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Saudi Arabia Frees Jailed Activist Loujain al-Hathloul

Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, her siblings said, after nearly three years in detention.

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U.N. Security Council Fails to Agree on Joint Syria Declaration

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday failed to agree on a joint declaration on war-torn Syria, capping a day of negotiations in which the organization's special envoy to the country called to jump-start the deadlocked peace process.

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Four Arrested as Israeli Police, Ultra-Orthodox Jews Clash

Four people were arrested in Jerusalem after clashes between Israeli security forces and ultra-orthodox Jews opposed to coronavirus restrictions, the police said Wednesday.

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Huthi Attack on Saudi Airport Leaves Plane on Fire

A civilian plane was engulfed in flames Wednesday after Yemen's Huthi rebels launched a drone strike on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia, days after the U.S. moved to delist the insurgents as terrorists.

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Iraq's Sadr Backs Early Vote in Rare Appearance

Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said Wednesday he backed early elections overseen by the U.N., in a rare press conference outside his home in the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf.

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Qatar Minister Meets New Saudi Envoy as Ties Restored

A Qatari minister met the newly-arrived Saudi envoy to Doha on Wednesday, Qatar said in a statement, as the neighbors continue to restore ties abruptly cut in 2017.

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UAE's 'Hope' Probe Successfully Enters Mars' Orbit

The United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe on Tuesday successfully entered Mars' orbit, mission officials said, becoming the first Arab country to reach the Red Planet.

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Arab Ministers Back Palestinian State

Arab foreign ministers on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning against "any unilateral moves" by Israel.

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IS Ambush Kills 26 Pro-regime Fighters in East Syria

The Islamic State group on Monday ambushed a regime convoy in eastern Syria, killing at least 26 fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said.

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Fatah, Hamas Begin Cairo Talks ahead of Palestinian Polls

Key Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas opened talks Monday in Cairo aimed at clearing the way for the first elections in the West Bank and Gaza since 2006, Egypt's state television said.

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