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Nine people including an elderly woman killed during Jenin shootout, say Palestine officials
Investigation into 2020 tragedy had been frozen amid accusations of high-level political meddling and impropriety
Former governor Ali Mohsen al-Allaq returns as Baghdad struggles with a lack of dollars
Safwan and Seif el-Din Thabet had been held for about two years without charge
Prime minister insists his proposal to weaken powers of judiciary will proceed despite largest protest in a decade
From Israel to Iran, there is a lengthy list of potential problems in the region
Protesters vent anger at judiciary overhaul plan and what they see as alarming far-right rhetoric from Netanyahu’s coalition
Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh alleged to have laundered public money
President has been largely ignored by reformists who have focused instead on wider Islamic regime
Hardline new government sparks alarm with sweeping plans to curb power of courts
Former supreme court chief describes proposals as ‘tangible danger’ to country’s democracy
Plan is the first major legislative initiative unveiled by Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration
Itamar Ben-Gvir tours holy site that has been a flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Defence establishment and other groups criticise plans to overhaul judicial system and expand settlements
Conservative kingdom opens up to the Christian holiday as it pushes through a series of modernising reforms
This slogan has become the rallying cry of Iran’s protest movement
Country’s longest-serving prime minister set to preside over most rightwing administration in country’s history
Acute shortages have paralysed regime-held parts of the country as economy nears brink of collapse
Statement signals Tehran’s willingness to ease tensions with arch rival
Online videos show young people knocking turbans off clerics in cities across the country
Shootout between officers and ‘terrorist cell’ comes amid broader protests over the cost of living
Salah Hammouri expelled after government accuses French-Palestinian of terrorist activities
Supporters say Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will reshape and strengthen the country. Critics fear it might tear at the fabric of the state
Authorities issue warning after policeman killed during ‘riots’ over high fuel prices
At least 10 people on death row in Islamic republic after crackdown on nationwide demonstrations
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