Middle East
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In a First, Egypt Appoints Nearly 100 Women as Judges
Cairo: Nearly 100 women have taken the constitutional oath and become the first female judges at Egypt’s State Council, one of…
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13 Killed in Damascus Army Bus Explosion
Damascus: At least 13 people were killed and three others wounded in a bomb attack on an army bus in central…
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Palestinian Prez Calls on Int’l Community, US to End Israeli Occupation
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that the situation in the territories “has become unbearable due to the Israeli violations”.He called…
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Palestine Warns Against Israeli Settlement Plans in Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestine has warned that the consequences of more Israeli settlement plans in Jerusalem “will be dangerous”, the official WAFA news…
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Pro-govt Yemeni Forces Kill 40 Houthis in Ambush
Sanaa: Forces loyal to the Yemen government announced the killing of 40 Houthi fighters during an ambush in the country’s northeastern…
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Houthi Rebels Seize Strategic District in Govt-Held Province
Sanaa: Houthi rebels have seized control of a new strategic district in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, which is the government’s…
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Preliminary Results of Iraq’s Parliamentary Polls Announced
Baghdad: Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, with the political group led…
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Israeli FM Calls for Peace with Palestinians, More Arab Nations
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has urged the Palestinians and other Arab nations to forge peace agreements with the…
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Hamas Pressures Israel to Accept Prisoner Swap Deal
Gaza: Hazem Qassem, the spokesman of the Islamic Hamas Movement, said that the families of the Israeli captives “will not see…
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Iraqi PM Declares Capture of Late IS Leader’s Deputy
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has announced the arrest of Sami Jasim, a high-ranking member of the Islamic State (IS)…
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Israel Appoints New Chief for Shin Bet Security Service
Tel Aviv: The Israeli cabinet has approved the appointment of Ronen Bar as the new chief of the Shin Bet or…
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Talks With Saudi to Continue Focusing on Gulf, Yemen: Iran
Tehran: Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will continue focusing on the issues of the Gulf and Yemen, the spokesman for…
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Ready for Peace Process with Israel: Palestinian Prez
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told a visiting US official that he is ready to go for a peace process with…
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Muslim Brotherhood Launches Campaign Against India
New Delhi: The Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan (QTPi) nexus with the blessings of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is becoming the new hub for radical…
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2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: Two Palestinians, including a woman from the West Bank, were killed on Thursday by Israeli soldiers in two separate conflicts,…
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Gaza Reconstruction Process Needs $3 bn: Official
Gaza: A senior Palestinian government official said that the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip has kicked off and it…
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Israeli PM Hails Abraham Accords on 1st Anniversary
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett marked the first anniversary of the Abraham AccordS, hailing the US-brokered deals as “a…
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Houthis Capture Key Areas in Central Yemen
Sanaa: The Houthi militia captured key areas from Yemen’s government forces following intense battles in the country’s central province of…
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Saudi Arabia Approves New Law to Protect Personal Data
Riyadh: The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday the personal Data Protection Law. The new law, which protects personal data from…
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Palestine Asks Israel to Table a Peace Plan
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has urged that Israel produce a peace plan for achieving a “two-state solution” on…
