Middle East
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Instant Opinion: ‘It’s a fantasy that Brexit will lead to a United Ireland’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 1 August
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Is the Arab world really becoming less religious?
In Depth Biggest regional survey ever shows the number of people who claim no faith has risen by 5% in five years
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What is the Golan Heights - and is it part of Israel?
In Depth Donald Trump’s decision to break ranks with the UN could have serious ramifications
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Paraguay moving new Jerusalem embassy back to Tel Aviv
Speed Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu responds by ordering closure of his own nation’s embassy in Paraguay
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Why Donald Trump is pursuing an ‘Arab Nato’
Speed Read Alliance is a response to Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East
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Recruitment agencies order Sri Lankan women to take contraceptives before working in the Middle East
In Depth Agencies offer guarantee that women desperate for work will not fall pregnant
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Syria: 12,000 civilians flee Eastern Ghouta as army advances
In Depth Government air strikes prompt mass exodus and mark ‘beginning of the end’ for rebels
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Yemen famine: will food aid resolve humanitarian crisis?
In Depth In Depth: a three-week Saudi blockade has been lifted but war-torn nation faces a bigger problem
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Saudi prince consolidates power in ‘Arabian game of thrones’
In Depth In Depth: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrests dozens of government officials and fellow royals in purported anti-corruption sweep
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Foreign Office ‘blindsided’ by Priti Patel’s Israeli meetings
Speed Read International Development Secretary accused of breaking ministerial code
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Dubai drops indecency charge against Scottish man facing 3 months
Speed Read Jamie Harron had been jailed for touching man’s hip in a bar
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Palestinian kills 3 Israelis in settlement near Jerusalem
Speed Read Shooting during Jewish holiday may complicate US peace efforts
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