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Ariel Sharon: soldier, statesman or war criminal?
Loathed by Palestinians and a divisive figure in Israel, Ariel Sharon played a part in six decades of conflict in the Middle East.
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Yasser Arafat ‘was not poisoned’, says Russia
Russia announces that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning – but the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow says an investigation will continue.
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Two dead in Israel-Gaza border violence
A three-year-old Palestinian girl and an Israeli civilian have reportedly been killed in Gaza in the heaviest burst of violence in the region since November 2012.
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Lockerbie disaster 25 years on: tributes paid to victims
The victims of the Lockerbie plane bombing are being remembered on the 25th anniversary of the atrocity.
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Secret CIA testimony identifies real Lockerbie mastermind
New documents reveal that both high-level Syrian officials and the CIA independently stated that a Syrian-based Palestinian group, not Libya, was responsible for the Lockerbie bombing.
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Thousands remain stranded in Gaza flooding disaster
At least 4,000 people remain evacuated from their homes after four days of torrential rain caused floods in northern Gaza – an incident described as a “real humanitarian disaster.”
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‘We are closer to the truth’ over Arafat’s death
Palestinian official Tawfik Terawi, who is investigating the death of the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, tells a press conference: “No obstacle will prevent us from arriving at the facts.”
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Yasser Arafat ‘assassinated’ with polonium
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned with radioactive polonium, his widow says after receiving the results of Swiss forensic tests on her husband’s corpse.
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Nairobi shopping centre attack: as it happens
Timeline: How a busy Saturday at a smart Nairobi mall descended into a bloodbath as al-Shabaab terrorists stormed the centre, going from shop to shop shooting. 59 are dead, a siege remains.
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From Russia with love: President Putin appeals to America
Vladimir Putin appeals directly to the nation in a US paper, calling on the American public to steer clear of “brute force” in Syria, as the Russian foreign minister prepares to meet with John Kerry.
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Little Britain: no big deal?
The Russians hit some nerves this week when dismissing Britain at the G20 summit as “a small island no one pays any attention to”. But did they have a point?
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Friend or foe? Syria, the west and Middle East relations
As Barack Obama says he is “confident” congress will vote in favour of military action in Syria, Channel 4 News explores the relationships between Syria, her Middle Eastern neighbours, and the west.
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Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi ‘to stand trial’
Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is reportedly standing trial on charges of inciting murder and violence, in an escalation of the crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood.
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‘Houses full of bodies’: Syria death toll rises – rebels
Syria’s death toll from a day of violence in Damascus escalates ever higher, according to rebels, as a neighbourhood “full of dead people” is discovered.
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Why Egypt’s future prospects are hanging in the balance
Two years on from the Arab Spring, Egypt is teetering on the bring of chaos. Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones looks at the country’s prospects for peace – or civil war.