Mideast sandstorms snarl traffic, close schools, harm health
by Haitham EL-TABEI with AFP correspondents in the Middle East Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed…
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Middle East
Dozens hurt in clashes at Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) -- More than 70 Palestinians were wounded in overnight clashes with Israeli forces at a Jerusalem…
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UAE’s ailing President Sheikh Khalifa dies aged 73
by Shatha Yaish The United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died aged 73 on Friday, state media…
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Al Jazeera journalist shot dead during Israel West Bank raid
by Jaafar Ashtiyeh and Gareth Browne with Ben Simon in Jerusalem Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a respected veteran of…
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Saudi King Salman enters hospital for ‘examinations’: report
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's ageing King Salman has been admitted to hospital for unspecified tests, state…
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Three killed in central Israel attack, police launch manhunt
by Ahmad Gharabli with Ben Simon in Jerusalem © Agence France-Presse ELAD, Israel (AFP) -- Three people were killed…
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Israel slams Russian claims on Hitler over Ukraine war
JERUSALEM, Undefined | AFP Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday slammed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for alleging…
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Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency
by Gareth Browne © Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian…
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Murals bring ‘joy’ to Baghdad concrete jungle
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel © Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete jungle…
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Don’t lose focus on Syria, UN envoy tells Security Council
© UNICEF/Johnny Shahan Children walk through a neighbourhood in Zabadani, rural Damascus, in Syria. Peace and Security Although the war…
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