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Israel arrests Palestinian governor of Jerusalem

Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem Sunday after he allegedly violated an order previously given to him by authorities, police and his lawyer said. The governor, Adnan Gheith, has been arrested several times in recent months in connection with an investigation...

Iraqi forces kill Islamic State commander, four fighters

Security forces killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains area of northeast Iraq on Sunday, the military said. Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition warplanes have been carrying out air strikes in the area, targeting militant hideouts, for three days. The elite...

Palestinian ministers sworn in again after oath foul-up

Palestinian government ministers were sworn in for a second time on Sunday after a lawyer noticed that the oath they took the day before had been missing a phrase. Lawyer Nael al-Hawah spotted the omission after Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh's new government was sworn in...

Iraq begins trial proceedings for 900 jihadist suspects

Iraq has begun trial proceedings for nearly 900 Iraqi suspected members of the Islamic State group caught fleeing jihadist territory in neighbouring Syria, a judicial source told AFP on Sunday. They were handed over to Iraqi authorities by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which...