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Middle East
Israeli minister questioned on Malka Leifer case
Officials in Israel say a deputy cabinet minister is being investigated for ethics violations over the extradition case of former Melbourne school principal.
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Flashback
From the Archives: Sydney protests the Iraq War
Over several days from February 15, 2003, the people of Sydney joined people in over 600 cities around the world to protest the looming war with Iraq.
- by Neil Mercer, Sean Nicholls, Ellen Connolly and Valerie Lawson
Flashback
From the Archives: The Satanic Verses controversy, 30 years on
On 14 February 1989, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of the novel The Satanic Verses, sparking violence and protests around the world. We revisit the early days of the affair from a local perspective.
- by Wanda Jamrozik, James Cockington and Sonia Zadel
Technology & democracy
Apple and Google asked to review Saudi app that can track women
A US Senator is asking Apple and Google to stop offering a Saudi e-government app that allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control the movement of women.
World Politics
Defiant Iran taunts US with missiles on revolution's 40th birthday
Hundreds of thousands marched, some burnt US and Israeli flags to mark the revolution's 40th anniversary, as Tehran showed off ballistic missiles in defiance of US efforts to curb its military power.
- by Parisa Hafezi
United Arab Emirates
A princess vanishes. A video offers alarming clues
Sheikha Latifa's escape - planned over several years with the help of a Finnish capoeira trainer and a self-proclaimed French ex-spy - lasted less than a week.
- by Vivian Lee
Khashoggi case
Saudi Arabia has 'nothing to do' with Jeff Bezos dispute
Although upset about the Washington Post's reporting of the Khashoggi case, the kingdom has denied involvement in the National Enquirer's report of The Post owner's love affair.
- by Nafisa Eltahir
War
US-backed fighters capture part of Islamic State-held Syrian village
Forces have captured 41 positions held by IS and destroyed their fortifications in the last pocket they hold in eastern Syria amid fierce fighting.
Tragedy
Death toll in Istanbul building collapse rises
A 16-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble two days after the building collapsed.
Pets
More bark than bite in Iran's ban on dogs
Pet dogs and their owners are being targeted by hard-line conservatives in their cultural battle to protect the theocracy against Western influences.
- by Thomas Erdbrink
War
US-backed forces launch fight for last Islamic State foothold in Syria
US officials warn that driving the Islamic State out of its territory would not end the threat it poses as militants are regrouping as an insurgency.
- by Liz Sly