# Middle East

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# Allies

Boris Johnson accuses Saudi Arabia of being a 'puppeteer' in the Middle East's religious wars

Such public criticism of the Sunni power is unprecedented for a British foreign minister.

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Dec 8th 2016, 11:34 AM

# West Bank

Abbas: Those who speak of a two-state solution should recognise Palestine as a state

Israeli and Palestinian leaders clahsed at the UN today.

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Sep 22nd 2016, 8:50 PM

# Syria

This town has been under armed siege for four years - but it ended today amid tears and recriminations

The evacuation of Daraya came after a deal struck by President Bashar al-Assad’s government and opposition forces in the town, one of the first to rise up against the Assad regime.

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Aug 26th 2016, 9:28 PM

# Middle East

Iraqi forces arrest would-be teenage bomber days after Kurdish wedding attack

Meanwhile Turkey has backtracked on claims that a child bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding close to the Syrian border, in an attack that left 54 people dead.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 9:48 PM

# foreign fighter

"It wasn't an easy decision" - Laois soldier Joshua Molloy speaks about why he chose to fight Isis

The 24-year-old is in Germany after he was released by Kurdish authorities.

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May 1st 2016, 5:27 PM

# Middle East

Syria fighter Joshua Molloy has been released and is coming home to Ireland

The 24-year-old has been held in Iraq for over a week.

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Apr 24th 2016, 11:15 AM

# rampage

Palestinian attacker kills US tourist in stabbing spree along Tel Aviv's waterfront

It comes amid a cycle of violence that’s left 184 Palestinians and 28 Israelis dead.

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Mar 8th 2016, 7:37 PM

# on the loose

Tiger spotted roaming through traffic in the Middle East

The animal was caught on camera by a motorist in the Qatari capital of Doha earlier today.

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Mar 8th 2016, 7:37 PM

# Options

Harry Redknapp could be set for a return to management

The veteran manager has not been in work since leaving QPR in February

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Dec 31st 2015, 6:00 AM

# brown eyed girl

Ireland's first farmers were far different from the Irish we know today

The DNA of two sets of remains have been analysed for the first time.

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Dec 29th 2015, 9:24 AM

# Deportation

Man linked with Isis set to be deported from Ireland

The man had previously obtained an injunction against his deportation. That injunction was dismissed at the High Court this evening.

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Dec 28th 2015, 10:38 PM

# Desperate Times

ISIS have taken their oil, so Syria has put a tax on shwarmas to pay for the civil war

The country’s oil revenues have imploded.

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Dec 12th 2015, 7:00 PM

# stop talking

Is Donald Trump ruining his businesses in the Middle East?

He has quite a few of them, and it looks like his anti-Muslim rhetoric isn’t doing them any favours.

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Dec 12th 2015, 9:15 AM

# backfire

Former US drone operators: 'The innocent civilians we killed only fuelled the terrorism of ISIS'

Read the extraordinary open letter to Barack Obama, written by four US Air Force whistleblowers.

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Nov 19th 2015, 11:29 PM

# amazing.com

A whopping 320 tech jobs for Ireland have been announced today at the Web Summit

The jobs will be created in the technology and business sectors.

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Nov 4th 2015, 8:22 PM

# danger danger

One airline scraps flights over Middle East after Russian missile strike warning

The European safety watchdog issued a notice about the conflict in Syria.

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Oct 14th 2015, 5:26 PM

# don't let go

What they couldn't leave behind: Migrants and their most precious possessions

Photos, medication, a shepherd’s cane, and memories of their homes.

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Sep 5th 2015, 8:45 AM

# Iraq

American drone strike kills ISIS second-in-command

The militant was killed on Tuesday, according to the White House.

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Aug 21st 2015, 8:57 PM

# West Bank

Israel rounds up Jewish extremists after Palestinian baby is burned to death

The men are being held using detention laws usually reserved for Palestinians.

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Aug 4th 2015, 11:59 PM

# shocking

ISIS circulates price list for sex slaves

Copies of the list emerged last year and it has now been verified by a UN official.

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Aug 4th 2015, 11:59 AM

Voices

What I've learned from volunteering in Palestine

A member of Tipperary’s 2010 hurling All-Ireland winning squad writes about volunteering with Palestinian youth as part of the Palestine Summer Encounter Project.

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Jul 20th 2015, 12:01 PM

# War

Isis has perfected the suicide and car bombs so they're now 'works of art'

A policeman said they were “so sophisticated that they destroyed everything”.

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Jul 19th 2015, 7:45 AM

Voices

Our silence over Gaza is taken as complicity

The Israeli bombardment of Gaza that started a year ago today – on 8th July – killed 2,200 Palestinians, including 556 children.

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Jul 8th 2015, 4:30 PM

# Arab Spring

40 people have left Ireland for Islamic State areas

At least three have died in conflicts.

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Jul 1st 2015, 6:25 PM

# Accident

Irish man and girlfriend killed in dune buggy accident in Qatar

Tributes have been paid to Eamonn Morgan and his girlfriend Charlotte Sant.

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Jun 29th 2015, 11:32 PM

# big boycott

A massive phone company is pulling out of Israel, and Israel is NOT happy

Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “miserable” decision.

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Jun 4th 2015, 10:23 PM

# Bye Bye

Tony Blair has resigned from his job in the Middle East

The former British Prime Minister was appointed to the post in 2007.

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May 27th 2015, 4:09 PM

# slow and steady

Dublin firm helping doctors cut down on the time they spend filing reports

Slainte Healthcare provides software to help make medical admin processes more efficient, but it wants to focus on other parts of the world first.

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May 27th 2015, 9:58 AM

Voices

'Children are being targeted by snipers and civilians shot in the street'

Irish aid worker David Adams visited a clinic that helps to rehabilitate some of the casualties of the Syrian conflict.

May 20th 2015, 8:30 PM

# Under Siege

US Special Forces kill Isis leader in daring helicopter raid

It comes as battle continues to rage in Iraq.

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May 16th 2015, 3:19 PM

Voices

An Irish citizen has been held without trial for 620 days – how can we look the other way?

Would we care more if his name was, say, Sean Murphy and not Ibrahim Halawa?

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Apr 30th 2015, 3:00 PM

# shock and awe

Video captures Yemeni arms dump being completely blown apart

The capital Sanaa has been rocked by air-strikes.

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Apr 20th 2015, 12:42 PM

# Legend

A conversation with Robert Fisk

The world-renowned war correspondent was in Ireland this week. He spoke to TheJournal.ie about matters Irish and international, and why Vladimir Putin is his dream interviewee.

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Mar 21st 2015, 10:30 AM