Middle East and North Africa
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Iran may have passed ballistic missiles to Yemen Houthi rebels, UN saysSecretary-general Antonio Guterres warns that Iran may be defying UN call, but says nuclear deal remains ‘best way’ forward -
Israeli undercover soldiers seen arresting Palestinian protestersFootage shows officers posing as protesters before pulling out pistols and seizing stone throwers in West Bank -
A narrative that denies the right of Israel to existLetters: Mark Regev, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, responds to Karma Nabulsi’s article on Jerusalem -
Can Jordan get a million Syrians into work?Women are at forefront of economic experiment in Jordan to find work for Syrians fleeing war
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Egyptian pop singer sent to prison for video that 'incited debauchery'Shyma, 21, sentenced to two years over video in which she appeared in her underwear and suggestively ate a banana
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The Guardian view on Putin in Syria: victory and desolationEditorial: The Russian president has been on a victory lap to Syria and the Middle East, intent on showing that he has outplayed the US in the region
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In Jerusalem we have the latest chapter in a century of colonialismDonald Trump’s intervention is part of the continuing story of injustice in Palestine, says academic Karma Nabulsi
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Tens of thousands of Israelis attend ultra-Orthodox rabbi's funeralAharon Yehudah Leib Shteinman, a key religious figure and political kingmaker, has died aged 104
Abu Dhabi: the city where citizenship is not an option