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    Chaos at Main Israeli Airport After Yemeni Missile Attack

    A hypersonic ballistic missile launched from Yemen struck central Israel, triggering widespread air raid sirens across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and over 200 towns and cities.

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    Defiant Farewell: Massive Crowds Mourn Nasrallah in Beirut

    Carrying pictures of Nasrallah and flags of Hezbollah, supporters from Lebanon and other countries in the region filled Beirut’s largest stadium Camille Chamoun and packed the surrounding streets. 

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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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    Saudi prince vows to turn kingdom into ‘moderate’ state

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stunned people on Tuesday by announcing that Saudi Arabia, the hotbed of puritanical form of Islam called Wahabism, was returning to "moderate" Islam and intended to "eradicate" extremism

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    Iraq rejects US call for Iran-backed forces to end operations

    The Iraqi government dismissed a call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped Baghdad defeat Islamic State and capture the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk to end operations.

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    IS 'executed' 116 in Syria town revenge campaign

    The Islamic State group killed 116 people it suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in al-Qaryatain this month before losing the desert town to government forces, a monitor said Monday.

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    No blood money for Makkah crane crash victims, rules Saudi court

    Makkah's Summary Court on Sunday ruled that victims and affectees of the 2015 crane crash at the Grand Mosque which resulted in the deaths of at least 109 people would not receive any blood.

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    In Qatar, Tillerson says Saudi Arabia not ready to talk

    US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he has embarked on a diplomatic shuttle to help mend fences between neighboring Persian Gulf states Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but that Riyadh has been unresponsive.

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    Wouldn't hand over Raqqah to Syrian government:US backed group says

    A US-backed grouping of militants that calls itself the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says the Syrian city of Raqqah, where Daesh terrorists have recently left, will be part of a system of “federal government”.

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    Bomb blasts kill over 70 in Afghan mosques

    The first explosion rocked Imam Zaman mosque in the western district of Dasht-e-Barchi in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday as worshippers had gathered for prayers. A top security official said.

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    Iraq orders arrest of Kurdish vice president

    An Iraqi court has issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), accusing him of provocation against the Arab country’s armed forces.

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    Iraqi Kurds say open to talks after Baghdad military operation

    The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters.

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    Iran says will speed up missile program despite threats

    Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has sharply denounced the US president’s hostile policies and insults against the Iranian nation, vowing that the country will speed up its conventional .

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    Saudi to 'vet and verify' authenticity of hadiths to counter extremism

    Saudi Arabia is to monitor interpretations of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teachings to prevent them being used to justify violence or terrorism, the Culture and Information Ministry has said.

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    Bahrain signs $3.8bn F-16 fighter jet deal with US

    The Bahrain Defense Force announced on Monday it signed the agreement with Lockheed Martin during a military exhibition in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom, AFP reported.

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