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Abbas: 'Settlers' have no right to 'desecrate' Temple Mount
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that Israeli "settlers" had no right to "desecrate" the Temple Mount and
should be prevented from accessing the site.
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Hamas protesters in Gaza call to 'defend' Temple Mount
Hamas organized a demonstration in Gaza City on Friday to call for the
defense of the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount and the alleged "threats" posed to the site by Israel.
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Russia to bolster military presence in former Soviet states
The head of the Russian air force has announced Moscow's plans to
establish an airbase for fighter jets in eastern Belarus in 2016,
according to state media.
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Lebanon dragged into war with Islamic State
With all eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and
Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line
with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon.
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Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets'
Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State are training its members in
Syria to fly three captured fighter jets, according to a UK-based
activist group that monitors the conflict.
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Beyond the lines: New opponents, new challenges in the Middle East
Hezbollah is under pressure as the consequences of its ongoing
intervention in Syria have come back to bite the terrorist organization.
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Iraq crisis: MPs complete unity government
Iraqi MPs have approved new defence and interior ministers, completing a
unity government that is battling the spread of Islamic State
militants.
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Ukraine crisis: 'No breakthrough' in Putin-EU talks
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have held talks with the EU, but
there has been no apparent breakthrough on how to end the crisis in
Ukraine.
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Ebola Cover-up? African Dies Vomiting on Plane to New York
Congressman Peter King (R-NY) is outraged after Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) officials dismissed Ebola after a "cursory"
exam of an African man, who died on a plane to JFK Airport Thursday in a
fit of vomiting.
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Religious Venues to be Used for Converting Civil Partnerships to Gay Marriages
The government has altered plans to allow gay couples to convert their
civil partnerships to marriages, by allowing the conversion ceremony to
take place at a range of venues including churches, synagogues, meeting
houses, hotels and other registered venues.