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Nov 23, 2020
Clashing reports about the meeting, which would be the first between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders, show how far apart the two countries remain.
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Nov 23, 2020
The reported visit on Sunday night, amid talk of warming relations, would be the first known meeting between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders.
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Nov 23, 2020
The reported visit on Sunday night would be the first known meeting between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders.
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Nov 22, 2020
A decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rival defense minister, Benny Gantz, to hold an inquiry could further destabilize their unity government.
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Nov 21, 2020
Allowing the convicted spy Jonathan Pollard the ability to emigrate to Israel was just the latest in a long list of prizes for America's closest ally in the Middle East.
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Nov 21, 2020
As the summit's host, the kingdom hopes to showcase its advances, while critics see an opportunity to pounce. But the virtual event will have a lower profile.
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Nov 21, 2020
As the summit's host, the kingdom hopes to showcase its advances, while critics see an opportunity to pounce. But the virtual event will have a lower profile.
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Nov 21, 2020
As the summit's host, the kingdom hopes to showcase its advances, while critics see an opportunity to pounce. But the virtual event will have a lower profile.
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Nov 21, 2020
The strikes on the Afghan capital, which killed at least five people, comes on the heels of an already bloody month for the city.
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Nov 20, 2020
The former Navy intelligence analyst served 30 years in prison for stealing American secrets during the Cold War. Some of them ultimately ended up with the Soviet government.
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Nov 20, 2020
Saudi Arabia's leaders counted on President Trump's unwavering support, but President-elect Biden has vowed to take away the kingdom's "dangerous blank check."
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Nov 19, 2020
The head of a human rights group and two of its other staff members have joined thousands of opposition figures, protesters and activists already in prison.
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Nov 19, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the boycott-Israel movement would be treated as anti-Semitic, and ordered that imports from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank be labeled products of Israel.
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Nov 19, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was also expected to make precedent-setting visits to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and to the Golan Heights.
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Nov 19, 2020
The secretary of state was also expected to make precedent-setting visits to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and to the Golan Heights.
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Nov 19, 2020
The Palestinian Authority pays stipends to prisoners held by Israel in a system critics call "pay to slay." The worse the crime, the higher the payment.
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Nov 18, 2020
The government in Tehran has put uranium into its newest centrifuges. At the same time, Iran's foreign minister appears to offer a return to commitments that would prohibit exactly that.
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Nov 18, 2020
Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes in Syria hours before a meeting in Jerusalem with the Bahraini foreign minister and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Nov 18, 2020
Israel launched the retaliatory airstrikes in Syria hours before a meeting in Jerusalem with the Bahraini foreign minister and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Nov 17, 2020
The Palestinian Authority had ended security cooperation to protest Israel's plans to annex large parts of the West Bank. Those plans are now on hold.
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Nov 17, 2020
President Trump is applying more sanctions on Iran that would be hard to reverse. Tehran, facing elections in June, has its own demands.
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Nov 16, 2020
The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.
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Nov 16, 2020
Facing the end of his time in power, the president is pushing to accelerate withdrawals from counterterrorism conflicts. He campaigned on ending the longstanding wars.
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Nov 16, 2020
One of Africa's longest-simmering conflicts erupts back into the open.
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Nov 15, 2020
More than 100 painted wooden coffins, many with bodies, were found in the necropolis of Saqqara, officials said. After several recent finds at the site, it's the largest discovery there this year.
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Nov 15, 2020
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's two-year feud with the rebellious ruling party of the Tigray region has exploded into a war, with bombings, massacres and ethnic divisions, that threatens to upend the entire Horn of Africa.
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Nov 14, 2020
The denial came in the wake of a New York Times report that quoted intelligence officials as saying the terror group's No. 2 leader was killed on the street in Tehran in August.
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Nov 14, 2020
One of Africa's longest-simmering conflicts erupts back into the open.
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Nov 14, 2020
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Nov 13, 2020
Israeli agents shot Abu Muhammad al-Masri on the streets of Tehran at the behest of the U.S., officials said, but no one — Iran, Al Qaeda, the U.S. or Israel — has publicly acknowledged the killing.
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Nov 13, 2020
The growing tensions in the disputed territory threaten the fragile truce that has been in place there since 1991.
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Nov 12, 2020
A rubber raft crowded with at least 120 migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The craft was on a notoriously dangerous route for refugees trying to reach European shores.
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Nov 12, 2020
President Bashar al-Assad said the millions of citizens who fled during the war have been blocked from coming back. But he left out the main reason they are staying away: Mr. al-Assad himself.
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Nov 12, 2020
Six Americans are among the dead. The Multinational Force and Observers said there was nothing to suggest the crash was anything but an accident.
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Nov 12, 2020
No one was injured in what was an extremely rare attack on a diplomatic mission in the Netherlands.
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Nov 11, 2020
Mr. Zach chafed at the formal structures and opaque Hebrew of poetry in the young Jewish state, and wrote in a looser and more direct language.
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Nov 11, 2020
The United Nations called for an investigation into reports of many people beheaded in northern Mozambique, where Islamist insurgents have stepped up a brutal campaign.
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Nov 11, 2020
France has been targeted repeatedly since the republication in September of Prophet Muhammad caricatures by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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Nov 11, 2020
President Trump's new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.
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Nov 11, 2020
President Trump's new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.
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Nov 11, 2020
France has been targeted repeatedly since the republication in September of Prophet Muhammad caricatures by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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Nov 11, 2020
During his tenure as the world's longest-serving prime minister, he oversaw development in the Gulf kingdom, stood up for the monarchy and quashed dissent.
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Nov 11, 2020
France has been targeted in a series of attacks since the republication in September of Prophet Muhammad caricatures by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Nov 11, 2020
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to put improved health care "at the heart" of his agenda. It hasn't worked out like that in a country where the military's needs always come first.
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Nov 11, 2020
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to put improved health care "at the heart" of his agenda. It hasn't worked out like that in a country where the military's needs always come first.
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Nov 10, 2020
The $23 billion sale could alter the military balance in the Middle East, eventually allowing the small emirates to flex greater power in a region of sectarian rivalries.
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Nov 10, 2020
A passionate champion of Palestinian statehood, his goal seemed to become less attainable with time. "I'm not finished with what I was born to do," he said.
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Nov 10, 2020
A passionate champion of Palestinian statehood, his goal seemed to become less attainable with time.
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Nov 09, 2020
In an agreement brokered by Russia, Azerbaijan won many of the concessions it has sought for decades in negotiations over the Nagorno-Karabakh separatist region.
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Nov 09, 2020
The United Arab Emirates is abolishing lenient sentences for so-called honor killings, loosening alcohol restrictions and lessening the sway of Islamic law over foreigners.
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Nov 09, 2020
Every year, millions of pilgrims descend on the central Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the Shiite holiday of Arbaeen, one of the largest organized gatherings in the world.
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Nov 09, 2020
Benjamin Netanyahu has made his closeness to President Trump, who gave him much of what he wanted, central to his political appeal. Things will be different in a Biden administration.
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Nov 07, 2020
A high-profile delegation of Israeli innovators visited the United Arab Emirates soon after moves to normalize relations.
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Nov 06, 2020
The action continued the administration's efforts to dial up pressure against Tehran before the end of President Trump's term.
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Nov 04, 2020
As U.S. results trickled in, they were analyzed far and wide with the sort of blanket news coverage most often reserved for elections closer to home.
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Nov 04, 2020
As results trickled in, they were analyzed far and wide with the sort of blanket news coverage most often reserved for elections closer to home.
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Nov 04, 2020
"The last red line has been crossed," said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, blaming the provincial government in Tigray for an attack on an army base.
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Nov 03, 2020
"You cannot get near the truth without being there," he said. Working for British newspapers, he ranged across the Middle East, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
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Nov 02, 2020
Building on a 2018 effort, Cyber Command sent teams to Europe, the Middle East and Asia to learn more about how adversaries could threaten the election this year.
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Nov 01, 2020
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Nov 01, 2020
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Oct 31, 2020
President Trump turned American foreign policy inside out, to the benefit of some nations and consternation of others. Now both groups are watching attentively to see which direction the U.S. goes next.
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Oct 30, 2020
A generation of young women in Egypt who have found their voice on social media are challenging the old rules that blamed women when they were attacked by men.
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Oct 30, 2020
A generation of young women in Egypt who have found their voice on social media are challenging the old rules that blamed women when they were attacked by men.
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Oct 30, 2020
The government called the invasive examinations of women on 10 flights at Doha's airport this month "wholly inconsistent with Qatar's culture and values."
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Oct 29, 2020
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who had eluded capture for 17 years, was Mr. Hussein's right-hand man in a government that dealt brutally with Iraqi civilians and unleashed catastrophic regional wars.
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Oct 29, 2020
New details of the Justice Department's handling of the accusations against Halkbank reveal how Turkey's leader pressured the president, prompting concern from top White House aides.
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Oct 28, 2020
A Biden victory could bring economic relief for Palestinians and friendlier relations with Washington, though not a return to 2016. A Trump win? They'd rather not think about it.
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Oct 28, 2020
Women were pulled from a Qatar Airways flight bound for Sydney, Australia, and others and subjected to strip-searches after a baby was found in an airport toilet.
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Oct 28, 2020
Dozens of military contractors, most of them Black, have been jailed in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges. Why has the American government failed to help them?
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Oct 28, 2020
Dozens of military contractors have been imprisoned in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges, and many after torture. Why has the government failed to help them?
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Oct 28, 2020
Women were pulled from a Qatar Airways flight bound for Sydney, Australia, and subjected to strip-searches after a baby was found in an airport toilet.
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Oct 27, 2020
The discovery of impaled sharks on Mediterranean shores backs up old fishermen's tales of the marine predators dueling with swordfish.
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Oct 27, 2020
American drones and U.S. allies killed several Qaeda leaders and operatives in the past week. But the organization has "ingrained itself in local communities and conflicts," according to the U.N.
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Oct 26, 2020
The Trump administration is trying to fortify its campaign of maximum pressure against Iran from being reversed by a potential Biden administration.
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Oct 26, 2020
The court ruled that the defendants would not spend more time in jail. Their video call crossed the hard line Hamas takes on many interactions between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Oct 26, 2020
In Iraq, Samir Khurshid had to paint portraits of Saddam Hussein. In Oregon, he's still painting, and his former life makes its way into his work.
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Oct 26, 2020
Analysts say the assault, which violated a seven-month truce, could be seen as a warning to Ankara.
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Oct 26, 2020
Female passengers said they were pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and given a medically invasive exam to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.
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Oct 26, 2020
Female passengers said they were pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and given a medically invasive exam to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.
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Oct 26, 2020
Women told officials they had been pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and medically examined to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.
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Oct 26, 2020
Women told officials they had been pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha, strip-searched and examined to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.
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Oct 23, 2020
But the deal appears to fall short of full diplomatic ties, as there was no mention of opening embassies in the others' capitals, as Israel is planning to do with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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Oct 23, 2020
The two main factions in years of civil war that have drawn in Russia, Turkey and other regional powers signed an accord at the United Nations in Geneva.
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Oct 22, 2020
Russia's hackers appeared to be preparing to sow chaos amid any uncertainty around election results, officials said.
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Oct 22, 2020
The #MeToo movement has hit a nerve among Iran's women. Now accusations against a politically connected celebrity artist are testing the movement in a sexually conservative society dominated by men.
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Oct 22, 2020
The former prime minister, who stepped down amid protests last year, could return as the head of the government as the country deals with an even deeper crisis.
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Oct 22, 2020
The former prime minister, who stepped down amid protests last year, could return as the head of the government as the country deals with an even deeper crisis.
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Oct 21, 2020
Iran is behind threatening, spoofed emails sent to voters, the officials said, but there was no indication that any votes themselves had been altered.
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Oct 21, 2020
Palestinians assail the failure to recommend a murder charge in the case, which has become a cause célèbre in the fight against police brutality.
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Oct 20, 2020
The fiancée of the slain Washington Post journalist sued Prince Mohammed bin Salman in an attempt to learn more about the 2018 killing.
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Oct 20, 2020
In the first official U.A.E. visit to Israel since the countries normalized relations, they agreed to ease travel and upgrade West Bank checkpoints. Palestinians called it tacit assent to Israeli occupation.
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Oct 19, 2020
The action shows that the U.S. government remains concerned about how extremist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State continue to creatively raise and distribute money around the world.
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Oct 19, 2020
Though the two countries barely talk, American officials met in Damascus with a Syrian intelligence chief to discuss two U.S. citizens held in Syria, Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz.
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Oct 19, 2020
The move clears the way for the African nation to seek international assistance and potentially to normalize relations with Israel, which officials said could happen in days.
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Oct 19, 2020
An employee of the Hay Festival in Abu Dhabi said she was accosted by the tolerance minister of the U.A.E. earlier this year.
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Oct 19, 2020
A village in Lebanon, where cannabis grows everywhere, has long counted on hashish for income. But the country's economic crisis has farmers reconsidering the crop.
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Oct 19, 2020
A village in Lebanon, where cannabis grows everywhere, has long counted on hashish for income. But the country's economic crisis has farmers reconsidering the crop.
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Oct 18, 2020
President Trump has reduced the flow of refugees into the country to a trickle, and even Iraqis and Afghans who risked their lives for American service members have been cut off.
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Oct 16, 2020
Mr. Haber moved between journalism and service to the prime minister whose death he announced to the nation.
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