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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)
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