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Syria Army Presses Aleppo Offensive despite Truce Extension

Syria's army has extended a nationwide truce for another three days, but continued Tuesday to press its campaign against rebels in the battered northern city of Aleppo.

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Bombing at Market near Baghdad Kills Seven

A suicide bombing at a market near Baghdad killed at least seven people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in and around the capital.

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Israel Approves Contentious NGO Foreign Funding Law

The Israeli parliament finalized a controversial law compelling NGOs that receive most of their funding from foreign state entities to declare it in official reports, a Knesset spokesman said early Tuesday.

The law, seen by critics as targeting leftist groups that campaign for Palestinian rights, was passed in a 57-48 vote following a lengthy debate.

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Kerry Plans Moscow Talks on Syria Conflict

US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his latest trip to Moscow this week to seek common ground on how to deal with the ongoing bloodshed in Syria.

The State Department said Kerry would speak with senior Russian officials about Syria and Ukraine, as well as tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorny-Karabakh region.

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Airstrike Kills Al-Jazeera Reporter in Syria

Al-Jazeera news channel said one of its freelance reporters in northern Syria was killed Monday in an air strike by Russian forces supporting President Bashar Assad's regime.

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Two Egypt Policemen Killed in Sinai Bombing

A roadside bombing in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed two policemen on Monday, the interior ministry said.

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De Mistura Says 'Crucial Moment' in Syria Peace Talks

The UN envoy for Syria said Monday a "crucial moment" had been reached in attempts to broker a political settlement to end a five year war and defeat the IS.

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Rebels Launch Fierce Assault in Syria's Divided Aleppo City

Opposition fighters launched a major assault on government-held districts of Syria's long-divided Aleppo on Monday, after the regime severed their only remaining supply route into the battleground city.

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Israel Attorney General Orders 'Examination' into Netanyahu 'Matter'

Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Sunday he had ordered an "examination" into an unspecified affair involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after weeks of media speculation and rumors.

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Verdict on Dissolving Bahrain Main Opposition Group Due Next Week

A Bahraini court will hand down its verdict next week in the government's bid to dissolve the main opposition group al-Wefaq, accused of harboring "terrorism," a judicial source said Monday.

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