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Israeli troops arrest dozens in West Bank
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of over 200 military personnel in new raids against suspects linked to the attempted coup in 2016, state media reported.The Istanbul public prosecutor ordered arrest warrants
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Protesters, police scuffle in anti-tax protests in Jordan
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of over 200 military personnel in new raids against suspects linked to the attempted coup in 2016, state media reported.The Istanbul public prosecutor ordered arrest warrants
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Kosovo approves new army despite Serbia opposition
Kosovo's parliament overwhelmingly approved the formation of an army on Friday, a move that has angered Serbia who says it would threaten peace in the war-scarred region. All 107 politicians present in the 120-seat
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Maldives court freezes ex-president Yameen’s bank accounts
A court in the Maldives has frozen bank accounts owned by former President Abdulla Yameen, two sources told Al Jazeera on Friday, as part of an investigation into allegations of financial fraud. Yameen, who
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France braces for fifth straight weekend of ‘yellow vest’ rallies
Anticipating a fifth straight weekend of violent protests, Paris' police chief has said that armoured vehicles and thousands of officers will be deployed again in the French capital. Michel Delpuech told RTL radio that
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Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Cohen
US President Donald Trump knew it was wrong to order election-eve hush money paid to two women who claimed affairs with him, his former lawyer Michael Cohen said in an interview to be broadcast
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Syria: SDF fighters capture ISIL pocket in Deir Az Zor
A United States-backed Kurdish coalition has captured the last town held by fighters from ISIL in Syria's eastern Deir Az Zor province. On Friday, an unnamed military source and a war monitor said Hajin was
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Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if US doesn’t remove YPG fighters: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove YPG Kurdish fighters, and it will also target Kurdish-controlled areas further east, President Tayyip Erdogan said on
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Lebanese wary as Israel destroys Hezbollah border tunnels
MAYS AL-JABAL, Lebanon: As Israeli excavators dug into the rocky hills along the frontier with a Lebanese village, a crowd of young Lebanese men gathered to watch.The mood was light as the crowd observed
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Yemen’s security committee discusses regulation of arms possession in Aden
DUBAI: Yemen’s security committee met on Thursday to discuss the launch of a program to regulate arms possession in Aden and neighboring provinces, Yemeni news agency Saba New reported. The meeting, chaired by the


