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Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid to Gazans in violation of a UN court order
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Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if cease-fire reached with Hamas in Gaza
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Global economy is weighed down by war, uncertainty and instability, trade chief warns
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Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi
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Iraq has captured 2 wanted Islamic State group members from abroad and brought them home
Iraq’s intelligence department says it has captured two members of the Islamic State group in an operation outside the country and brought them home.
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2 Lebanese men ordered detained for bringing 146 Syrian refugees to Cyprus by boat
A court in Cyprus has ordered two men to remain in police custody for six days on suspicion of people smuggling.
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US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
The U.S. and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes on Saturday answer a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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Palestinians cling to life in Rafah, a town likely to be Israel’s next focus in the war on Hamas
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding war with Israel.
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Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
The Biden administration has restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law.
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Israeli officials to meet on a proposed pause in Gaza while the Cabinet is set to OK a Rafah plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says officials will meet on the next steps after the latest talks with the United States, Egypt and Qatar in search of a deal on pausing the fighting in Gaza.
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A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist
An international watchdog says it’s removing the United Arab Emirates from its so-called gray list of countries that don’t take full measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
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Iraq announces reopening of a key oil refinery a decade after it was stormed by the Islamic State
Iraq’s prime minister has announced the reopening of the Beiji refinery, the country’s largest, which had been shut down for a decade after being damaged in the battle against the Islamic State extremist group.
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Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack
A senior Cabinet minister says Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack.
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Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan
Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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International watchdog investigation finds Islamic State used mustard gas in 2015 attack in Syria
An international investigative team says that its probe into a 2015 attack in Syria found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Islamic State group used mustard gas.
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Dubai’s budget carrier FlyDubai reports a record-breaking $572 million profit in 2023
The Dubai-based budget carrier FlyDubai has seen record earnings of $572 million in 2023, boosted by carrying the most passengers ever across its network.
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Iran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini’s death in custody
Candidates for Iran’s parliament have started campaigning in the country’s first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after she was detained for allegedly violating the strict headscarf law.
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Rape and sexual assault took place during Hamas attack, Israeli association says
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel says it has found evidence of “systematic and intentional” rape and sexual abuse during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that ignited the war in Gaza.
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Greek prime minister asks India to build global partnerships amid Ukraine and Middle East wars
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked India to play a leading role in building international partnerships to meet the unprecedented challenges brought by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and changes in climate and energy security.
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Iran accuses Israel of sabotage attack after explosions strike a natural gas pipeline
Iran’s oil minister claims an Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline caused multiple explosions last week.
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Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are launching attacks despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes. This week they seriously damaged a ship in a strategically important strait and downed an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars.
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Italy again prosecutes Egypt officials for the 2016 torture and death of Italian student in Cairo
Four high-level Egyptian security officials have gone on trial in absentia the 2016 abduction, torture and slaying of an Italian doctoral student in Cairo.
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Building collapse in Beirut suburb kills 4 and rescuers are searching for others
A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut, killing four people, as rescuers searched for more people under the rubble.
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Israel says Brazil’s president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Israel’s foreign minister says Brazil’s president will not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a “very serious anti-Semitic attack.”
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75th George Polk Awards honor coverage of Middle East and Ukraine wars, Supreme Court and Elon Musk
The New York Times is being honored with George Polk Awards for Foreign Reporting and Photojournalism for its coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas.
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EU launches mission to protect ships in Red Sea from Houthis. It won’t partake in military strikes
The European Union has launched a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea. Attacks on civilian maritime traffic by Houthi rebels in Yemen are hampering trade and driving up prices.
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Norway will transfer funds to the Palestinian Authority after a monthslong standoff with Israel
Norway says it will transfer tax funds to the Palestinian Authority that have been frozen for months because of a dispute with Israel.
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Dubai International Airport had 86.9 million passengers last year in a post-pandemic surge
The number of passengers flying through Dubai International Airport has surged in the last year beyond its total for 2019 — just before the coronavirus pandemic grounded global aviation.
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UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, US vows to use its veto
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which the United States announced it will veto.
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Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.
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Israel’s Netanyahu slams Brazilian president’s comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust
Israel has condemned Brazil’s president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II.
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Jordan kills 5 drug smugglers on the Syrian border. The area is known for an addictive amphetamine
The Jordanian military says its forces have killed five smugglers who allegedly tried to bring drugs into the country from neighboring Syria.
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Republican opponent of US aid to Ukraine brings his case to an international conference
A Republican opponent of new U.S. funding for Ukraine has argued at an international security conference that the package stuck in Congress wouldn’t “fundamentally change the reality” on the ground and that Russia has an incentive to negotiate peace.
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Army Reserve soldiers, close friends killed in drone attack, mourned at funerals in Georgia
Two Army Reserve soldiers killed in a Middle East drone attack three weeks ago are being remembered at funerals in their home state of Georgia. Sgt.
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The head of the UN’s lead agency helping Palestinians accuses Israel of seeking to destroy it
The head of the main United Nations agency supporting people in Gaza alleges that Israel is intent on “destroying” the organization along with the idea that Palestinians are refugees who have a right to return home one day.
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Interior ministers from 4 Arab countries agree in Jordan that illegal drug trade needs to be tackled
The interior ministers of four Arab countries have held talks in Jordan to discuss ways of combatting the illegal drug trade in the region.
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African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end.
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Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France
French President Emmanuel Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a ‘’taboo’’ for France.
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Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
The top UN court has rejected a South African request to impose urgent measures to safeguard Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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