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Palestinians bury 3 people martyred by Israel

Hundreds of Palestinians on Saturday paid farewell to three people martyred by Israeli army fire in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Mourners attended the funeral of Ahmed Hamed, 16, who was shot dead by Israeli forces in Ramallah on Friday for allegedly hurling stones at soldiers....

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines resumed its flights to the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah after the lifting of the ban that was imposed in Sept. 2017. Ali Khalil Ibrahim, an Iraqi civil aviation authority chief, said in a statement on Saturday that Turkish Airlines operated its...

Qatar distributes funds for Gaza's poor

Thousands of impoverished Gazans received $100 payments from Qatar on Saturday, AFP journalists said, after the Gulf emirate brought in over $9 million in aid funds for the Palestinian enclave. Hundreds of people queued at post offices in the Gaza Strip to each collect a $100 bill....

Lavrov: 1998 Adana pact could solve Turkey-Syria issues

The 1998 Adana agreement between Turkey and Syria can help to eliminate Turkey's concerns about its security on their shared border, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. Speaking at a news conference in Rabat after meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita,...