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Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Middle East
March 5, 2025
Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians…
European Union ready to resume monitoring of Rafah crossing
Egypt
January 17, 2025
European Union ready to resume monitoring of Rafah crossing
The European Commission has stated that its mission to oversee the Rafah border crossing will dispatch a team to Cairo…
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
Middle East
February 21, 2022
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of…
F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest
Middle East
February 21, 2022
F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fighter jet crashed onto a soccer pitch in a city in northwest Iran, the country’s…
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
World
February 21, 2022
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
BEIJING (AP) — At the height of the Cold War, US President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of…
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
World
February 21, 2022
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar’s shadow civilian administration called on the United Nations’ top court Monday not to allow…
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
World
February 21, 2022
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the US, an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold…
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
World
February 21, 2022
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
MOSCOW (AP) — The US and Russian presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave…
Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast
Middle East
February 21, 2022
Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday criticized an emerging deal over Iran’s nuclear program, saying it would be…
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
Middle East
February 21, 2022
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness…