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Israel heads to election as unity government falls
Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.

Trump condemned for pardoning Blackwater guards
Four American contractors were jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.

Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.

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Germany and Finland bring home women from IS camps
Three of the women are under investigation for allegedly belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group.

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Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem
Practice for the scout bands that lead festive processions has been disrupted by lockdowns.
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Israel heads to election as unity government falls
Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.

Trump condemned for pardoning Blackwater guards
Four American contractors were jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.

Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.

Video 2 minutes 58 seconds
Destroying the frontline drug
The BBC gains exclusive access to an operation to destroy a large haul of an amphetamine made in Syria.

Germany and Finland bring home women from IS camps
Three of the women are under investigation for allegedly belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group.

Video 2 minutes 28 seconds
Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem
Practice for the scout bands that lead festive processions has been disrupted by lockdowns.

Trump condemned for pardoning Blackwater guards
Four American contractors were jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.

Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.
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Tunisia to extend Covid-19 curfew

Rana Jawad
BBC North Africa correspondent, Tunis
Copyright: AFPTunisia will extend its nightly curfew until mid-January, health authorities have said.
The decision was announced on Tuesday night following the recommendations of the country's Covid-19 scientific committee.
More than 120,000 positive cases have been recorded since March but the majority of infections are from recent months.
The health ministry said the new strain of Covid-19 has not been recorded in Tunisia but added that the country was expected to roll out vaccines in April.
Official figures show that the death rate is averaging more than 40 a day and 77% of ICU beds across the country are now occupied.
But there is growing public frustration over the continued restrictive measures to curb the spread of the virus.
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Historic Israeli flight arrives in Morocco

BBC World Service
Copyright: GETTY IMAGES / EPAImage caption: King Mohammed VI of Morocco (L) and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu A joint Israeli-US delegation has arrived in Morocco aboard the first direct commercial flight from Israel.
It was made possible by a recent US-brokered agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties.
The visiting delegation will sign a series of travel and other accords that will help cement the warming relationship.
Over the last few months there have been a series of deals in which Arab countries have moved closer to normalising their ties with Israel.
The process has bitterly disappointed the Palestinians.
They wanted any such nomalisation to wait until after their dispute with the Israelis had been resolved.
Israel makes direct commercial flight to Morocco

BBC World Service
Copyright: GETTY IMAGES / EPAImage caption: King Mohammed VI of Morocco (L) and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu An Israeli aircraft is making the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco.
This follows the two countries' recent agreement to upgrade their diplomatic relationship.
The plane is emblazoned with the word "peace" in Arabic, Hebrew and English.
It is carrying a high-level Israeli delegation that will have further talks on the details of diplomatic accord.
The deal was brokered by Washington, and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner is accompanying the Israeli team.
The agreement was part of a series of deals in which Arab countries have moved to normalise their ties with Israel.
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