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Hamas Islamist militants surround hostage Arbel Yehoud, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, on the day...

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani shakes hands with Islamist Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu...

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Iraqi Kurdish singer Jine Atrushi, from Duhok, now resides in Norway, 2024. Photo: Screengrab/videoclip/Atrushi's YT channel DUHOK,— A Kurdish singer...

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