Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man at West Bank checkpoint; Israel says he attacked a soldier
Ramallah (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in
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Israeli troops fire tear gas to disperse protesters along Lebanon border
Kfar Chouba (AP) — Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters who pelted the troops with stones
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Sudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire
Cairo (AP) — The Sudanese government announced that the U.N. envoy to the country and key mediator in its brutal
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A little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria’s Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states
By KAREEM CHEHAYEByesterday Beirut (AP) — A little white pill has given Syrian President Bashar Assad powerful leverage with his
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Blinken says he will work on Israel-Saudi-Arabia normalization
Riyadh (Reuters) – Washington will press ahead with efforts to normalize diplomatic ties between its main Middle East allies Saudi
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COP28 president says fossil fuels phasedown is inevitable
Berlin (Reuters) – The phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28 president said on Thursday,
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Saudi Arabia’s golf coup highlights Biden’s human rights bind
Riyadh/Washington (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) signed a deal this week to merge with North America’s
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Five killed in crime-related shooting in Arab-Israeli suburb
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Five men were killed in one of the deadliest crime-related shootings in Israel’s recent history on Thursday,
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Blinken says expanding human rights will boost Saudi reform drive
Riyadh (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s reform efforts will be more successful
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Saudi foreign minister: wants U.S. to bid in domestic nuclear programme
Riyadh (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Thursday the kingdom would prefer to have the U.S. as one
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