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Syria FM’s Algeria visit signals big shift

SYRIA

Syria FM’s Algeria visit signals big shift

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is in Algeria on the third day of an official visit in a major sign of political winds shifting in the Assad government’s direction.

Israel extends soldier’s remand

PALESTINE

Israel extends soldier’s remand

An Israeli military court extends the remand in custody of a soldier who recently shot dead an already-subdued Palestinian in the West Bank.