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Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost
Middle East
December 28, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told supporters Friday he would win a March general election after scoring a landslide…
Egypt to begin gas imports from Israel by mid-January 2020
Egypt
December 23, 2019
Egypt to begin gas imports from Israel by mid-January 2020
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Egypt will begin importing natural gas from Israel by mid-January 2020, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…
Sisi meets with Abbas in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss Palestine
Egypt
December 15, 2019
Sisi meets with Abbas in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss Palestine
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Sunday the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Presidency’s Spokesperson…
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
Middle East
December 14, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) — Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and…
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
Middle East
November 13, 2019
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
Exchanges of fire triggered by Israel’s targeted killing of a top militant in Gaza raged for a second day Wednesday…
Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
Middle East
November 12, 2019
Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
Israel’s military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza…
Israeli top court rejects rights activist’s expulsion appeal
Middle East
November 5, 2019
Israeli top court rejects rights activist’s expulsion appeal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of the local director of Human Rights Watch to…
Palestinian woman shot trying to stab Israeli troops
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Palestinian woman shot trying to stab Israeli troops
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say officers shot a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab troops outside a contested holy…