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    Thousands fly to Lebanon for funeral of Hassan Nasrallah

    Nearly five months after Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel, hundreds of thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader have flown into Beirut for his funeral on Sunday.

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    'Let hell break out’: Trump sets Saturday noon deadline for hostage release

    President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday or he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and “let hell break out.”

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    Sayyed Khamenei meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran

    Sayyed Khamenei received Hamas Shura Council chairman Mohammad Ismail Darwish, as well as Palestinian group’s acting leader Khalil al-Hayya and other members of the group’s political bureau in Tehran on Saturday.

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    Israel Kills 82 In Gaza After Ceasefire Announcement

    Israel airstrikes killed at least  82 people in Gaza on Thursday hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced to bring an end to 15 months long devastating war

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    We set Iranian project in region back by 40 years: Al-Shara

    Syria's new defacto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that by capturing seat of power in Damascus rebels have “set the Iranian project in the region back by 40 years.” 

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    Israel aims to ‘double population’ in annexed Golan

    Netanyahu had ordered troops to seize the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights last week after radical militants, formerly associated with al Qaeda, swept to power in Syria

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    US, Israel ​Orchestrated Syria ​Crisis: Khamenei

    Iran's Supreme Leader said on Wednesday that the political upheaval in Syria was the result of a joint "plot" by the United States and Israel and that the events in the Arab country were orchestrated in American

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    Israeli tanks reach outskirts of Damascus as jets hammer Syria

    According to these reports, the tanks progressed past the abandoned buffer zone town of Qunaitra before stopping near Qatana, a southern Syria city just over 21 kilometers away from the capital city.

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    Israel seizes towns in Syria following rebel takeover

    Netanyahu said the collapse of the Assad regime was a "historic day in the Middle East". "The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant danger

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    Assad Rule Ends in Syria as Rebels Take Damascus

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus for an unknown destination as rebels announced that they were entering the capital. Syrian Prime Minister Ghazi al-Jalali said the government is ready for any handover

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    Insurgents say encircling Damascus as government denies falling back

    In Tehran Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed reports of the evacuation of the Islamic Republic’s Embassy staff in Syria following the resurgence of militant groups opposing the Syrian government.

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    Israel Bombs Syria As Armed Groups March To Homs

    Israeli jets bombed crucial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon as thousands of people fled the central city of Homs overnight amid continued lightning offensive by the armed groups against Syrian army.

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    Putin Receives Message from Iran Leader

    A senior Iranian official has conveyed a message from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Moscow.

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    US Softens Stance on Iran Sanctions Amid Warnings

    The United States has softened its stance on new Iran sanctions after warnings that a possible face-off between the two countries would push oil prices back into the triple digits.

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    Amnesty Accuses UAE of War Crimes in Yemen

    An international rights group is calling for an investigation into alleged disappearances, torture and likely deaths in prisons and "network of secret detention facilities" run by the United Arab.

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    Turkish court sentences 72 defendants to life in coup bridge trial

    A Turkish court sentenced 72 defendants to life in prison on Thursday for their roles in clashes on a suspension bridge in Istanbul in which 34 people were killed during an attempted coup two years ago.

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    Turkish police launch raids to detain Islamic figure, followers

    Turkish police launched an operation on Wednesday to detain 235 people associated with Muslim author and televangelist Adnan Oktar over accusations including forming a criminal gang, fraud.

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    ‘Spy heads of Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan discuss Daesh’

    Moscow says the heads of intelligence services of Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan have sat down in Islamabad for talks on the rising threat of Daesh in Afghanistan after the Takfiri terrorist.

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    Israel tightens Gaza siege with closure of goods crossing

    "The crossing will be closed except for humanitarian equipment (including food and medicine) that will be approved on an individual basis," the Israeli military said in a statement.

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    Erdogan assumes greater powers as Turkey's new era begins

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to be sworn in for his second term as head of the state on Monday, taking on greater powers than any Turkish leader for decades under a new system.

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    Top Bahraini cleric Sheikh Qassim flown to UK in critical condition

    Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim left Bahrain for England Monday morning, July 9, 2018.This measure has been taken on the basis of medical reports and consensus of his doctors who emphasized.

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    Iran threatens to retaliate after Dutch expel two diplomats

    The Dutch ambassador to Tehran was subsequently summoned to express Tehran’s “severe protest” at the move, Iran’s foreign ministry said in an online statement.

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    Yemen war: The latest chapter in Western efforts to crush independence

    Last month, the long-dreaded invasion of the port city of Hodeidah finally began. Although there is now a “pause” in fighting as UN envoy Martin Griffiths attempts to persuade the Houthis.

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    Iran may change cooperation level with IAEA: Rouhani

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has one again stressed that his country may leave the 2015 nuclear deal if the remaining parties to the agreement fail to secure Tehran's rights.

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