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December 16, 2018

Israel signals displeasure at Australia’s ‘mistaken’ West Jerusalem move

Israel signalled displeasure on Sunday with Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as its capital, with a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it was a mistake to gainsay...

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December 16, 2018

Turkey says Trump working on extraditing wanted cleric Gulen

US President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Washington is working on extraditing a US-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed Turkish coup in...

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December 16, 2018

Yemen warring parties say port city ceasefire starts on Tuesday

A ceasefire agreed between Yemen’s warring parties in Hudaydah will begin on December 18, sources from both sides and the United Nations said on Sunday, to try to avert...

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December 16, 2018

Malaysia’s Mahathir says no rights to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday criticised Australia’s move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying countries had “no rights” to do so. Australia’s move follows US...

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December 16, 2018

Bahrain foreign minister defends Australia’s decision on Jerusalem

The foreign minister of US ally Bahrain has defended Australia’s formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would not affect a future Palestinian state with...

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December 16, 2018

US-led coalition destroys Syrian mosque used as Daesh command centre

The US-led coalition in Syria destroyed on Saturday a mosque in the town of Hajin which had been used as an Daesh command and control center, the US military...

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December 16, 2018

Qatar says GCC needs reform to give it teeth

Qatar said on Saturday it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but the bloc needed to enforce its own rules better, signalling a reformed alliance could help...

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December 16, 2018

Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open up

Western tourists, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, visited this weekend under a new visa system, as one of the world’s most inaccessible countries tries to open up its society...

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December 16, 2018

Israel destroys house of Palestinian charged with killing soldier

Israeli forces on Saturday demolished the family home of a Palestinian charged with killing an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank, the military and witnesses said. Israel says...

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December 16, 2018

Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq, foreign ministry says

Turkey will keep striking Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, a day after Baghdad formally complained that repeated Turkish air strikes violated its...

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