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    • Friday, 28 February, 2020
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      Coronavirus: WHO escalates risk assessment of Covid-19 to ‘very high’ - as it happened
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      Syrian crisis
      Turkey turns blind eye as refugees head for border

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      What’s at stake for Turkey in Idlib?

      President Erdogan risks being dragged deeper into Syria’s 9-year civil war

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      Syrian crisis
      Ankara accuses Russia of allowing deadly Syria attack

      Killing of 33 Turkish troops marks worst day since start of civil war on its border

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      Israel
      Netanyahu battles for votes in third poll in a year

      Electorate is exhausted but veteran leader is ‘fighting like someone who is still hungry’

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    • Thursday, 27 February, 2020
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      Challenger’s comments come after barrage of personal attacks from prime minister’s camp

    • Thursday, 27 February, 2020
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      Kingdom halts trips to holy cities performed by millions of Muslims every year

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      High-profile dispute between Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya focuses on children’s welfare

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      Disease starts to spread to neighbouring states that are not equipped to cope with crisis

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      The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds

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      Former strongman whose 30-year reign ended with 2011 revolution

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      Iran records the largest number of coronavirus-linked deaths outside of China

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      Saudi Arabia’s former energy minister returns in cabinet reshuffle

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      As the Syria crisis intensifies, the EU and Turkey must rethink their approach in the Aegean

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      US strategy is empowering the hardliners in Iran

      Voter apathy and social unrest do not mean Donald Trump’s policies are working

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      With two factions fighting over Tripoli, the country is grasping for a solution to a proxy war featuring European powers

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      Israel and Palestinians exchange rocket fire after border clash

      Benjamin Netanyahu threatens military campaign if Islamic Jihad and Hamas continue strikes

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