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US-mediated Lebanon-Israel talks on border at sea to resume
World

US-mediated Lebanon-Israel talks on border at sea to resume

BEIRUT (AP) — Months after they stalled, indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border are to…
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
World

Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival

JERUSALEM (AP) — The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox…
Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem
Egypt

Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem

The Egyptian monks of the Monastery of the Sultan, owned by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, were surprised on Thursday…
Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’
Middle East

Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas announced early Friday that the first Palestinian elections in 15 years will be delayed,…
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
Middle East

Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44

At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said,…
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
Middle East

Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership…
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
Middle East

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho…
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
Middle East

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international…
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Middle East

Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes

Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed,…
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Middle East

Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack

Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after…
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