A 49-year-old man has been arrested after firearms and ammunition were seized at a house in South Lanarkshire.

Two "suspect devices" were also discovered at the property in Kirkton Avenue, Blantyre, on Wednesday.
A bomb disposal unit was brought in to evaluate and remove the items.  Police said there was no suggestion the incident was linked to terrorism.
The man is due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "About 9am yesterday, police responded to a report of firearms and ammunition found within a property in Kirkton Avenue, Blantyre.
"The property was searched and two suspect devices were also found.
"The Royal Navy explosive ordnance disposal unit evaluated the devices and then removed them for examination.
"Numerous items, including firearms and ammunition, were seized."


Chinese media say that global focus on the Boston marathon bombings is skewed, as the public continues to mourn the death of a Chinese student killed in the blasts.

People's Daily and Global Times say the Western media have placed "disproportionately high" attention on Boston compared with terrorist attacks in Iraq and elsewhere or the earthquake on the Iran-Pakistan border.
Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong Beijing-backed daily, tells the US that its biggest threat is from terrorism, not China, and stresses that the Pacific is big enough to accommodate China and the US.
It accuses US President Barack Obama of turning China into a "new enemy" by expanding its military presence in Asia and boosting military alliances with Asian countries.
The majority of mainland state media continue to stay silent on the identity of Dorothy Lu Lingzi, a Chinese student from north-east Shenyang, who was one of three people killed by the Boston marathon bombings.
This has fuelled even more speculation among internet users on whether the student was the daughter of a "naked official" - a reference to officials who transfer assets and their families overseas.
Beijing News commentator Yang Gengshen criticises how photos and the identity of the student are already widespread on the internet.
He says netizens speculating over the student's identity are being "disrespectful" towards the request for anonymity from the deceased's family.
Shenyang Evening News says local residents held a candlelight vigil for "Little Lu" last night.
Shenyang Daily recounts how her last microblog entry on Monday showed a photo of bread and fruit and the message, "My wonderful breakfast". Over 25,000 condolence messages were posted on the entry.
"I had not thought that this would be your last breakfast," read one. Another said: "May you rest in peace," South China Morning Post reports.
Commentator Cao Lin of China Youth Daily denounces a minority of netizens as "human scum" for gloating over the attack, but stresses that the vast majority of internet users have expressed condolences to the victims and to the US.
In military news, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has warned the armed forces to guard against mainland Chinese cyber-attacks or attempts to lure spies through money or sex, Liberty Times reports.
While watching the island's first live-fire drill since 2008 at the annual Han Kuang military exercises on the outlying Pescadores on Wednesday, Mr Ma also declared that Taiwan would not "concede one step" in a sovereignty dispute with Japan over islands known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese.
Mainland Chinese internet users expressed disappointment after China Central Television reported that two People's Liberation Army navy ships had only patrolled non-disputed waters around 70 nautical miles from the disputed islands on the sensitive anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki with Japan on Wednesday.
South China Morning Post says the users' comments were later deleted from Sina news portal.
Health authorities are testing a family infected by H7N9 in Shanghai for human-to-human transmission of the new bird flu strain, The Beijing News reports.
The family is an 87-year-old man who died from bird flu on 4 March, along with one of his sons who died of pneumonia who tested negative for the virus.
The man's elder son recovered after contracting the H7N9 virus. However test results of the younger son are not available, says China Daily.
China's media regulator, the General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, has issued a circular banning journalists from quoting foreign media or websites and newsmakers without "prior verification", Xinhua news agency reports.
The tighter restrictions have triggered an outcry from Chinese internet users and international media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
After a breakdown in negotiations with contractors, striking Hong Kong dockers demanding higher pay on Wednesday moved their camp from Kwai Tsing Container Terminal to outside Cheung Kong Centre, Ming Pao report.
The building is the headquarters of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, who owns strike-hit port operator Hong Kong International Terminals.
Finally, donors are flocking to China's first breast milk bank in Guangzhou that was set up in March to help feed premature babies and sick infants, Yangcheng Evening News reports.
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The public inquiry into child sexual abuse will not ignore the damage done to prominent people who were falsely accused, Justice Lowell Goddard says.

The judge, who chairs the inquiry, said in an article in the Observer it must strike a balance between the rights of accusers and the accused.
But she also dismissed claims it would mainly focus on famous people.
The inquiry is examining how public bodies handled their duty of care to protect children from abuse.
In the article she said a number of commentators "have in past weeks spoken out, inaccurately, about the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which I chair and the way in which the inquiry will conduct its work. I'd like to correct those inaccuracies."
It comes after the former conservative MP Harvey Proctor, who was cleared of being part of a Westminster paedophile ring, criticised Justice Goddard for suggesting the inquiry would consider the actions of the police from the standpoint of victims and survivors.
Mr Proctor, 69, had his home raided and was questioned as part of Operation Midland but it was found there was insufficient evidence even to justify a prosecution being considered.
He claimed it "irreparably ruined my life" and said that to review investigations from just the victims' standpoint lacked judicial balance.
But Justice Goddard promised the inquiry will hear evidence from those affected by false allegations of abuse, recognising the damage that can be caused.
"Those who have claimed recently that the inquiry will consider only the perspectives of victims and survivors, and exclude those of others affected by allegations of child sexual abuse, are wrong," she said.
"As I announced last November, the inquiry intends to explore the balance that must be struck between encouraging the reporting of child sexual abuse and protecting the rights of the accused."
Justice Goddard added that the inquiry had already announced 13 investigations to date, most of which "do not relate to individuals of public prominence".
The inquiry is examining allegations of past and ongoing failures to protect children in schools, children's homes, secure accommodation and local authority care.
It will also look at the responses of institutions, including the police, health service, the Crown Prosecution Service and religious bodies to allegations of child sexual abuse as well as investigating broader issues, such as the role of the internet in facilitating abuse.
In the past three weeks preliminary hearings into four investigations have taken place including those looking into Lambeth Council, Rochdale Council and the Anglican Church.


This week, the Bank of England's Chief Economist Andy Haldane spoke at the Trades Union Congress on the outlook for the British labour market.

The headlines have been seized by his warning that up to 15 million UK jobs could be replaced by robots, but the focus on that (admittedly very large) number, risks missing some of the nuance of a, typically, thought-provoking speech.
It is certainly not every day that a senior economic policy maker can be heard publically wondering if maybe the Luddites "had a point after all".
He argued, correctly, that over the very long-term the level of technological change is probably the most important factor affecting the jobs market.
The story of human economic development is the story of ever increasing labour-saving technology and ever rising productivity.
An organised band of English mechanics and their friends, who set themselves to destroy manufacturing machinery in the Midlands and north of England between 1811 and 1816.
The term has come to mean one who opposes the introduction of new technology, especially into a place of work.
Read more about the Luddites
Since around 1750, productivity has grown by an average of 1.1% per year - a pace that means it improves by around a third with each generation.
Each wave of new labour-saving technology has been met with public anxiety on the impact on jobs and in the long run, each round of worry has proved to be misplaced.
In terms of economic theory, labour-saving technology has two impacts: a displacement effect and compensation effect.
By definition, labour-saving technology (whether the Spinning Jenny of the 1760s, the industrial robots of the later 20th century or the automated check-out of modern shops) means less labour is required to produce a given level of output.
That is the displacement effect, the way in which new technology "destroys jobs" or, more neutrally put "displaces labour".
But as labour is displaced, workers become more productive (if the same amount of output is being produced with fewer workers) and that rising productivity means higher wages and more economic demand.
That rising demand can create new markets for new goods and services and ultimately new jobs. That is the compensation effect.
In the longer run, the story of the labour market and technology is the story of the compensation effect trumping the displacement effect.
In each round of technological change, jobs have been lost but ultimately new jobs have been created.
That might be a reason to not lose sleep about the robots taking 15 million jobs.
That would be the conventional economic answer anyway, but Haldane thinks the Luddites might - 200 years later - have had a point.
By zooming in on periods of intensive technological change and looking at what happened to jobs and wages in particular industries, Haldane has argued that the adjustment process is rarely smooth.
Take the early to mid-19th century for example.
As technology and productivity took off, it was more than a generation before real wages followed.
Economics historians have called this real wage stagnation Engels' pause after Friedrich Engels, who chronicled the flatline in wages.
When he co-wrote the Communist Manifesto 1848, Engels had observed a multi-year disconnect between wages and productivity - a period in which (in theoretical terms) the displacement effect was trumping the compensation effect.
Just as the Manifesto was published, real wages finally began rising.
At the dawn of what is being called the "Second Machine Age", it isn't inconceivable that something similar could happen - that displacement could trump compensation and the introduction of more labour-saving technology could suppress wages and hold down employment.
In the long run that might be reversed but then again, as celebrated economist John Maynard Keynes said: "In the long run we're all dead."
All which might seem like an interesting topic for a seminar room, but one with little practical application to monetary policy, especially at a time when UK employment is at a seven-year high and productivity growth has been exceptionally weak.
Haldane's speech was entitled "Labour's share" and it is the labour share - the percentage of national income swallowed up by wages - that makes this relevant to interest rates.
The labour share in the UK - and across developed countries - has been falling since the 1970s.
There is an active debate as to what has driven that but one factor - which Haldane has highlighted - is technology.
The Bank of England's forecasts suggest that inflation will gradually rise from around 0% currently to its target of 2% in the coming two years.
For that to happen though, they are forecasting that a tighter jobs market will push the growth of real wages above the growth of productivity which in turn will generate domestic cost pressures and help push inflation upwards.
To put it another way, the Bank of England is forecasting that the labour share of national income will rise moderately.
And it needs that rise to happen to hit its inflation targets.
Try our calculator to see if your job is at risk of automation
Haldane - the most dovish member of the Monetary Policy Committee - sounds less convinced.
He wonders if technological change could suppress wage growth by holding down the labour share and keeping inflation lower than where the Bank wants it to be.
But - as I have written rather too often recently - there is another factor at play: demography.
The working age share of the UK population is falling and the global over-supply of labour driven by the entry of China into the world economy looks to be ending.
It is certainly possible that shifting demographics could put upwards pressure on the labour share (if there are comparatively fewer workers they can charge more for their services) just as it is possible that labour-saving technology could put downward pressure on the share.
It is the interaction of these two global trends - demographics and technology - that will help determine the ultimate bargaining power of labour just as much as the more familiar considerations of national policy.
Policymakers, both in central banks and in governments across the West, could be facing a headwind and tailwind as they try to navigate a future path on wages and inflation and sailing in those conditions will be very tricky.


Actress Sheridan Smith has been nominated for an international Emmy for her portrayal of Cilla Black in a three-part ITV drama.

The show, which was broadcast before Black's death earlier this year, looked at the star's early career.
Smith's performance was previously nominated for a Bafta and won a National Television Award.
Other British nominees include Rafe Spall, for his role in the Christmas episode of Black Mirror.
The dystopian satire, written by Charlie Brooker, focused on a not-too-distant future where an implant allows humans to block other people in a similar way to social media.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will also receive the International TV Academy's Founders Award at the gala ceremony in New York on 23 November.
BBC Two is up for the arts and documentary award for Messiah at the Foundling Hospital, which recreated the candlelit premiere of Handel's Messiah in 1750.
Channel 4's My Mad Fat Diary is up for best drama, while Sky's 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy - in which TV presenter Baz Ashmawy set his mum Nancy a number of daredevil challenges - is nominated in the "non-scripted entertainment" category.
The International Emmys honour programming from outside the US, as well as US shows created in languages other than English.
In all, the nominees span 19 countries from Colombia to Turkey and South Korea.
Arts Programming
Buenaventura No Me Dejes Mas (Buenaventura, Don't Leave Me) - Colombia
Comment Jacques Jaujard a SauvÃ© le Louvre (The Man Who Saved the Louvre) - France
Messiah at the Foundling Hospital - UK
Trial of Chunhyyang - A Girl Prosecuted by Feudalism - South Korea
Best Performance by an Actor
Engin Akyurek in Kara Para Ask (Black Money Love) - Turkey
Emilio de Mello in Psy (Psi)  - Brazil
Maarten Heijmans in Ramses - Netherlands
Rafe Spall in Black Mirror / White Christmas - UK
Best Performance by an Actress
Anneke von der Lippe in Oyevitne (Eyewitness) - Norway
Fernanda Montenegro in Doce de Mae (Sweet Mother) - Brazil
Sheridan Smith in Cilla - UK
Best Comedy
Doce de Mae (Sweet Mother) - Brazil
Fais Pas Ci, Fais Pas Ca (Don't Do This, Don't Do That) - France
Familia en Venta - Colombia
Puppet Nation ZA - South Africa
Sensitive Skin - Canada
Documentary
Africa's Wild West: Stallions of the Namib Desert - Austria
Antes de que Nos Olviden (Before We Are Forgotten) - Mexico
Growing Up Down's - United Kingdom
Miners Shot Down - South Africa
Drama Series
Engrenages (Spiral) - France
MOZU Season 1 - Night Cry of the MOZU - Japan
My Mad Fat Diary - UK
Psi (Psy) - Brazil
Non-English US Primetime Program
Arrepentidos U.S. - El Infierno de Montoya
El Mejor de los Peores
Narco Tec
La Voz Kids
Non-Scripted Entertainment
50 Ways to Kill your Mammy - UK
Barones de la Cerveza - Argentina
Flying Doctors - Belgium
Master Chef South Africa - South Africa
Telenovela
Ciega a Citas (Date Blind) - Spain
Imperio (Empire) - Brazil
Jikulumessu - Angola
Mulheres (Women) - Portugal
TV Movie/Mini-Series
La Celebracion - Argentina
Common - UK
Soldat Blanc (White Soldier) - France
Storytelling of Hostages - Japan


One pupil remains in hospital after nine were taken for checks after reportedly taking an unknown substance.

The students began "feeling unwell" at Llanwern High School, in Newport, at about 11.40 BST on Thursday.
A 14-year-old girl, five girls aged 13, two girls aged 12 and an 11-year-old boy were taken to Royal Gwent Hospital.
Gwent Police said some did not require treatment but were taken as a precaution. Eight of the nine have now been discharged.
Officers said inquiries were ongoing to find out the exact circumstances of what happened, what the substance was and where it was obtained.
The Welsh Ambulance Service sent three rapid response cars, three emergency ambulances and an urgent care service vehicle to the school.
A council spokesman said: "Our immediate priority is the well-being of the pupils affected.
"The school will be carrying out an investigation and will be working with the police into how this incident happened."


Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby has completed a permanent move to Hamburg for an undisclosed fee.

The 24-year-old Germany international, who arrived from Schalke in 2013 for £1.5m, played 42 games for Spurs.
After a loan spell at Fulham, he spent much of last season on loan at Bundesliga club Hamburg, who exercised an option to make the deal permanent.
Brazil midfielder Paulinho left Tottenham for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande for £9.9m on Tuesday.


Savers will be able to save cash into the government's new Lifetime Individual Savings Account (Isa) for the first time from Thursday.

Skipton Building Society is launching a product with an interest rate of 0.5%.
Currently only three providers are offering the Lifetime ISA, but those require investment in shares.
Money saved in a Lifetime Isa is designed for buying a first home, or for retirement. The government offers savers a 25% annual bonus.
The accounts can be opened by savers aged between 18 and 39.
Compared to other cash Isas, the Skipton's interest rate is relatively low. Rival providers of instant access Isas offer returns of more than 1%.
"I would say it's a disappointing rate, but they know there's going to be a big inflow, because of the government top-up," said Simon French, chief economist at Panmure Gordon.
As a result, those who save before the end of the tax year will get an effective rate of return of 25.5% on up to Â£4,000.
However there are heavy penalties for withdrawing money from a Lifetime Isa if you do not buy a property, or if you take the money out before the age of 60.
The Skipton said that anyone aged 25 who saved the maximum amount would have a pot worth Â£40,776 by the age of 33 - more than the average first-time buyer deposit.


7th and 8th Centuries AD - Arab invasion; Idris founds the first major Muslim dynasty.
10-17th Centuries - Dynasties and religious movements come and go, including the Almoravid movement which at its peak controlled Morocco and parts of present-day Algeria and Spain.
1860 - Dispute over Spain's Ceuta enclave; Spain declares war, wins a further enclave and an enlarged Ceuta in the settlement.
1884 - Spain creates a protectorate in coastal areas of Morocco.
1904 - France and Spain carve out zones of influence.
1906 - Algeciras Conference in Spain; France and Spain get the go-ahead to police Moroccan ports and collect customs fees.
1912 - Morocco becomes a French protectorate under the Treaty of Fez, administered by a French Resident-General. Spain continues to operate its coastal protectorate. The sultan has a largely figurehead role.
1921-6 - Tribal rebellion in Rif mountains is suppressed by French and Spanish troops.
1943 - Istiqlal - Party of Independence - founded to press for independence.
1956 March - End of French protectorate after unrest and strong nationalist sentiment. Spain keeps its two coastal enclaves. Sultan Mohammed becomes king in 1957.
1961 - Death of King Mohammed; King Hassan II comes to power.
1963 - First general elections.
1965 - Social unrest: King Hassan declares a state of emergency and suspends parliament.
1971 - Failed attempt to depose king and establish republic.
1973 - Polisario movement formed, aims to establish an independent state in Spanish Sahara, a territory south of Morocco controlled by Spain. The group has Algerian support.
1975 6 November - The Green March: King Hassan orders 350,000 civilian volunteers to cross into Spanish Sahara.
1975 December - Spain agrees to leave Spanish Sahara, soon to become Western Sahara, and to transfer it to joint Moroccan-Mauritanian control. Algeria objects and threatens military intervention. Moroccan forces enter and occupy the territory.
Western Sahara profile
'Africa's last colony'
1976 - Moroccan and Algerian troops clash in Western Sahara. Algeria announces the formation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) with a government-in-exile. Morocco and Mauritania divide-up Western Sahara.
1976 onwards - Fighting between Moroccan military and Polisario forces; the war is a considerable financial drain on Morocco.
1983 - Summit between King Hassan and Algerian president prompts thaw in relations.
1983 - King cancels planned elections amid political unrest and economic crisis.
1984 - Morocco leaves the Organisation of African Unity in protest at the SADR's admission to the body. Polisario claims to have killed more than 5,000 Moroccan soldiers between 1982-85.
1988 - Resumption of full diplomatic relations with Algeria.
1991 - UN-monitored ceasefire begins in Western Sahara, but the territory's status remains undecided and ceasefire violations are reported. The following decade sees much wrangling over a proposed referendum on the future of the territory but the deadlock is not broken.
1998 - Morocco's first opposition-led government comes to power.
1999 - King Hassan II is succeeded by his son, Mohammed VI.
2001 November - King Mohammed starts a controversial tour of Western Sahara, the first by a Moroccan monarch for a decade.
2002 July - Morocco and Spain agree to US-brokered resolution over the disputed island of Perejil. Spanish troops had taken the normally-uninhabited island after Moroccan soldiers landed on it and set up tents and a flag.
2002 December - Morocco and Spain hold their first talks since their conflict over Perejil. In January 2003 they agree to return ambassadors.
2003 February - Casablanca court jails three Saudi members of al-Qaeda for 10 years after they were accused of plotting to attack US and British warships in the Straits of Gibraltar.
2003 May - More than 40 killed when suicide bombers attack several sites in Casablanca, including a Spanish restaurant and Jewish community centre.
2004 February - Powerful earthquake hits the north; more than 500 people are killed.
2004 July - Free trade agreement with the US comes into effect. It follows Washington's designation of Morocco as a major non-Nato ally.
2005 September-October - Hundreds of African migrants try to storm Morocco's borders with the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta. Morocco deports hundreds of the illegal migrants.
2005 December - Truth commission investigating human rights abuses during the rule of King Hassan II says 592 people were killed between 1956-99.
2006 January - Spanish Premier Zapatero visits the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta. He's the first Spanish leader in 25 years to make an official visit to the territories.
2007 April - Three suspected suicide bombers blow themselves up in Casablanca, a few weeks after a suicide blast in an internet cafe weeks earlier.
Two suicide bombers blow themselves up outside US diplomatic offices in Casablanca.
Morocco unveils an autonomy blueprint for Western Sahara to the United Nations. Independence movement Polisario rejects the plan and puts forwards its own proposal.
2007 June - Morocco and the Polisario Front hold UN-sponsored talks in New York but fail to come to any agreement.
2007 September - Parliamentary elections. The conservative Istiqlal party, a member of the ruling coalition, wins the most votes.
2007 November - Spanish King Juan Carlos visits Ceuta and Melilla, angering Morocco which demands the return of the enclaves.
2008 April - Spanish police arrest two Moroccans wanted over 2003 Casablanca bombings, plan extradition.
2008 September - Fouad Ali al-Himma, a confidant of King Mohammed, forms an alliance around his new Authenticity and Modernity Party. The party has the potential to dominate parliament.
Court sentences more than 40 people to long prison sentences over Casablanca internet cafe suicide bombing that injured three.
2008 December - Two Moroccan men, Abdelilah Ahriz and Hicham Ahmidan, sentenced to 20 and 10 years in jail respectively in Morocco over Madrid train bombings of 2004.
2009 February - Islamist Saad Housseini given 15-year sentence over 2003 Casablanca bombings that killed 45 people. Also wanted in Spain over Madrid bombings.
2009 July - Alleged al-Qaeda leader in Morocco, Belgian-Moroccan Abdelkader Belliraj, imprisoned for life on being found guilty of leading an Islamist militant group and committing six murders in Belgium.
2010 November - Security forces storm a protest camp in disputed territory of Western Sahara, triggering violent demonstrations in regional capital Elayoun.
2011 February - Thousands of people rally in Rabat and other cities calling for political reform and a new constitution curbing the powers of the king.
2011 April - 17 people - mainly foreigners - are killed in a bomb attack on a Marrakech cafe. It is Morocco's deadliest blast in eight years. The Maghreb arm of al-Qaeda denies involvement.
2011 July - King Mohammed scores a landslide victory in a referendum on a reformed constitution he proposed to placate "Arab Spring" protests. Demonstrators continue to call for deeper reforms.
2011 October - Court sentences man to death for bombing of tourist cafe in Marrakech in April.
2011 November - Parliamentary elections won by moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD).
2012 January - New coalition headed by PJD leader Abdelilah Benkirane is installed.
2012 May - Tens of thousands take part in Casablanca trade union rally, the largest since the new government took office in January. Participants accuse Prime Minister Benkirane of failing to deliver on reforms.
King Mohammed VI, right, meets Spain's King Juan Carlos on his state visit to Morocco in July 2013. The trip reflected close ties between Morocco and its biggest trading partner.
2013 January - Government backs changing penal code article that allows rapists of underage girls to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims. Follows suicide of 16-year-old girl forced to marry her rapist.
2013 April - Morocco cancels joint military exercises with the US over Washington's backing for UN monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara. Morocco calls the proposed monitoring an attack on its sovereignty.
2013 October - King appoints new government following a power-sharing deal forged by Prime Minister Abdelila Benkirane months after his governing coalition was hit by the resignation of one of its partners.
2013 September - News site editor Ali Anouzla arrested for publishing a video which was attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and which accused the king of being corrupt and oppressive.
2014 February - Morocco suspends judicial co-operation with France following a diplomatic row over lawsuits in Paris that accuse the kingdom's intelligence chief Abdellatif Hammouchi of complicity in torture.
2014 May - Spain says a thousand migrants tried to enter the Spanish territory of Melilla, in North Africa, from Morocco.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during a visit urges Morocco to do more to improve its human rights record.
2014 October - Morocco summons the Algerian ambassador after a shooting incident at the border. The borders between Morocco and Algeria have been closed since 1994, and relations have remained tense because of the longstanding dispute over the territory of Western Sahara.
2014 November - Morocco is disqualified from the 2015 African Cup of Nations after refusing to host the tournament over concerns about the spread of ebola.
2015 March - Government says security services dismantle network of militants linked to Islamic State group.
2015 February - Authorities destroy makeshift migrant camps near the Spanish enclave of Melilla, after hundreds storm the border fence trying to reach Europe.
2016 March - Morocco expels more than 80 UN staff in Western Sahara, reacting angrily to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's use of the word "occupation" to describe Rabat's 1975 annexation of the area.
2016 October - Parliamentary elections. King picks Abdelilah Benkirane for a second term as prime minister after his party wins the most seats.


Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed he is in a relationship with a man.

In a YouTube broadcast, the 19-year-old London 2012 bronze medallist said: "In spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great.
"That someone is a guy."
Edward Lord, chairman of the Amateur Swimming Association, said: "To be one of the first British Olympic athletes to come out is very brave."
Daley, from Plymouth in Devon, said: "It did take me by surprise a little bit. It was always in the back of my head that something like that could happen.
"But it wasn't until spring this year that something just clicked. It felt right and I thought 'OK'.
"And my whole world changed there and then."
It will have been very hard for him to make the video and a very brave thing for him to do.
Sport is a very difficult area, very slowly moving in recognition of gay and lesbian sexuality.
Coming out is not risk free but I hope that what Tom Daley has done will lead to a good outcome for him and say to people it is good to do this.
He added: "Of course I still fancy girls but right now I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier."
Mr Lord said: "We must all support Tom in taking this incredibly courageous step."
He said he hoped it would "be a signal not just to other sportspeople but to all young people that you can be open about your sexuality, even in a very public environment."
He added: "I am very proud of Tom".
Gay rights campaigners Stonewall tweeted: "Moving and inspiring video from @TomDaley1994. A role model for thousands of other young people."
Former England footballer Gary Lineker tweeted: "Delighted that @TomDaley1994 is happy in his new relationship. Well done for sharing it. Good luck to them both."
Daley's diving coach, Andy Banks, who was with the teenager during training in Plymouth on Monday, said it would not affect his performance.
He said: "Tom being Tom, it will be situation normal and he'll get on with the job. He's diving very well."
Daley said his father Rob, who died of cancer aged 40 in 2011, always said to him: "As long as you are happy, I'm happy."
He added: "My mum has been so supportive as well."
Daley said there had been "mixed opinions" from some friends and family when he told them that he was making the announcement.
"Lots of them did not believe it," he said.
"Lots of them wanted me to keep it quiet. I didn't want to get my words twisted.
"I wanted to put an end to all the rumours and speculation, and just say it and tell you guys. It's what I want to do.
"My friends and family are always there to support me and I hope you guys can be, too.
"I mean I'm still Tom, I still want to win an Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 for Great Britain.
"I am still as motivated as ever to do that. It would be great to have you guys on that journey, too."
He later tweeted to his 2.5m followers: "Overwhelmed by all the support! Means the world! Thanks so much guys."


The Welsh and Scottish governments have raised a formal objection to Theresa May's £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionists to keep the Tories in power.

They claim that under Barnett formula rules, Wales should get an extra £1.67bn and Scotland £2.9bn.
A letter has been sent to the UK Treasury to trigger the dispute resolution process.
UK ministers said the deal was made outside of the formula but was part of supporting growth across the UK.
The Barnett formula is used by the UK Treasury to determine how much extra money should go to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the event of an increase in public spending in England.
Wales' Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford and his Scottish counterpart Derek Mackay have insisted Barnett rules should apply in this case too.
"The UK Government has abandoned these well-established arrangements to the detriment of Wales and other parts of the UK," Mr Drakeford said.
"It is simply inexcusable that the UK Government is willing to 'bypass' those rules."
He added: "At a time when public services in Wales are under pressure as a result of the UK Government's damaging and ongoing policy of austerity, it is only right that Wales gets its fair share of funding through the established rules of the Barnett formula."
Mr Mackay said the Scottish Government "fundamentally disagrees with the way in which this additional funding for Northern Ireland has been allocated".
"It remains my hope that we will be able to reach a satisfactory resolution to this situation which results in a funding allocation across Scotland, Wales and England that is fair and reasonable for all - but in order to reach such a solution we now need to pursue the formal dispute resolution process," he said.
Responding, a UK Government spokesman said: "As we have made clear, this agreement is part of the government's commitment to support growth across all parts of the UK.
"Like previous Northern Ireland support packages, and the funding of over £1bn for City Deals in Scotland and Wales, this funding is a targeted intervention to address a specific set of unique challenges.
"And as was the case for those previous interventions, this exceptional funding will be made outside of the Barnett funding system."


A fresh appeal has been made over the murder of a 14-year-old girl who went missing in Blackpool 12 years ago - and a £100,000 reward remains on offer.

Charlene Downes disappeared near the town's North Pier on 1 November 2003.
Police believe Charlene, whose body has never been found, was one of a number of girls who were groomed for sex.
Officers from Lancashire Police have so far taken more than 4,800 witness statements and more than 10,500 lines of inquiry have been generated.
Det Supt Andy Webster said: "I want to make it clear that we have never given up our search to find her and establish exactly what happened to her.
"We are determined to identify who is responsible for her murder and have a full team of detectives and staff dedicated solely to this investigation."
Any reward would be paid from the Proceeds of Crime Fund, which is financed by money and assets seized from criminal activity.
"I firmly believe that there are people who know what happened to her but have not come forward to speak to the police," Det Supt Webster said.
The conviction of a man in the case of another Blackpool teenager whose body has never been found proves the force is "committed to investigating historic crimes no matter how many years have passed", he said.
Robert Ewing, 60, of Kincraig Place, Bispham, was convicted in July of murdering Paige Chivers, who was reported missing in August 2007.
Gareth Dewhurst, 46, of Duncan Avenue, Bispham, was found guilty of helping dispose of her body.


People who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of heart disease even if they appear medically healthy, experts are warning.

The work, in the European Heart Journal, is further evidence against the idea people can be "fat but fit".
The researchers studied health data on more than half a million people in 10 European countries, including the UK.
Normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels were no assurance of good heart health among obese people.
After a follow-up period of more than 12 years, 7,637 of the people in the study had developed heart disease.
Weight appeared to be a risk factor.
In the study, people who were overweight or obese but had healthy blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol readings were about 28% more likely to develop heart disease than individuals with similar readings and a healthy bodyweight.
Being fat and "metabolically unhealthy" - having high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar - was riskier still.
Are you a healthy weight for your height?
The researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge say the findings are a reminder that carrying too much fat can store up health problems for the future.
Dr Ioanna Tzoulaki, from Imperial's School of Public Health, said: "I think there is no longer this concept of healthy obese.
"If anything, our study shows that people with excess weight who might be classed as 'healthy' haven't yet developed an unhealthy metabolic profile.
"That comes later in the timeline, then they have an event, such as a heart attack."
According to the researchers, the excess weight itself may not be increasing the risk of heart disease directly, but rather over time through mechanisms such as increased blood pressure and high glucose.
Prof Metin Avkiran, from the British Heart Foundation, which part-funded the research, said: "The take-home message here is that maintaining a healthy body weight is a key step towards maintaining a healthy heart."


Wales manager Chris Coleman and Leicester City's boss Claudio Ranieri are on Fifa's 10-man nominations shortlist for Men's Coach of 2016.

Wales made the European Championships semi-finals, their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
Ranieri's Leicester stunned football by winning the 2015-16 Premier League.
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) and Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur) are also on the list.
Other nominations are: Didier Deschamps (France), Luis Enrique (Spain),  Fernando Santos (Portugal), Diego Simeone (Argentina) and Zenedine Zidane (Real Madrid).
The award winner will be announced on 9 January, 2017.
It will be decided by a vote split 50% between global players and coaches as well as an online public ballot and 200 members of the media from around the world.


Many schools in Wales have clamped down on lunch second helpings for pupils in the fight against child obesity.

A BBC Wales survey has found a number of councils now leave the decision on extra servings to schools or caterers.
Powys bans pudding as seconds, Cardiff schools are urged to offer only extra bread, and Ceredigion extras are small, bringing complaints from hungry pupils.
But the Welsh government says it would never want children left hungry, and it will issue new guidance next year.
School meal policy varies in many areas of Wales, and here are some examples. For more detail, see the table at the foot of this article.
BBC Wales asked education authorities about school meals, and 18 of the 22 responded. But while all said children are still allowed to ask for seconds, they may get a different response depending on where they live.
Powys Council says its cooks must use their "discretion" when offering extra food, and while its schools are allowed to serve any leftover vegetables and bread, puddings as seconds are off the menu. Powys also says catering managers advise cooks and rely on their "discretion and understanding".
But some pupils and parents have complained about these restrictions, which follow the adoption of the Welsh government's Appetite for Life programme, which aims to raise nutritional standards and help tackle childhood obesity.
There have also been complaints about the size of portions for primary school pupils. They have protested that 10-11-year-olds will need more food than a four-year-old.
Figures from earlier this year show more than 28% of five-year-olds in Wales are overweight, with 12.5% of children classed as obese. Wales has a bigger problem than either England or Scotland.
The standards have been in force in primary schools since September 2012, and were introduced across  secondary schools at the start of this term.
One Welsh assembly member from Powys is so concerned he carried out his own survey of the county's primary schools. Russell George says only one school which responded to his letter said it was satisfied with the current meals policy.
Mr George says most schools also have concerns about portion size, "with many older children complaining that they remained hungry following their school meal".
The Montgomeryshire Conservative AM says one school did its own survey of parents: 67% said portions were too small, almost all - 93% - wanted their children to have seconds, and 10% stopped using school meals because of portion sizes.
Mr George is urging a "common sense" approach to meals in primary schools.
Education Minister Huw Lewis has echoed those words and wants "a large dose of common sense" to be used in interpreting the guidelines.
He told AMs last month the guidelines are flexible and "offer a proper nutritional balance for our young people, and that is something that we have been working towards for a long time, and now we have it. So, the guidelines matter but so does common sense".
In response to BBC Wales' findings, a Welsh government spokesperson said: "We would never want to see children having school meals going hungry.
"We have provided schools with suggested portion sizes which cater for changing nutritional requirements as children get older. So, for example, a child in year 6 would have a larger portion than a child in reception."
"Local authorities and many schools have worked hard over the years to improve the quality of food and drink provided in schools, in line with the Appetite for Life recommended standards.
"However, in the absence of legislation, there has been a variable rollout across schools. As a consequence, not all schools were achieving the recommended standards. The Healthy Eating in Schools Regulations now require compliance by schools; giving children and young people a healthy balance of food and drink throughout the entire school day.
"Statutory guidance on the Healthy Eating in Schools Regulations is currently being prepared and will be issued in the new year."


Welsh boxer Liam Williams says he is "more sensible" since gym-mate Nick Blackwell fell into a nine-day coma after a British title fight in March.

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British and Commonwealth super-welterweight champion Williams, 24, trained alongside Blackwell under trainer Gary Lockett.
"It was very upsetting. I was supposed to fight the week after it happened, which obviously didn't go on," he said.
"You look at things differently and you're a bit wiser in your approach."
Williams will fight mandatory challenger Ahmet Patterson in Cardiff in a rearranged headline bout on 26 November.
"I'm a little bit more sensible" Williams added.
"I try to avoid sparing too often and taking silly shots and getting into tear-ups in the gym, I don't think it's wise. It makes me a little more wary."
Super-welterweight Patterson goes into the contest undefeated on a run of 17 wins under his belt and Williams says he will be a formidable opponent.
"He's tough to prepare for if you're at that quality and you are a good fighter, as I believe I am. I'm just going to get in there and adapt," Williams said.
"A world title fight is a tremendous motivation. Obviously I've got to get past Ahmet first and he's quality, he's skilful.
"There's no certainty that I'm going to come past that but I believe that I will. There are massive things to come in the New Year."


Attorney General Jeff Sessions has bowed to pressure and removed himself from an FBI inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.

America's top prosecutor said he did not lie when he testified at a January confirmation hearing that he had "no communications with the Russians".
But Democrats are demanding he resign after it emerged he met Moscow's envoy during last year's White House race.
Claims of Kremlin interference have dogged President Donald Trump.
"I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States," Mr Sessions said in a statement.
In a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington DC, he said his comments at his confirmation hearing were "honest and correct as I understood it at the time".
During the Senate hearing on 10 January, Mr Sessions was asked: "If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government, in the course of this campaign, what will you do?"
Mr Sessions responded: "I'm not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians. And I'm unable to comment on it."
However, it has emerged Mr Sessions and Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergei Kislyak, held a private conversation in Mr Sessions' office in September and spoke earlier in the summer at a meeting with several other ambassadors.
The former Alabama senator had meetings with more than 25 foreign ambassadors in the course of the year.
His meetings with Mr Kislyak came while he played a prominent part of Mr Trump's campaign team - the so-called surrogate - and amid growing reports of Russian meddling in the US election.
Mr Kislyak is the ambassador who was at the centre of the downfall of Mr Trump's National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn.
Mr Flynn was fired last month after he misled the White House about his conversations with the Moscow diplomat, allegedly regarding US sanctions.
At Thursday's news conference, Mr Sessions said he had spoken with the Russian ambassador as a US senator and not as Mr Trump's surrogate.
He said: "I never had meetings with Russian operatives or Russian intermediaries about the Trump campaign."
Mr Sessions said that during his conversations with the Russian ambassador, he told Mr Kislyak he had once been to Russia with a church group in 1991.
Mr Sessions said they went on to talk about terrorism and then "somehow the subject of Ukraine came up".
The Justice Department said Mr Kislyak met Mr Sessions in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
It is more commonly members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who meet foreign ambassadors, not Armed Services Committee lawmakers,
President Trump said in a statement to Reuters news agency on Thursday evening: "Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything wrong.
"He could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intentional.
"The Democrats are overplaying their hand. It is a total witch hunt!"
Speaking earlier on a trip to an aircraft carrier in Virginia, Mr Trump said he "wasn't aware" Mr Sessions had met the Russian envoy.
The US intelligence community believes alleged Russian hacking of Democratic organisations in the election run-up was done to help Mr Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
Mr Trump has branded suggestions that he or associates on his campaign had contact with Russian intelligence as "fake news".
Democrats smell blood, and Mr Sessions' announcement has done little to pacify them.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi repeated her call for him to resign, saying "his narrow recusal and sorry attempt to explain away his perjury" were totally inadequate.
Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, is also demanding Mr Sessions stand down, saying he "clearly misled" the Senate.
Top Republicans in the House and Senate - including Senators Rob Portman, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham - earlier broke ranks to say Mr Sessions should recuse himself.
Prosecutors would have to show that Mr Sessions not only made false statements, but knowingly and wilfully misled members of the committee about an indisputable fact.
Mr Sessions emphasised on Thursday that he responded to the question he was asked, asserting he believed it about campaign-related contacts and not his diplomatic conversations as a senator.
Lawmakers "are not the most precise questioners. It's not like a deposition or grand jury, where a professional prosecutor is asking the questions", said Stanley Brand, a Washington-attorney and former House general counsel.
Mr Sessions voted to impeach former President Bill Clinton for perjury when he was accused of lying to a grand jury about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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Bristol and Cardiff City fans have been warned to behave at Saturday's Severnside derby following a previous clash between the clubs.

Seven people were arrested by Avon and Somerset Police last week after trouble between fans in Cardiff last October.
South Wales Police are investigating an assault on a steward and serious disorder which occurred at the game.
Both forces said they would crack down on anyone "causing problems before, during or after the game".
Insp Rob Millican, from Avon and Somerset Police, said it would "not tolerate disorder".
"We have arrested a number of Bristol City fans and will now put these people before the courts," he said.
"Successful convictions should result in football banning orders which will mean they will no longer be able to attend games or follow their national side abroad.
"We urge all attending this weekend's match to enjoy themselves but we will not tolerate poor behaviour."
Fans have been warned anyone carrying, lighting or throwing such items as flares or smoke bombs will be arrested and could be prosecuted.
Saturday's Championship game between Bristol City and Cardiff City, kicks off at 12:00 GMT.


Welsh number one Mark Williams insists he can beat defending champion Judd Trump in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Llandudno.

Williams lost 4-3 to world number five Trump in the last eight at Venue Cymru in 2015, but feels capable of revenge.
"It's not going to be an easy game but I'm certainly not worried about playing anyone," Williams told BBC Wales Sport.
"I'm probably the outsider but if I turn round and beat him it's not going to be a shock to me."
Two-time world champion Williams will take on Trump on Wednesday at 14:00 GMT.
Trump beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 in last year's inaugural final in Llandudno but acknowledges he had an "up and down" season.
The 26-year-old from Bristol recently won the Championship League but has only reached the final of one ranking event so far this season, September's Shanghai Masters which he lost 10-9 to Kyren Wilson.
"At times I have produced a game which is good enough to win tournaments, but then I have come up short by a frame or two at important moments," Trump said.
"I've been inconsistent - one day brilliant then the next day average. That consistency is what I'm looking for.
"I'm not getting thrashed by anyone but I've lost a few close matches which could have made it into a really good season. I need to be more clinical under pressure. "
Five-time world champion O'Sullivan won February's Welsh Open at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
World number 14 Williams feels if the player nicknamed 'The Rocket' shows similar form in Llandudno he'll be extremely difficult to beat.
"If he (O'Sullivan) turns up and plays, there's no-one on the planet who can play anywhere hear him," two-time world champion Williams added.
"If people think they can play to his standard, they're kidding themselves. He'll hang his cue up sooner or later - just everyone enjoy watching him while he's still playing."
O'Sullivan plays his first-round match against Michael Holt on Tuesday evening at 20:00 GMT.


Ever wondered why pandas are black and white?

6 March 2017 Last updated at 18:05 GMT
Well, it's been a bit of a grey area, but scientists at the University of California think they've worked it out.
Watch the video to find out the answers.


Top seed Novak Djokovic was beaten in the first round of the Olympic men's singles by Juan Martin del Potro.

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The Serb, who lost to Del Potro in the bronze-medal play-off at London 2012, was again overpowered by the Argentine, who won 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2).
The world number one, 29, was in tears as he left the court after the match, which lasted two and a half hours.
"This is one of the toughest losses in my career," said Djokovic, who was trying to win his first Olympic title.
Djokovic became the first man for 47 years to hold all four Grand Slam titles by winning the French Open in June.
He suffered a shock third-round loss to American Sam Querrey at Wimbledon but won his 30th Masters title in Toronto last week.
"It's not easy to handle, especially now, just after the wounds are still fresh," he added after failing to improve on the bronze he won at the 2008 Olympics.
"But you have to deal with it. It's not the first or the last time that I have lost a tennis match. But the Olympic Games, yeah, it's completely different."
Del Potro will face Portugal's Joao Sousa in the second round on Monday.
The 27-year-old, a former US Open winner, has dropped to 141st in the world after two years of injury problems but did not face a single break point on his serve against the 12-time Grand Slam champion.
"It was a wonderful evening from the beginning," said Del Potro.
"After all the effort I've put in to get back to playing tennis, I've defeated the number one. It was a dream night."
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The future of Wales' communication networks has been discussed at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells on Wednesday.

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Many businesses and homes in more remote parts of Wales are still struggling to get online - and say a poor internet connection can make or break a business when they are trying to do business online.
BT says delivering broadband connections across Wales is a massive engineering project and the infrastructure cannot be rolled out overnight.
Matt Murray reports.


The mother of a schoolgirl who was taken to France by her teacher has denied she is exploiting her daughter by writing a book about the case.

Jeremy Forrest, from Petts Wood, London was jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2013 for abducting and having sex with the girl when she was 15.
The pair spent seven days in France before they were spotted in Bordeaux and the girl was returned home.
Her mother said she wanted to put the record straight about what happened.
She has written a book, The Runaway Schoolgirl, about the events since the pair crossed the Channel to France in September 2012.
"I had no intention of speaking to the press," she said.
"Then over time with all this stuff being published about my family that was untrue, I could see the despair on my children's faces and the effect it was having on them so I just had enough.
"For their sakeâ€¦ I had to put the record straight and stop this."
She said everyone thought the family's nightmare was over when her daughter came home to East Sussex but it was just beginning.
"We were literally invaded with calls for interviews and people turning up at our house, notes being put through our door," she said.
"My youngest daughter was being bullied at school and my eldest son having to lose his job because he couldn't cope with the attention he was getting.
"So I know people will assume it was all done and dusted and everything but it was never that and even today we're still going through it."
Lewes Crown Court heard the maths teacher groomed the girl at his Eastbourne school.
He was convicted of child abduction and admitted sex offence charges.
The trial heard the pupil had just turned 15 when Forrest started a sexual relationship with her and they had sex in his car, in hotels and at his marital home.
Fearing they were about to be exposed, Forrest booked them on a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais.
The mother said she was not prepared to talk about how the girl is at the moment.
"Through my investigations into child grooming... children who are groomed do take many years to actually come to terms with what's happened to them and, until that point starts, the healing process can't happen," she said.
"The people who are doing this grooming are so cold and calculating in the way they do it. It's really difficult for parents to pick up on.
"When it came about I had no idea."
She said Forrest rang her and and told her there were rumours the pair were having a relationship.
"And then with that he completely broke down - he was sobbing, he was blaming her, saying she was going to ruin his life, she's going to ruin his career - his marriage is on the rocks," she said.
"I found myself in a situation where I was counselling him - going, 'You don't have to worry. I'm so sorry my child has put you through this'."


A US judge has rejected a request from two Native American tribes to halt construction on the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The final stretch of the $3.8bn (Â£3bn) pipeline is being built under a North Dakota reservoir.
The Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes have filed a lawsuit against the pipeline, saying it endangers their drinking water.
They also say the pipeline will damage sacred burial sites.
The pipeline, when complete, is expected to transport about 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day from North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois, where it can be shipped to refineries.
The developer, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has completed most of the pipeline, and began work on the final section after the army gave it permission to proceed on Wednesday.
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribes asked for a temporary injunction against construction, pending a lawsuit against the pipeline.
They argued that the pipeline would hurt their water supply, and prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies at the lake.
However, developer ETP and the army argued against an emergency injunction, saying there was time for the lawsuit to be heard before oil began to flow through the pipeline.
Construction on the pipeline had stalled for months due to opposition from protesters.
Thousands of predominantly Native American protesters have demonstrated against the pipeline's construction and set up camps along the final stretch.
Nearly 700 people have been arrested since protests first began last year, according to law enforcement officials.
The Obama administration announced in September that it would not allow the project to proceed, but Donald Trump overturned the decision in one of his first acts as US president.


Robbie Keane ended his Republic of Ireland career in style by scoring in a 4-0 friendly win over Oman.

The first-half strike was typical Keane, an audacious flick and volley to move level with German legend Gerd Muller's record 68 international goals.
Keane received a rousing ovation when he was substituted after 56 minutes on his 146th and last Republic appearance.
Robbie Brady and Jonathan Walters (2) also scored in the warm-up before the World Cup qualifier against Serbia.
Walters was named man-of-the-match but the night belonged to skipper Keane as he retired after 18 years in international football.
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The LA Galaxy striker had an early shot blocked and then saw his lob land on top of the net before his low finish on 29 minutes.
That made it 2-0 after Brady's curling free-kick for the opener and the impressive Walters headed in before slotting home the fourth in the second half.
Keane told Eir Sport: "It was very tough - it was an emotional night for me.
"I just want to thank everyone who came along to support me and tell them that I've enjoyed every minute of my 18 years with the team.
"Everyone wanted me to score and I'm delighted to finish off in this way.
"I look forward to now sitting back and watching the team as a fan."
Keane's goal tally leaves him joint fourth with Muller as Europe's best marksman in international football and behind Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis and Miroslav Klose.
Who impressed O'Neill?
Despite being a friendly against an limited Oman side ranked 107th in world, it as an energetic and flowing Irish display for boss Martin O'Neill to digest.
Serbia will offer tougher opposition on Monday in the Group D opener but Walters stood out in a central striker role, hitting the woodwork to go along with his two goals.
Marc Wilson and Harry Arter missed out on the Euro 2016 finals and they put in solid displays while Wes Hoolihan was creative as Keane's replacement.
Callum O'Dowda shone as a second-half substitute, his power and pace evident as he won just his second cap.
Match ends, Republic of Ireland 4, Oman 0.
Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 4, Oman 0.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ahmed Salim (Oman) because of an injury.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nadir Awadh Bashir Bait Mabrook.
Substitution, Oman. Saeed Abdulsalam replaces Abdulaziz Al Muqbali.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Faiz Al-Rushaidi.
Attempt saved. Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Wilson.
Foul by Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland).
Abdulaziz Al Muqbali (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Oman. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
Raed Ibrahim (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ciaran Clark.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Raed Ibrahim (Oman) because of an injury.
Foul by Stephen Ward (Republic of Ireland).
Husam Al Shuabi (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Husam Al Shuabi (Oman).
Attempt saved. Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Faiz Al-Rushaidi.
Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James McClean.
Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
Salaah Al-Yahyaei (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oman. Husam Al Shuabi replaces Hussain Al-Hadhri.
Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Abdulaziz Al Muqbali (Oman).
Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland).
Mataz Saleh Abd Raboh Bait (Oman) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Abdulaziz Al Muqbali.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Abdul Salam Amer.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda replaces Stephen Quinn.
Corner,  Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Raed Ibrahim.
Goal!  Republic of Ireland 4, Oman 0. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Arter.
Attempt saved. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a headed pass.


The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 10 cases of polio in war-torn Syria - the first outbreak in the country in 14 years.

The UN body says a further 12 cases are still being investigated. Most of the 22 people who have been tested are babies and toddlers.
Before Syria's civil war began in 2011, some 95% of children were vaccinated against the disease.
The UN now estimates 500,000 children have not been immunised.
Polio has been largely eradicated in developed countries but remains endemic in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in the Swiss city of Geneva says there has been speculation that foreign groups fighting in Syria may have imported it.
WHO spokesman Oliver Rosenbauer said the source of the virus had to be one of the endemic areas.
"That's from where it would have always spread, and that's why it is so important to eradicate in those areas, because otherwise you are going to keep seeing polio in polio-free areas," he told the BBC.
Source: World Health Organization
The WHO said the suspected outbreak centres on the eastern province of Deir al-Zour.
The highly contagious disease is most often spread by consuming food or liquid contaminated with faeces.
"Of course this is a communicable disease, with population movements it can travel to other areas. So the risk is high for [its] spread across the region," the Reuters news agency quotes Mr Rosenbauer as saying in Geneva.
"Immunisations have started in that area," he said.
There are more than 100,000 children, all under age five, now at risk of polio in Deir al-Zour province alone, which has been caught in fierce battles between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters.
The city of Deir al-Zour remains partially controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, while the countryside is in the hands of the opposition.
More than four million Syrians have been displaced internally by the conflict and generally live in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.
A further two million have fled the country, many of them living in refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt.
The WHO has already reported increases in cases of measles, typhoid and hepatitis A.
"Anytime where you have areas with complex emergencies where health systems deteriorate, where immunisation levels deteriorate, children are much more vulnerable to diseases such as polio," Mr Rosenbauer told the BBC.
Since the first suspected polio case was reported 10 days ago, Syria's Health Ministry has begun an immunisation drive and aid agencies have begun developing emergency immunisation plans at Syrian refugee camps.
Mr Rosenbauer said most victims were under two years old and were thought never to have been vaccinated against polio.
"The next step will be to look genetically at these isolated viruses and where they came from. That should give some clarity on the origin," he said at the press conference.
There is no known cure for polio, though a series of vaccinations can confer immunity.
Young children are particularly susceptible to paralytic polio, the most serious form of the disease.


A parish councillor accused of posting a racist comment on Twitter has been asked to resign.

Philip Winter, of Almondsbury Parish Council, was immediately suspended by UKIP over offensive language about black people in the tweet.
Mr Winter said his account was hacked and "words in that tweet were altered".
But chairman Phil Hall said the council "strongly deplores" the comments and had unanimously decided to ask him to stand down.
Councillor John Calver, who brought the resolution, said the racist comments were "totally disgraceful" and the council wanted to make it clear it "strongly deplores discriminatory behaviour".


It's a tale of two seaside towns both quite similar with very different opinions - Blackpool and Brighton.

12 January 2017 Last updated at 06:53 GMT
On 23 June 2016, the UK made a historic decision. It voted to leave the European Union (EU).
The UK has been a member of the EU for more than 40 years, so this was an extremely important moment.
More than 33 million adults voted. Around 52% of them chose to leave the group of 28 countries, while 48% wanted to stay in it.
The majority of people in Blackpool voted to leave the EU, while the majority of people in Brighton voted to stay.
More than six months have passed since the initial vote, so we went to see how kids in these two towns feel now about Brexit...


Car parking charges made Welsh councils a combined profit of £13.8m in 2015/16, figures from the RAC Foundation show.

The total - that includes on and off-street parking and penalty charges minus running costs - means it is the third year in a row the figure has increased.
Of the 22 councils, 19 made a profit, with Cardiff (£3.5m) the biggest.
Three councils lost money on parking - Flintshire (£423,000), Blaenau Gwent (£310,000) and Torfaen (£81,000).
Before running costs were taken off, the local authorities had a combined parking income of £35.8m - a 5.6% increase on the previous 12 months.
The RAC Foundation takes official returns given to the Welsh Government by each local authority and analyses them.
Its director Steve Gooding said the figures "up sharply again" could reflect "a recovering economy with people using their cars more".
Earlier this month, the Wales Audit Office said Welsh councils could raise much-needed cash by charging more for services.
However, it cautioned against some rises, citing the potential for increased car parking fees to stop tourists and shoppers visiting town and city centres.
Mr Gooding called for profits made from parking to be ploughed back into transport projects - including the ongoing campaign to tackle potholes.
He said while towns and cities should not be dominated by cars, more than 80% of employees in Blaenau Gwent, Neath Port Talbot and Torfaen rely on their vehicles to get to work -  some of the highest levels in the UK.
Swansea (£2.4m) and Gwynedd (£1.4m) recorded the second and third highest profits, while Monmouthshire's system was the most efficient - with £490,000 spent and £1.42m brought in.


Preston North End have signed defender Tommy Spurr on a three-year deal after his release by Blackburn Rovers.

The 28-year-old left Ewood Park in May after three years at Rovers.
Spurr started his career at Sheffield Wednesday and has also had a two-year stint at Doncaster Rovers.
"I'm delighted to finally sort things out and I can't wait to get started. They made me feel wanted as soon as the season was finished," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I like to think I'm a hard working footballer and I'll leave everything out there."
He is the third new signing so far this summer after striker Simon Makienok and goalkeeper Chris Maxwell arrived at the Championship club.
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A group representing Jewish people in Belfast has said it is reviewing security after it received anti-Semitic abuse on Facebook.

Michael Black, chairman of the Belfast Jewish Community, said the message contained a racist image.
He said the group would not post dates and locations for events for now.
"We have to take security very seriously because of events that have been happening across Europe," Mr Black said.
"We take advice from the police and from the Community Security Trust.
"I find it very sad that there are people out there who feel that they have to express their anti-Semitism or racial prejudices in such a way."
Police said they were investigating a complaint regarding abusive messages posted on social media on Wednesday.
Thirteen Jewish graves were damaged in an attack at Belfast City Cemetery in August.
Mr Black said he was not aware of any arrests in relation to the damage.


Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries in what is being regarded as a "milestone" on the quest to eradicate the disease.

The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO), was made at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in New York.
It follows Nigeria going more than a year without a case of wild - naturally occurring - polio.
Three years without cases are required before it can be declared polio free.
The decision means there are just two endemic countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan - where transmission of the paralysing virus has never been interrupted.
Jean Gough, Unicef country representative in Nigeria, told me: "This is an important milestone, but it is too early to celebrate. We need to continue the efforts at every level if polio is to be eradicated."
Polio is spread by poor sanitation and contaminated water and usually affects children.
The virus attacks the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis - usually of the legs - within hours.
GPEI was established in 1988 when tens of thousands of children in more than 125 countries were paralysed by polio each year.
Partner organisations include the WHO, Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Nigeria's progress against polio has been hard-fought.
In 2003, some northern states boycotted the oral polio vaccine for nearly a year after scare stories that it caused sterilisation.
It led to the virus spreading to many countries that had been declared polio free.
In 2013 nine vaccinators were shot dead in Kano. But instead of being a deterrent, it galvanised support at every level.
The Nigerian government declared polio a national health emergency and greatly increased the number of vaccinators.
And community and religious leaders voiced their support.
As a result, the number of families refusing to have their children immunised has decreased sharply.
The success has come despite the Islamist militant insurgency in north-east Nigeria.
Earlier this month Unicef said half a million children had fled attacks by Boko Haram over the past five months.
Vaccine teams have been focussing attention on displaced families who have moved elsewhere in Nigeria, as well as fleeing to neighbouring countries like Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
I last visited Kano in northern Nigeria in 2005 and met Aminu Ahmed, and his son Umar - both of whom have been paralysed by polio.
Like other children, Umar did not get the drops of polio vaccine and was infected, partially paralysing his right leg.
His father - who runs a charity making hand-operated tricycles for polio sufferers - has become a campaigner for polio immunisation.
I went back to meet the family. Umar is doing well at school and he now joins his father in persuading families to be immunised.
Aminu Ahmed told me: "Ten years ago, it was very common to see families saying no to the vaccine - now they all want it.
"We say you do not want your children to be unable to walk, like me."
Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is switching from the oral polio vaccine, given in two drops into the mouth, to an injectable, inactivated form of polio vaccine (IPV).
The oral vaccine, which contains a weakened vaccine virus, can in extremely rare cases, cause a form of polio - circulation vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV).
There has been one case of cVDPV in Nigeria this year.
I met the family of the last child to be infected with wild polio.
Isau was 16 months old when he was infected in July 2014.
His right arm lies lifeless at his side - the muscles have withered and he cannot use them.
His mother, Kanduwa Ahmadu, has just given birth to another boy. She told me: "I will make sure my baby son gets all the doses of polio vaccine he needs. I know that life will be very hard for Isau."
It's more than a year since there has been a case of wild polio in Africa.
Eradicating the disease from the continent would be a huge achievement.
But health officials fear a resurgence of the disease unless efforts are continued to immunise every child.
India was declared polio free last year.
So far this year there have been 41 cases of wild polio worldwide, compared to 200 at the same point last year.


Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following a woman's death in Bradford.

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was found dead at a house on Bankholme Court in the Holmewood area at 16:20 GMT on Monday.
West Yorkshire Police said the woman had not been named and a post mortem examination would be held later.
Officers said the inquiry was still at an "early stage" but the two men, aged 33 and 42, remained in custody.


A competition to develop next-generation robots capable of saving lives in disaster zones has been unveiled by the Pentagon's advanced research laboratory.

Darpa says it wants "adaptable robots with the ability to use human tools
 - from hand tools to vehicles".
It plans to hold a series of emergency response physical challenges.
A $2m (Â£1.3m) prize is being offered to the team with the best technology. The competition begins in October.
The agency says it hopes software engineers, video game developers and other experts from fields outside robotics will take part "to increase the diversity of innovative solutions".
Robots have already been deployed into danger zones.
After the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown in 2011, Japanese authorities used unmanned vehicles and "first responder" robots
 developed by the British firm Qintetiq to move heavy debris and measure radiation levels.
The US Army has also used robots in Iraq and Afghanistan
 to clear buildings and check for explosive devices.
However, Darpa says more work needs to be done to make the machines interact with humans more naturally.
"This challenge is going to test supervised autonomy in perception and decision-making, mounted and dismounted mobility, dexterity, strength and endurance in an environment designed for human use but degraded due to disaster," said Gill Pratt, Darpa's programme manager.
"Adaptability is also essential because we don't know where the next disaster will strike."
Jeremy Wyatt, reader in robotics at the University of Birmingham, suggested that efforts should focus on making the machines less dependent on human operators.
"Robots operated by humans have been used since the World Trade Center disaster, but no completely autonomous robots have been deployed in a real disaster to date," he said.
"Robot autonomy is improving steadily, but often it is easier and more reliable to have a human operate the robot remotely. Also autonomy raises safety and reliability concerns.
"Having said that I would expect to see limited autonomy used in robots for mapping and surveillance at disasters at some point in the next decade."
Darpa's last grand challenge - a driverless car race across 150 miles (241km)of desert - spurred on major developments in the field, said Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at The University of Sheffield.
However, he expressed concerns about the latest contest.
"I am sure that some good spin-offs will come from it," he told the BBC.
"But when we look at the tasks more closely and the fact that Darpa is funding the challenge, we need to be realistic about the true intentions.
"This is part of the US war machine with the aim of developing robots for the battlefield. While there may be very good civil applications, these machines are clearly moving us toward the automation and industrialisation of warfare."


Wigan ran in 10 tries at the Tetley's Stadium to comfortably dispose of Dewsbury Rams and reach the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Josh Charnley, Oliver Gildart and John Bateman scored two tries each for the record 19-times Challenge Cup winners.
George Williams, Dan Sarginson, Ryan Sutton and Lewis Tierney also crossed, with Charnley adding seven conversions for a 22-point individual haul.
The Rams' only points came from a first-half try by stand-off Paul Sykes.
A year on from going out at the same sixth-round stage 16-12 at home to Hull KR, Wigan made sure there were no such mistakes this time.
Against a Dewsbury side currently ninth in the Championship, they were back a lot nearer full strength with the return of skipper Sean O'Loughlin, Dom Crosby and winger Dom Manfredi, although returning full-back Sam Tomkins was still at least a week away from being considered for selection.
Dewsbury coach Glenn Morrison: "They showed respect by putting out probably their strongest side this year and were just too good in the first half.
"We got some line breaks and came close to scoring a couple of times and we have some things to work on next week."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane: "This is not the easiest place to come. I'm happy with that score.
"We protected a lot of players in the second half with Friday's game against Hull in mind.
"We went a bit sloppy in the last quarter and could have been a bit smarter."
Dewsbury: Guzdek; Kudangirana, Crookes, Grady, Grant; Sykes, Kain; L Adamson, Speakman, Teanby, Hale, Trout, Farrell.
Replacements: Conroy, Brown, Muranka, Walker.
Wigan: Sarginson; Manfredi, Gelling, Gildart, Charnley; Williams, Smith; Crosby, Powell, Mossop, Bateman, Isa, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Tautai, Sutton, Tierney, Burke.
Referee: Chris Campbell


Accident investigators are to raise the wreck of a fishing vessel which sank off the Outer Hebrides two weeks ago.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said they would be salvaging the Louisa to help find out what caused it to sink off Mingulay.
The bodies of two crew members have been found. The skipper is still missing and presumed dead.
One man survived the sinking of the 15m (49ft) crabber on 9 April as it lay at anchor in calm seas.
Investigators want to know why water flooded into the boat and whether automatic alarms that should sound when a leak is detected were activated.
They also want to discover why the Louisa's liferaft failed to release and then did not inflate.
A spokesman for the MAIB said: "We have made a decision to raise the wreck and will do so when there is a suitable weather window."
The boat lies at the comparatively shallow depth of 10m (33ft), with its mast visible at low water.
The MAIB spokesman added: "The aim of our investigation is to establish why the fishing vessel Louisa sank and why lives were lost. A full and detailed report will be published at the end of our investigation.
"If we identify any safety issues during the investigation that require immediate action, the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents will issue a safety bulletin or make recommendations as appropriate."
The bodies of Chris Morrison, 27, from Harris, and Martin Johnstone, 29, from Halkirk, Caithness, were found following the sinking.
Skipper Paul Alliston, 42, from Lewis, remains missing despite a massive search. Only Lachlann Armstrong, 27, from Stornoway, survived after swimming ashore.


A speedway rider who was in an induced coma after being seriously injured in a crash, has returned home.

Newcastle Diamonds rider Lewis Kerr, from Snettisham in Norfolk, collided with another rider before hitting a fence at an event on 3 August.
The 25-year-old, also known as Lewi, was airlifted from the stadium in Peterborough to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Mr Kerr's wife Jessie posted on Twitter she was "so happy" to have him home.
Mrs Kerr, who is pregnant with the couple's first child, said: "It's official... Lewi is Addenbrooke's hero! So happy!
"Lewi is recovering from home with the help of specialists.
"We realise it's a long, frustrating and difficult recovery for his brain to get back to normal after such a terrible trauma, but he's in the best place to start and we have the best help available.
"He is absolutely amazing and doing so well, but the brain will take nothing but time to heal now."
A spokesman for the rider's team said: "It's been a traumatic and hugely worrying week since our man crashed.
"But thanks to his will and determination and the truly amazing care he received he is continuing to make fantastic progress.
"All the medical staff treating Lewi are delighted with how far he has come in such a short space of time, given what he has been through."
Mr Kerr joined the Newcastle Diamonds on loan from King's Lynn at the start of 2013.


No-one could have predicted or prevented the classroom murder of teacher Ann Maguire, a report has said.

Mrs Maguire, 61, was stabbed to death by student Will Cornick at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in 2014.
The Leeds Safeguarding Children's Board review said Cornick spoke of an "adrenaline rush" and "good times" after stabbing his Spanish teacher.
He was detained for a minimum of 20 years after admitting murder.
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Cornick, who was 15 at the time of the murder, told the report's author, Nick Page, he had gone to his Spanish class in "a red mist, not conscious of his surroundings".
Earlier he had packed a rucksack containing two knives.
He approached Mrs Maguire from behind and stabbed her in the upper back and neck seven times in front of "a large number of pupils".
The teenager then pursued her as she fled from the classroom and continued his attack, before being restrained by members of staff.
Mr Page found there had been no "credible warning signs" that could have been picked up by the school about Cornick's behaviour. The report went on to say it was an "unprecedented emergency situation".
However, no-one had realised the "deep antipathy" Cornick had developed towards Mrs Maguire over two years.
Threats made on social media and to his fellow pupils were viewed by them as "fantasy", the report said.
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Mr Page said: "Will's school friends and peers considered that he had a dark sense of humour and could talk very negatively and unkindly about people he did not like.
"None of the young people in the class or friendship group who heard Will talk about killing Ann, and were told about or shown the knives he had brought into school on 28 April 2014, had believed that he would actually carry out an assault."
He said staff had "acted instinctively and demonstrated initiative and bravery" during and immediately after the attack on Mrs Maguire.
Mark Peel, independent chairman of the safeguarding board, said: "It is also reassuring that this outcome of the learning lessons review is in agreement with the findings of the court, in that this tragic incident could not have been foreseen or prevented, and that the only person responsible for Ann Maguire's death has been punished accordingly."
Mrs Maguire's family, who have previously called for a full public inquiry, said they would need time to consider the findings before commenting, but added the review "appears to be significantly different from an early draft report which we viewed some months ago".
Ian Murch, National Union of Teachers' treasurer, said it was important to look for warning signs.
He said: "You can't develop big security systems for every school in the country because of an incident which will happen once in twenty years, maybe not even that."


A man has been arrested by police under the new offence of paying for sex in Northern Ireland.

In June, legislation which made it a crime to pay for sex came into effect.
Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to ban the payment for sexual services.
Police said the man was arrested last month during a raid on a suspected brothel but would not give any further details.
Details of the arrest came to light while the Chief Constable George Hamilton was addressing a meeting of Northern Ireland's policing board.
Paid-for consensual sex had previously been legal in Northern Ireland although activities such as kerb crawling, brothel keeping and pimping were against the law.
Legislation making it illegal to purchase sexual services was passed last year by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Anyone caught breaking the new law could face up to a year in prison and a fine of Â£1,000.
Northern Ireland followed Sweden and Norway which have already passed legislation criminalising men who pay for sex.


A West Midlands MP has apologised "unreservedly" for suggesting that a Palestinian human rights group had denied the Holocaust happened.

Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) said Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, made the reference about the group in an article on the Labour Uncut Website last year.
Ismail Patel, the Chair of FOA, said: "We welcome the apology. It is a tragedy that such a serious allegation was levelled against FOA."
Mr Austin said: "This was an error."
Mr Austin had referred to the "so-called holocaust" which the FOA said referred to material published in the early 1990's before the group was established.
In a statement on the Labour Uncut website
, Mr Austin said: "The publication in which this phrase was used was written by someone else, and had nothing to do with the FOA.
"The article had the effect of wrongly labelling FOA as Holocaust deniers and I apologise unreservedly for making this allegation."
The article has been removed from the Labour Uncut website.
Mr Patel said the apology set the record straight.
He said: "FOA has always reiterated the tragedy of the holocaust in numerous publications and such false allegations are not only unjust but completely unfounded.
"Our work is aimed at bringing peace for all people in the region and false accusations like this must be challenged and routed out.
"FOA plans to continue with its work, and we mark this apology as a victory for all of those seeking dialogue as a first step towards peace in the region."