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Israel’s dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?

Israel’s dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?

JERUSALEM (AP) — After spending much of the past year in lockdown, Tel Aviv makeup artist Artyom Kavnatsky was ready…
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi

Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When India’s government last month asked refiners to speed up diversification and reduce dependence on the…
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed

Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed

JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – The killing of three female polio vaccine providers in Afghanistan this week has forced aid agencies and…
Imprisoned Palestinian leader’s entry shakes up planned vote

Imprisoned Palestinian leader’s entry shakes up planned vote

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A popular Palestinian leader imprisoned by Israel has registered his own parliamentary list in May…
EU to sanction Iran militia, police, three entities over 2019 protests, diplomats say

EU to sanction Iran militia, police, three entities over 2019 protests, diplomats say

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will target eight Iranian militia and police commanders and three state entities with sanctions…
Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?

Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?

Lebanon has been known as “the Switzerland of the Middle East” for decades because of its strict banking secrecy laws.…
In Dubai, an art show’s return reflects city’s new normal

In Dubai, an art show’s return reflects city’s new normal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It was a scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes…
Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture

Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman…
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon

The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon

Las month, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arab world to put a spacecraft into orbit…
Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines but is “at the back of the queue”

Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines but is “at the back of the queue”

ADEN (Reuters) -Yemen received its first COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, a week after the internationally recognized government declared a health…
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