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Standoff At Jerusalem Holy Site After Metal Detectors Removed

A tense standoff was underway between Israel and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site Wednesday despite the...

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Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...

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Jordan Seeks To Question Israel Guard Over Embassy Shooting

Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy...

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Trump Envoy Heads To Israel For Holy Site Crisis Talks

A top aide to US President Donald Trump was due in Israel Monday in a bid to ease tensions over new security measures...

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Jordanian Killed and Israeli Wounded At Amman Embassy ‘incident’

A Jordanian was killed on Sunday and an Israeli seriously wounded at the Jewish state's embassy in Amman, a security...

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Thousands Protest In Amman Over Israeli Measures In Jerusalem

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Jordanian capital on Friday to condemn Israel's latest security...

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Jordan Soldier Who Killed US Trainers Jailed For Life

A Jordanian soldier has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for killing three US military trainers last...

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Jordanian Soldier Gets Life For Killing 3 US Trainers

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment over the killing of three American military...

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Israel Reopens Sensitive Holy Site, But Muslims Refuse To Enter

Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...

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Israel To Reopen Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site After Attack

Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two...

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Trump Cuts Isolated Figure On World Stage

During a difficult visit to Europe Donald Trump appeared out of sync with traditional allies, struggling to show that...

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US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday

Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...

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Qatar Finds Way Round Embargo But ‘nightmare’ Continues

Nearly a month since Qatar was isolated by its Gulf neighbours, residents of the emirate have learned to adapt to the...

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Saudi-Qatar Crisis Puts Syria Rebels In Tricky Position

A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say,...

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Palestinian Refugees’ Dreams of Returning Home Fade

Fifty years ago, Sobhi Awwad left the ancient West Bank city of Jericho with his parents, running to dodge the...

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Britain’s May In Saudi Arabia Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's...

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Jordan Has ‘hit Limit’ Hosting Syrian Refugees

Jordan said Monday it has hit the limit of its ability to host Syrian refugees as Washington's United Nations envoy...

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Solar Power Brings Relief To Syrian Refugees In Jordan

Before solar power came to the Jordan desert camp she now calls home, life was tough for Syrian refugee Racha Hadar and...

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Cyclists Ride ‘for Peace’ On Middle East Tour

A group of cyclists have embarked on a multi-day tour in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories as part of an...