crown prince exchanged messages with aide alleged to have overseen Khashoggi killing
In the hours before and after Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate, Saudi's Crown Prince and a senior aide who allegedly oversaw the assassination exchanged multiple messages.
- by Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, Missy Ryan & John Hudson
Khashoggi case
US Secretary of State Pompeo defends Saudi crown prince
`US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has doubled down on US support for Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Egypt
Egyptian actress to be tried for wearing revealing dress
An Egyptian actress is facing trial next month charged with public obscenity after she attended the closing ceremony of a film festival in Cairo wearing a see-through embroidered gauze dress that revealed the entirety of her legs.