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‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Middle East
April 19, 2021
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
Middle East
April 18, 2021
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether…
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
Middle East
April 17, 2021
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent purity unhelpful but said he is…
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at a sacred Jerusalem plaza for the first Friday prayers…
Israeli army: Rocket from Gaza hits south Israel
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Israeli army: Rocket from Gaza hits south Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening landed in south of…
Iran nuclear talks to resume amid strains over enrichment move, Natanz attack
Middle East
April 15, 2021
Iran nuclear talks to resume amid strains over enrichment move, Natanz attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and global powers will resume talks on Thursday to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal in an…
Trump-era spike in Israeli settlement growth has only begun
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Trump-era spike in Israeli settlement growth has only begun
EFRAT, West Bank (AP) — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree during the Trump era pushed deeper than ever into the…
Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60 percent purity after an attack on…
Attack on Iran’s Natanz plant muddies US, Iran nuke talks
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Attack on Iran’s Natanz plant muddies US, Iran nuke talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility is casting a major shadow over the resumption of indirect…