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Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges

Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli and Palestinian authorities have brought back some coronavirus restrictions after the number of new cases jumped…
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo

PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Jomaa al-Najjar was desperate to send his two-month-old daughter Joud out of the Gaza…
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks

UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN chief called for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons

Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region

EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region

The European Union on Monday announced the start of the fourth Brussels Conference, “Supporting the future of Syria and the…
Turkey allows top lawyers to march, ending standoff

Turkey allows top lawyers to march, ending standoff

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday allowed a group of top lawyers to continue a symbolic march into…
Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’

Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of allegedly “seeking to starve the people”…
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan

US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its…
Iran’s currency reaches lowest value ever against the dollar

Iran’s currency reaches lowest value ever against the dollar

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency on Monday dropped to its lowest value ever against the dollar and officials warned…
Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut

Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — One of the Arab world’s oldest and most prestigious universities, which endured civil war, kidnappings and various…
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