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Hummus for Arabs and Jews to share

Hummus for peace; British steel industry's woes ; Bashar al Assad government's finances

The owner of a small restaurant in Israel is offering a 50 per cent discount for his Arab and Jewish customers to share hummus.

Britain's steel industry has been weakened by plant closures and job losses, in recent days, amid fears of a collapse in this sector.

And how is Syria's Bashar al Assad's government's generating tax money in a country ruined by more than 4 years of conflict?

(Picture: A bowl of hummus is served with olive oil, falafel balls and sprinkled with chopped parsley alongside olives, a fresh onion, chili and lemon juice and red chili paste in a restaurant in Tel Aviv. Credit: David Silverman/Getty Images)

1 hour, 13 minutes

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Wed 21 Oct 201506:06GMT

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  • Wed 21 Oct 201506:06GMT