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UNICEF: Syrian refugees find peace, security in Turkey

Syrian refugees have found peace and security in Turkey, a UNICEF official in Turkey told Anadolu Agency during his visit to this southeastern province, Anadolu Agency reports. ...

Car bomb blast kills 2 in Iraq’s Mosul

A car bomb blast in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday killed at least two people – a child and a member of the security forces – and wounded 10 others, a local medical official said, Reuters reports. ...

Anti-blockade protests continue on Gaza-Israel buffer zone

For the 50th week in a row, Palestinians on Friday converged along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to take part in ongoing rallies against Israel’s occupation and 12-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. ...

Abbas to choose Fatah ally as PA prime minister

President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas is to choose an old friend and ally from within the Fatah party to become the new Palestinian prime minister. ...

UK takes part in military exercise in Egypt

The joint Egyptian-British military training exercise have started in Mohammed Naguib Military Base, located in Al-Hammam area, west of Egypt’s coastal town of Alexandria. ...

Israel cuts water supply to 2,600 Palestinians in Jordan Valley

Israeli forces and the Israeli Civil Administration cut the water supply to 2,600 of Palestinians living in communities in Bardala village in the Jordan Valley, northern occupied West Bank, yesterday. ...

Pompeo Arriving in Middle East Ahead of April 9 Vote

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Jerusalem next week, in preparations for the release of the Trump administration’s much-hyped Israel-PA “deal of the century” peace plan. ...

After negotiations, Syria intelligence release Homs children

Syrian intelligence authorities have released some 40 children who were arrested in the Homs governorate last week, after negotiations between parents and Al-Rastan’s reconciliation committee. ...

Palestinian prosthetics centre, providing limbs for those injured by Israel

Palestinian prosthetic technicians have been working hard to make limbs for Gazans who have lost theirs while taking part in the Great March of Return. ...

Hundreds of Daesh suspects released by Syria’s SDF

Some 283 prisoners suspected of being affiliated to Daesh have been released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over the weekend as a gesture of “cooperation, fraternity and clemency,” the group said in a statement. ...

Egypt conducts military exercise near Libya border

The Egyptian army on Tuesday conducted a major military exercise near the Libyan border, Anadolu reports. ...

US consulate general in Jerusalem merges with embassy

The US has closed its consulate general in Jerusalem, which covered Palestinian affairs, folding its operations into the new embassy to Israel in the city. ...

Palestinian president meets Iraqi premier in Baghdad

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi on Sunday as part of his official visit to Iraq’s capital Baghdad, according to local media. ...

Egypt photojournalist freed after 5 years in prison

An Egyptian photojournalist, convicted of covering the Rabaa massacre in 2013, has been released after spending five years in prison. ...

10 Daesh members executed by rival militants in northwest Syria

Ten members of Daesh were summarily executed in Syria’s Idlib province on Saturday by Tahrir al-Sham, according to a report by Ebaa News Agency, cited by Reuters. Ebaa is a news outlet that supports the rival militant alliance. ...

Egypt al-Azhar imam warns against polygamy an 'injustice' for women

The grand imam of Egypt's top Islamic institution, al-Azhar, has said polygamy can be an "injustice for women and children". ...

Syria war: Chlorine likely used in Douma attack - OPCW

The global chemical weapons watchdog has concluded chlorine is likely to have been used in an attack on the Syrian town of Douma last April. ...

Corbyn calls for UK to condemn Israel’s targeting of Palestinians

Head of the British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has called for the UK government to condemn Israel’s killing of Palestinians as well as to freeze arms sales to the occupation state. ...

Iran rebukes UK for outlawing Hezbollah's political wing

Iran has criticised Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah’s political wing as a terrorist organisation, saying on Saturday that it ignored both the will of a large portion of the Lebanese people and the group’s role in fighting Islamic State. ...