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Turkey Has Not Revealed all About Khashoggi Killing, Says Erdogan

Turkey has not yet revealed all the information it has discovered about the killing of  journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.

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U.S. Struggles to Convince Anti-IS Allies to Secure Syria after It Leaves

Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan struggled Friday to convince skeptical allies in the coalition fighting the Islamic State militia to help secure Syria once American soldiers pull out.

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Pakistan Gets Ready to Woo Saudi Crown Prince

Pakistan was rescheduling flights, blocking-off luxury hotels, and -- according to one report Friday -- collecting 3,500 pigeons and colorful balloons to release during a welcome ceremony for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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U.N. Envoy Says Seeking 'Door-Opener' for Syria Peace

The new U.N. envoy for Syria said Friday he was striving to create a committee on drafting a post-war constitution that could hopefully open the way to a peaceful end to the conflict.

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Israel Leaked Video of Gulf Ministers at Anti-Iran Meet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office leaked video of Gulf Arab ministers slamming Iran during a closed-door session of a Middle East conference in Warsaw, Israeli media reported Friday.

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Yemen FM Says Seated Next to Netanyahu in 'Error'

Yemen's top diplomat said a "protocol error" landed him next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a conference in the Polish capital Warsaw and that his country's stance on the Palestinian issue remained unchanged.

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Saudi Crown Prince to Visit China

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit China next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Friday, as part of a swing through Asia in which the monarch is expected to sign an investment package with cash-strapped Pakistan.

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Dubai Airport Briefly Halts Flights over Drone Sighting

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international travel, has briefly halted flights over an alleged drone sighting.

The airport says it halted flights from 10:13 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Friday over "suspected drone activity." It says flights were later resumed.

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In Tense West Bank City, Palestinians Try to Fill a Void

Palestinian activists are trying to fill the void following Israel's expulsion of an international observer force from a volatile West Bank city by launching their own patrols to document alleged Israeli settler violence.

The activists in Hebron don blue vests and are armed with video cameras.

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Turkey Media Publish Image of 'Local Collaborator' in Khashoggi Killing

Turkish media on Thursday published images of a so-called "local collaborator" who allegedly helped the Saudi hit squad dispose of the body of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, citing Istanbul police.

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