Middle East and North Africa
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The Guardian view on Trump and Israel: casual, careless and dangerousEditorial: The US president’s ditching of the commitment to a two-state solution may not be part of a calculated strategy. That is all the more alarming
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At least five killed and dozens wounded in Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen funeralAccording to Houthi insurgents and medical officials five bodies were recovered from the scene, mostly women, and that the toll was likely to rise
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Anti-Assad states to meet amid concerns over US policy on SyriaMeeting between the US, France, Britain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seen as opportunity to properly gauge American position
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Donald Trump declares the US is not committed to two-state solution – videoDonald Trump asked the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to ‘hold back’ on settlements, during a joint news conference at the White House
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More than half of NFL players booked for Israel PR trip withdrawMichael Bennett and Cliff Avril among players to pull out of week-long trip to Israel, in embarrassing blow to tour’s organisers
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Trump may not pursue two-state solution for Israel and PalestiniansWhite House official says peace is the goal and this could be achieved with both parties agreeing on ‘something else’
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Iranian president criticised for all-male delegation to meet SwedesPictures showing majority female Swedish delegation in hijab highlights Hassan Rouhani’s broken campaign promises to Iran’s women
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Election of new Hamas Gaza Strip leader increases fears of confrontationSelection of 55-year-old who rejects any reconciliation with Israel appears to end Islamist group’s internal struggle
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Egypt's Nubians fight for ancestral land earmarked for mega-projectA dispute over Nubian lands that are to be sold off to investors exposes tension between government development plans and rights of the ethnic group
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It's too late to stop the senseless capture of Palestinian landSpineless world leaders have failed to implement international law, stopping the expansion of Israeli settlements
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Former lover of the poet known as Iran's Sylvia Plath breaks his silenceFifty years after Forough Farrokhzad’s death, Ebrahim Golestan talks about his affair with the giant of Persian literature
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Famine looms in four countries as aid system struggles to cope, experts warnCampaigners say tens of millions in urgent need in Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia are in hands of an overwhelmed, outdated humanitarian network
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Women warriors: the extraordinary story of Khatoon Khider and her Daughters of the SunKhatoon Khider used to be a popular Yazidi singer. Now she’s the head of an all-women battle unit with Isis in its sights. By Emma Graham-Harrison
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The Observer view on Britain’s shameful role in the arms tradeThe government has an ethical duty to withdraw from this most abhorrent practice
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America is a home for the world's most talented. A travel ban risks losing themBy opening its doors to disillusioned Iranians such as artist Shahrzad Changalvaee, the US has welcomed some of its greatest minds. But what now?
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Khaled Sharrouf first Australian to lose citizenship under anti-terrorism laws – reportsIslamic State fighter and dual national believed to have been stripped of citizenship under laws which passed parliament in 2015
Ahmed Naji: 'Prison made me believe in literature more'