Lebanon front with Israel heats up, stoking fears of wider war
Beirut/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Weeks of hostilities across the Lebanese-Israeli border have escalated, with growing casualties on both sides and a
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Middle East and North Africa
Biden, Qatari emir discuss Gaza, agree all hostages must be released
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani about
Read MoreRussian forces kill 34 fighters in Syria’s Idlib – Interfax agency
(Reuters) – Russian forces have killed 34 fighters and wounded more than 60 in air strikes on targets in Syria’s
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EU condemns Hamas for using ‘hospitals as human shields’, urges Israeli restraint
Brussels (Reuters) – The European Union on Sunday condemned Hamas for using “hospitals and civilians as human shields” in Gaza,
Read MoreUS carries out air strikes in Syria against Iran-linked facilities
(Reuters) – The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday,
Read MoreGaza’s displaced residents tell of fear and abandonment
Gaza (Reuters) – On foot, by horse-drawn cart and clinging to the sides of overcrowded trucks, Palestinians on Sunday fled
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Painting that survived kibbutz attack finds home in Israeli museum
Jerusalem (Reuters) – The red paint was used by chance, but it has taken on a grim significance. It was
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Investors pull record sums from Saudi in Middle East fund flight
London (Reuters) – Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from U.S. equity funds tracking Saudi Arabia in October
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Israel says it’s ready to evacuate babies from Gaza hospital as fighting rages
Gaza/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s military said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s largest hospital on Sunday, where Palestinian officials said
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Gaza war inflicts catastrophic damage on infrastructure and economy
(Reuters) – Israel’s land, sea and air assault on the Gaza Strip, triggered by Hamas’s cross-border attack on Oct. 7, has
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