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In Syria's Rebel North, Turkey Deepens Roots, Spreads Influence

"Brotherhood has no limits." The phrase is painted in Arabic and Turkish on a wall in Azaz, the town at the heart of Turkey's de facto protectorate in northern Syria.

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Turkey Pressures KSA on Khashoggi Body as Prosecutor Visits

Turkey on Monday called on Saudi Arabia to reveal the "whole truth" about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as the whereabouts of the journalist's body dominated a visit to the country by Riyadh's top prosecutor.

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Turkey Shells U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militia Positions in Syria

Turkey's military on Sunday fired artillery shells at a Kurdish militia in Syria that is backed by the United States but deemed a terrorist group by Ankara, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

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Mattis Says KSA Vows 'Full' Probe of Khashoggi Murder

Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain. 

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Yemen Still Invisible as Khashoggi Murder Comes to Light

The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has triggered a diplomatic and public relations crisis for Saudi Arabia, but little may change for the victims of the Yemen war.

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Palestinian Dies of Wounds after Gaza Clashes

A Palestinian has died two days after suffering gunshot wounds in clashes on the Israel-Gaza border, the health ministry in the enclave said Sunday.

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Almost 2 Million Iranian Pilgrims Head into Iraq for Arbaeen

At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forwards, en route to one of the biggest religious pilgrimages on the planet.

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Qatar Easing of Foreign Worker Exit System Comes into Force

Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force on Sunday, the government said.

"Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twitter.

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IS Repels U.S.-Backed Forces from East Syria Holdout

The Islamic State group has ousted a U.S.-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces from its holdout in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Sunday.

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Israel Farmers Fear for Future as Jordan Claims Back Lands

Every morning with the first rays of sunlight, Eitan Guedj leaves his house in Israel, passes through two checkpoints and heads for his pepper plantation in Ghumar, a leased Jordanian territory the neighbouring kingdom now wants back.

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