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Daniele Pagani

Daniele Pagani

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Daniele is an Italian reporter who ended up in South Asia and writes for WION.

Israel election

Israel election: Does the left stand a chance?

The founding father of the state of Israel and its first prime minister -- David Ben Gurion -- was from the centre-left labour party

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Benny Gantz

Benny Gantz: Meet the three-star general running for Israeli prime minister

In 2011, the Israeli government headed by prime minister Netanyahu appointed Gantz as the army chief

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Benjamin netanyahu

Israel polls: The rise and rise of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu entered politics in 1976 after his brother was killed in a raid while rescuing hijacked Israeli hostages in Uganda.

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Israel election

Israel elections: How does the country vote? 

Israel uses the traditional paper ballot system. The winning candidate has around 42 days to form the government.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) review the honorary guards at the presidential palace in the UAE capital.

How China is stepping up investments in West Asia

West Asia is central to china's belt and road initiative, Chinese President Xi Jinping in his six-year tenure has personally put a lot of effort into enhancing ties with the Arab world.

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Syria

With Arab countries embracing Syria again, is country's isolation finally over?

Breaking the isolation would help bring the Syrian economy back on track and manage the eventual return of millions of refugees.

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File photo of US troops in Mosul, Iraq.

US pullout from Syria angers Iraq

Trump’s decision to keep a military presence in Iraq angered the country's lawmakers who have been requesting a US withdrawal for many years.

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People cool off in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, on November 1.

Jesus walked on this biblical lake - now it needs a saviour

The Sea of Galilee is not isolated, it is part of a water basin comprising the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, too. If it shrinks, everything else shrinks faster.

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Syria-Jordan border

Jordan-Syria border area comes back to life

In areas close to the Jaber border, Syrian goods have started showing up in markets. 

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Jordan syria border

Hope runs high as main border crossing between Syria and Jordan reopens

The Jaber gate had been closed since April 2015 when anti-Assad armed groups took control of the Syrian southern governorates of Daraa and Quneitra.

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat

Uttarakhand CM refutes horse-trading allegations against BJP

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) President Marandi on Friday reportedly met Governor Droupadi Murmu and handed over a memorandum demanding… Read Article →
HD Kumaraswamy, former Karnataka CM

'JD(S) MLAs being offered Rs 100 crore each,' alleges Kumaraswamy

He added that he was not making his claim 'loosely'. A JD(S)-Congress combine is hoping to form the next government in Karanataka, as is… Read Article →
IPL 2018: Meet Jharkhand's Monu Kumar Singh set to play for Dhoni's CSK

IPL 2018: Meet Jharkhand's Monu Kumar Singh set to play for Dhoni's CSK

Monu made his T20 debut for Jharkhand in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 3 January 2016 and before this he was part of India's squad for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

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Mosul

Are all the people who worked for Islamic State evil?

 

What about two doctors who were forced at gunpoint to work for them? This is their mother's story.

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Kabul mosque

WION in Kabul: After deadly blasts, Kabul braces for Eid of anxiety

In Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city, many are afraid of what could happen during Eid when mosques will be crowded ||After a series of bombings, people are worried about the possibility of…

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