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Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Romania could be the first European country to shift their embassy to Jerusalem after a contentious decision by the US.…
EU-Israel trade thriving, despite the politics

EU-Israel trade thriving, despite the politics

EU-Israel business ties have never been stronger. And while Brussels’ support for the Palestinian Authority means the political realm is…
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region

Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region

Yemeni tribal leaders say security forces have killed two suspected al-Qaida operatives in the country’s southern province of Abyan. They…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources

Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources

US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise

Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some…
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’

First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’

The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther”…
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account

Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account

Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s…
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?

What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?

After several delays, inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will soon enter the Syrian town…
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA

Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday: RIA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nation’s Syria peace envoy, on Friday,…
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site

Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site

International chemical weapons inspectors do not appear to have visited the site of a suspected attack in Syria after days…
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