# Middle East
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Irishman in Dubai to be deported for flicking his middle-finger at a motorist
13 May 2014
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Middle East
Israel says Palestinians have 'turned their back on peace' with new unity deal
24 Apr 2014
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Weatherwatch
The world's first weather report described rain and loud, unstoppable storms
6 Apr 2014
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Voices
Column: Three years into civil war, families deprived of food are forced to eat stray cats
Peter Power
15 Mar 2014
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Syria
Three years on and tens of thousands dead: Syria's bloody civil war continues
15 Mar 2014
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Middle East
Al Qaeda has 'put down roots' in Lebanon - a gateway to strike at Israel
1 Feb 2014
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Voices
Damien Kiberd: Why was Ariel Sharon's funeral such a lonely affair?
Damien Kiberd
26 Jan 2014
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Voices
Damien Kiberd: So what if Kenny and Bruton didn't lecture Middle East on human rights?
Damien Kiberd
12 Jan 2014
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Iraq
Iraqi PM urges residents of Fallujah to expel militants to avoid "major attack"
6 Jan 2014
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Iraq
US pledges help to Iraqi forces in Al-Qaeda battle but insists "it is their fight"
5 Jan 2014
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Ariel Sharon
Vital organs of former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon are failing says Tel Aviv hospital
2 Jan 2014
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9
Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know on the final day of 2013.
31 Dec 2013
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Voices
Column: In much of Europe, ‘asylum-seeker’ and ‘refugee’ have become dirty words
Sherif Elsayed-Ali
21 Dec 2013
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Middle East
Deal signed to save shrinking Dead Sea by connecting it with Red Sea
9 Dec 2013
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Voices
Column: Leaving it all behind – a Syrian family’s journey to safety
Cilina Nasser
13 Nov 2013
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Nuclear Talks
Israel "utterly rejects" Iran deal aimed at ending nuclear tensions
8 Nov 2013
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poisoned
Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned by radioactive polonium
6 Nov 2013
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Voices
Column: “Being caught with patients is like being caught with a weapon”
Jane-Ann McKenna
2 Nov 2013
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