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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)