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US lobbied Turkey and Israel to hold military deconfliction talks on Syria

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UAE lobbying Trump administration to reject Arab League Gaza plan, officials say

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Exclusive: Gulf states linked to Israeli businesses on UN settlements blacklist

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New Ofsted chair Hamid Patel said 'Trojan Horse' scandal alienated Muslims

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Hamas rejects truce proposal that calls on Palestinian groups to 'surrender'

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Syria seeks Azerbaijan's help to develop oil and gas fields

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Hezbollah withdraws from majority of military sites in southern Lebanon

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