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• Netanyahu threatens to withdraw from Hamas arrangement
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is paying the price for not demanding the arrangement with Hamas include a comprehensive cease-fire that includes the West Bank.
• What brings the end of tulip era in Turkey's tourism campaign?
  Turkey has used a tulip logo in its national branding for nearly two decades, but it signaled that a new symbol may be needed next year.
• Iran media on Bashir trip to Syria: Arab states have accepted reality of Assad
  Iranian media believe that the Sudanese president's meeting with Bashar al-Assad is a sign that Arab countries are beginning to accept the reality on the ground in Syria.
• Erdogan says Trump responded 'positively' to Turkey’s threats on Syria
  According to Ankara, the US president expressed support both for its stance against US-allied Kurdish militants in Syria and its efforts to extradite Fethullah Gulen as its chief suspect in the 2016 Turkish coup attempt.
• Will Israel ever learn from its UN mistakes?
  The failure by the United State and Israeli to pass a resolution condemning Hamas suggest that Israel needs to examine its understanding of the limits of its Middle Eastern relations and adjust its attitude toward the United Nations.
• Will Iran ask Hamas to ignite Gaza front in support of Hezbollah?
  The recent Israeli operation to expose Hezbollah’s tunnels on the Lebanese border raised questions about Iran-backed Hamas’ exposure should Tehran request it to open a second front against Israel in the event of an Israeli-Hezbollah confrontation.
• Despite talks, Russia, Israel hold firm to their interests
  In a meeting in Moscow, Russian officials seek more information from Israel before it attacks targets in Syria as part of an ongoing "deconfliction" process.
• Opposition group in Idlib orders extreme punishments
  One of two opposition governments in rebel-controlled Idlib, Syria, has implemented a form of Islamic Sharia punishment that calls for criminals to be executed, exiled or have their hands cut off.
• PA looks to France for economic help
  The Palestinian Authority is seeking the assistance of France to help pressure Israel into reviewing the Paris Economic Protocol that is impeding Palestine’s economic growth.
• Turkey's 'Olive Branch' takes root in Syrian olive business
  Kurdish olive growers in Afrin, Syria, complain bitterly that Turkish authorities who control the area aren't doing anything to stop massive exploitation and armed extortion that is costing the local oil economy $100 million.

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