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Nicolas Sarkozy arriving at his home after a Paris court granted him early release from jail, pending an appeal. Reuters

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison

Sarkozy was weeks into five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya

Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over documentary

Taleb Jawed al-Abdulmohsen, 51, from Saudi Arabia, who faces charges of murder and attempted murder, appears at the opening of the Christmas market attack trial, in Magdeburg. Reuters

Saudi doctor goes on trial over deadly German Christmas market attack

Police make 140 arrests in pre-Christmas crackdown on phone theft in London

The Gripen jet fighter that could be chosen by Canada if it abandons the US F-35 optional. Reuters

Canada lines up a Gripen dilemma by spurning US for Swedish warplanes

Persecuted over Palestine: Staff sue NHS for right to express beliefs about Gaza

Germany offers military support as drones disrupt Belgian flights

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Vivian Khalaf is a Jerusalem-born lawyer and currently serves as the chairwoman of the board at the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Arab ShowcasePalestinian-American lawyer's mission to save Gaza's wounded children

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the US Senate in Michigan, trying to increase Arab representation. Ahmed Issawy / The National

Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics

The life's work of the Lebanese-British archaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal at the Sidon site began from a hunch as to the whereabouts of the mysterious ancient capital of the Canaanite and Phoenician people. Photo: Claude Doumet-Serhal

Arab ShowcaseArchaeologist Claude Doumet-Serhal unearthed secrets of a lost civilisation

Dr Charles Elachi. Photo: Christopher Michel / Wikimedia Commons

Arab ShowcaseCharles Elachi's stellar career from Bekaa to the great beyond

Mark Shrime. Photo: Mercy Ships

Arab ShowcaseGlobal surgeon Mark Shrime finds purpose in faith and patients

Zaid Al-Qassab, chief executive officer of M&C Saatchi Plc, before a Bloomberg Television interview in London. Bloomberg

Arab ShowcaseThe prime time of new global M&C Saatchi CEO Zaid Al-Qassab

Hanan Issa. Photo: Camera Sioned / Literature Wales

Arab ShowcaseThe fantastic tale of Wales’s first Muslim national poet Hanan Issa

Robert Mardini had many guises at the ICRC, including regional director of the Near and Middle East for seven years, but each role was always much more than just a job. Photo: Shutterstock

On a mission: How former ICRC chief found hope in darkest of times

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Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati said he does not regret his question that cost him his job. European Commission

EU responds after reporter sacked over questioning its stance on Israel and Gaza

News agency journalist says he stands by the legitimacy of his question to EU spokesman

Flares and fist fights disrupt Paris performance of Israeli orchestra

A record number of UK millionaires are heading to the UAE, and particularly Dubai

Escape to Dubai from high-tax UK more tempting as 75% fear higher rates

Record number referred to UK Prevent de-radicalisation programme

Palestinian diplomat Ammar Hijazi at a separate International Court of Justice hearing into Israel’s legal obligation to enable aid into Gaza. AFP

Dutch court quashes bid to ban arms sales to Israel over war in Gaza

Algerian criminal accidentally released from UK prison is arrested

Al Qaeda propaganda triggers fears of rise in 'lone wolf' terror in Europe

Israel accused of using dogs to maul Palestinians in Dutch genocide case

Muslim women remove headscarves as London transport fear grows

The Iranian asylum seeker crossed the English Channel from France to the UK on a small boat on October 18. AFP

UK extradites Iranian man despite human trafficking concerns

Asylum seeker came to the UK from France for the second time

Two French nationals face uncertainty over leaving Iran after prison release

Dubai seeks tourism record as World Travel Market opens

German Foreign Minister backs expulsion of refugees to Syria

Spies, bribes and terror ties? French corporate giant Lafarge goes on trial

'Britannia Card' proposed to lure UK wealthy back from Dubai

Man charged with 11 attempted murders after UK train stabbings

English-speaking countries have among the highest shares of foreign-trained doctors in their workforces, reflecting continuing domestic shortages. Getty Images

Migrant health workers increasingly plugging gaps in OECD workforce

Foreign-trained medics now take up more than a quarter of the roles in organisation's 38 states

Air India crash survivor has constant 'flashbacks' and mourns brother

Two British men arrested after mass stabbing attack on UK train

Battle 'to find Palmyra's soul again' after its destruction by ISIS

How a football match has kicked open febrile tensions in the UK's second city

Saudi all-women rock band Seera hit the right note on London debut

Music & On-stage

Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims election victory over populist Geert Wilders

Thousands of protesters gather on a street in Birmingham city centre to march for a ceasefire in Gaza. Alamy

How a football match has kicked open febrile tensions in the UK's second city

Decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Birmingham has opened long-running sores concerning immigration and integration

Saudi all-women rock band Seera hit the right note on London debut

Music & On-stage

Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims election victory over populist Geert Wilders

Egyptian hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

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