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Israel president warns of new Palestinian uprising
Israel's president has warned that the Palestinians are liable to launch
a new uprising if the Jewish state doesn't do more to try to reach a
peace accord.
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Egypt's president invited to Iran, discusses Syria
Iran's foreign minister on Thursday invited Egypt's president to visit Tehran again.
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Poll: Right to Get 71 Seats in Next Knesset
With less than two weeks to the elections, a new poll shows that support for parties is stabilizing.
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U.S.-made pistols smuggled from Turkey to Yemen in cake, cookie boxes
Turkey has determined that U.S.-origin firearms were
smuggled to Yemen.
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Iran tries to improve ties with Egypt
Shiite Iran, increasingly isolated over its nuclear program, tried to improve ties with Egypt on Thursday.
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Apophis asteroid: Large space rock flies past Earth
Apophis - named after the Egyptian demon of destruction and darkness - has been put on a watch list by scientists.
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Istanbul: smuggler capital for EU-bound migrants
Many of the groups which smuggle people into Europe are based in the
migrant quarters of Turkey's vast city on the EU border - Istanbul.
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US warns Britain on EU referendum
The Obama administration has warned Britain against sidelining itself in
the EU as Prime Minister Cameron comes under increasing pressure to
hold a membership referendum.
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NATO detects more missile launches in Syria
A short-range ballistic missile was fired inside Syria on Wednesday, following similar launches last week.
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Fatah, Hamas take fresh stab at unity deal
The Egyptians announced Thursday that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to
start immediately implementing previous reconciliation agreements signed
between the two rival parties.