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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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    Lebanese parliament re-elects Hezbollah ally as speaker

    Lebanon’s new parliament on Wednesday elected veteran speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri to a sixth consecutive term, making him one of the longest-serving parliamentary heads in the world.

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    More women activists arrested in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia has arrested at least three more women’s rights activists in a widening crackdown just weeks before a ban on women driving is set to end, international rights watchdogs said on Tuesday.

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    Netanyahu moves meetings to underground bunker

    he forum, a round-table of senior ministers headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has started to use the "National Management Center," Israeli media reported on Tuesday.

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    Hizbullah allies set to take top posts in Lebanon’s parliament

    Lebanon’s parliament is set to re-elect Nabih Berri as its speaker on Wednesday, extending the veteran politician’s tenure in a post he has held since 1992, after a general election that strengthen.

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    Saudi royal urges coup to depose King Salman, protect kingdom from harm

    An exiled Saudi prince has called for a coup by his influential uncles to depose King Salman and prevent the current ruling structure led by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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    Iran threatens ‘strong punch to the mouth’ for Mike Pompeo

    A senior Iranian military commander poured scorn on US threats to tighten sanctions on Tuesday, saying the Islamic Republic’s people would respond by punching US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in the mouth.

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    Syria police deploy in south Damascus after Daesh defeat

    The government on Monday liberated the Yarmuk Palestinian camp and adjacent neighborhoods of Tadamun and Hajjar Al-Aswad, putting Damascus fully under its control for the first time since 2012.

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    Israeli MPs move to help Kurds form independent state

    Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has reportedly discussed a bill that explores ways through which the Tel Aviv regime can help the Kurds establish an independent state supportive of the regime.

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    Mike Pompeo speech: What are the 12 demands given to Iran?

    Declare to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a full account of the prior military dimensions of its nuclear programme and permanently and verifiably abandon such work in perpetuity.

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    On strongest sanctions so far by US, Iran asks 'who are you to decide?'

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned Tehran would be hit with the "strongest sanctions in history" and cautioned European firms against continuing to do business with.

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    Turkish court hands life terms to 104 over coup bid

    A Turkish court on Monday handed life sentences to 104 suspects over their involvement in the July 2016 attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media reported.

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    Modi meets Putin as India walks US-Russia tightrope

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi as part of an informal summit between the two countries.

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