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Thursday, Nov 29

21

Manchester man in Egypt 'spying' arrest

A 19-year-old man from Manchester is accused of spying in Egypt, his family tell the BBC.

19

Syrian on 'sound and smell of freedom' after months in airport

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Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada.

16

Gavin Ford: Two held for Lebanon radio host's murder

Lebanese security forces arrest two men on suspicion of murdering British radio host Gavin Ford.

09

Yemen war: Vote in US Senate delivers rebuke to Trump

Senators are unhappy with the response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Wednesday, Nov 28

23

Huddersfield school refugee's sister 'also attacked'

A video of an alleged assault on the girl's brother at a Huddersfield school was widely shared.

17

Israel unveils 9,000-year-old mask from the West Bank

The artefact has been traced back to the area around Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank.

Monday, Nov 26

15

Matthew Hedges: British academic pardoned by UAE

Matthew Hedges is released from jail despite the United Arab Emirates maintaining he is a spy.

Sunday, Nov 25

02

What is life like after Eurovision?

Israeli singer Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Six months on she tells us what life is like.

Friday, Nov 23

12

Airbnb sued for pulling West Bank settlements

Lawyers in Jerusalem accuse the holiday home rental giant of "grave and outrageous" discrimination.

Wednesday, Nov 21

06

Gaza Strip's only concert grand piano makes music again

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The only concert grand piano in Gaza has been restored and played in a rare concert.

02

Yemen crisis: 85,000 children 'dead from malnutrition'

Many thousands of under-fives have died from deprived diets due to the war, a leading charity warns.

Back from the 'dark age'

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Mosul University is trying to recover from the trauma of war and occupation by the so-called Islamic State.

Monday, Nov 12

15

Briton dies from rabies after Morocco cat bite

The individual was on holiday in Morocco, a country deemed high risk by public health officials.

Wednesday, Oct 31

02

From Syria to Cambridge University

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Studying with a mobile phone instead of textbooks in Syria, Abdullah Kattineh got into Cambridge.

Wednesday, Sep 26

16

Baghdad University makes global ranking

Oxford tops a global league table, with Iraqi and Jamaican universities making first appearances.