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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara attends a summit of the EU and regional partners' leaders in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters

Al Shara calls on Europe to press Israel into stopping 'aggressions'

European states want to be seen as stable partners by Middle East countries amid global turmoil

Europe

Iran accused of instructing spies to monitor Jews

UK
The Foreign Office in London has cut a key department that investigated alleged war crimes in the Middle East. Bloomberg

UK shuts down Gaza and Lebanon atrocities inquiry unit

UK

Nuclear experts needed at talks to avoid 'more dangerous Iran', says EU’s Kallas

Europe
Women inside Al Roj camp in north-eastern Syria, where foreign citizens remain detained in overcrowded conditions. AFP

French lawyer seeks repatriation of two girls orphaned in Syria’s Al Roj camp

UK

EU to 'revive' mutual assistance pact amid Nato doubts

Europe

Britain and Turkey sign strategic partnership agreement

MENA


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Small boat fleets ready to clear mines in Strait of Hormuz

US officials estimate it could take six months after end of war to demine channel

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Algerian man snatched £30,000 watch from pensioner's wrist in London

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UK Biobank volunteers' medical information leaked

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Petra Bayr, president of the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, warns Israel’s new death penalty law could be a 'red line' for its observer status. EPA

Strasbourg rights body considers suspending Israel over death penalty

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Second French soldier dies after Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon

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Iran's fast boat attacks intensify Strait of Hormuz confrontation

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Middle East leaders head for war summit in Cyprus with European counterparts

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UK inflation leaps in March as Iran war takes toll

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UK energy crisis seeps into local election support for the anti-war Greens

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Lebanon's Prime Minister says he will 'not be intimidated by Hezbollah' as he asks Europe to support army

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Masdar and ScottishPower install UK's largest wind turbines

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Police arrest seven suspected of plotting Iran-backed attack on Jewish target

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UN's Tom Fletcher urges countries to maintain foreign aid despite Iran war

More swingeing cuts already in pipeline as humanitarian chief warns of Iran war's impact on aid

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Labour looks north for potential new leader after Manchester rivals hold summit

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Iranian 'state aggression' feared as hired thugs carry out spree of London attacks

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UAE welcomes IMO condemnation of Iranian actions in Strait of Hormuz

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European Hormuz mission open to 'all nations' as leaders look to protect ships

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Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

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Iran has faced sharp criticism for attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

UAE welcomes IMO condemnation of Iranian actions in Strait of Hormuz

UN agency to begin operation to evacuate seafarers stranded in Gulf during Tehran's blockade

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European Hormuz mission open to 'all nations' as leaders look to protect ships

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