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Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ragip Zarakolu tells MEE he hopes Sweden will continue to protect him after memorandum promises greater cooperation on extradition with Turkey
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Abir Kopty
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Gideon Levy
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Biden's message to Middle East journalists: You are on your own
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Cairo’s iconic houseboats under threat of demolition by Egypt’s government
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West Bank: Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli forces near Silwad
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Palestinian family in Hebron traumatised after repeated Israeli settler attacks
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Russia-Ukraine War

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Ukraine received 50 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones since Russian invasion
Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey's Baykar gifts three drones to Ukraine after crowdfunding campaign
Russia-Ukraine war
Who is Brahim Saadoun? The Moroccan facing the death penalty in Donbas
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Russia to work with Turkey to 'ensure safety' of ships leaving Ukraine ports
Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey seeks 25 percent discount from Ukraine over 25 million-tonne grain deal
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Ukraine ambassador accuses Moscow of exporting 'stolen' grain to Turkey
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The US quest to preserve global hegemony could be its downfall
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How the Russia-Ukraine war is changing Ankara's relationship with Moscow
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Turkey offers to evacuate wounded Ukrainian fighters by sea
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Has the Ukraine war become a runaway train for both Russia and Nato?
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How Putin’s army fights like Islamic State in Ukraine
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Putin apologises to Israeli prime minister over Lavrov's Hitler comments
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Russia accuses Israel of sending mercenaries to Ukraine
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Nadeine Asbali
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Ukraine sought Turkish weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars from EU
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Ukrainian TB2 Bayraktar drone 'bombed oil depots deep inside Russia'
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Shireen Abu Akleh killing

Shireen Abu Akleh killing
UN finds journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
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Shireen Abu Akleh killing
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Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Blinken dismisses evidence holding Israel accountable for Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
US senators call for investigation into Al Jazeera journalist's killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
US lawmakers demand independent probe into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
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Shireen Abu Akleh killing
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Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Al Jazeera to send Shireen Abu Akleh killing case to ICC
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Weapons expert concludes Israeli soldier 'intentionally targeted' Shireen Abu Akleh
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The unbearable loss of Shireen Abu Akleh
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Cornel West: US media is complicit in the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Palestinian foreign minister calls on ICC to probe Shireen Abu Akleh's killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
AOC hits out at US aid to Israel following Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
London's Metropolitan Police face criticism for hosting Israeli police delegation
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Shireen Abu Akleh: Dozens of US lawmakers demand FBI probe into killing
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Shireen Abu Akleh: New footage shows no fighting before killing of journalist
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
New footage shows no fighting before Shireen Abu Akleh is shot dead by Israeli forces
Shireen Abu Akleh killing
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