Israel urges calm amid plans for further protest at judicial overhaul
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s president urged both sides of a dispute over government plans to overhaul the judiciary to refrain
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Lebanon central bank chief defends record before leaving office
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh defended his record on Wednesday in a televised interview just
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New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip
Ankara (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Ukraine with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara and met President Tayyip
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Palestinian teen killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank -Palestinian ministry
Ramallah (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager when clashes erupted during an Israeli army raid in
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Lebanese politicians scramble to avoid central bank vacuum
Beirut(Reuters) – Lebanese officials were in a last-minute scramble on Wednesday to avoid leaving the crisis-hit country’s central bank without
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Erdogan meets Palestinian president, Hamas leader Haniyeh
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas together with Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the
Read MoreRiyadh detains relatives of US citizen after a Pennsylvania lawsuit, rights groups say
Riyadh (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian authorities have detained five relatives of a U.S. citizen, three rights groups said on Wednesday,
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IMF cuts Saudi Arabia’s 2023 GDP growth forecast to 1.9%
Dubai (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund cut its 2023 GDP growth projection for Saudi Arabia to 1.9% in its
Read MoreIsrael’s enemies see opportunity in its crisis
Dubai (Reuters) – The crisis sweeping Israel has become a focal point for its enemies across the Middle East who
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Korans burnt in front of Egyptian, Turkish embassies in Denmark
Copenhagen (Reuters) – A small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Korans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish
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