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In This Week's Edition: A New Turkish "Drone Carrier", Qatar And Bahrain Restore Diplomatic Ties, Why Sympathy For Palestinians Among Americans Is At An All-Time High? ... And More!

News stories I’m following this week …

• Qatar and Bahrain to restore ties, end years-long dispute. (Aljazeera)

• Turkey’s ‘Drone Carrier’ Amphibious Assault Ship Enters Service. (The Drive)

• Reasons for Syria's Arab League suspension still stand, says Qatar. (Reuters)

• UAE tells IMF it will support Pakistan with $1bn, says minister. (Aljazeera)

• Saudi readies Arab talks on Syria as Mideast diplomacy shifts. (France24)

• HRW accused PA of blocking legal rights group for Palestinian detainees. (The New Arab)

• Why sympathy for the Palestinians among Americans is shifting and at an all-time high. (Business Insider)

• Russian, Iranian, Chinese, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Attend High-Level Conference On Afghanistan. (RFE)

• Israeli violence is the problem. (Aljazeera)

• The Quest to Save the Dying Cypriot Arabic Language. (New Lines Magazine)

‘In other news’ …

• Al Jassasiya: The Enigmatic Rock Carvings That Crawl Across Qatar's Desert. (IFLScience)

• Project to restore Mosul’s Al Hadba Minaret enters new phase, says Unesco. (The National)

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