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UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

DUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has approved Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the…
Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament is set to vote Monday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in…
Mired in crises, Lebanon hopes summer arrivals bring relief

Mired in crises, Lebanon hopes summer arrivals bring relief

NIHA, Lebanon (AP) — In a village in Lebanon’s scenic Chouf Mountains, 69-year-old Chafik Mershad pulls out a massive rectangular…
Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report

Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report

MOSCOW, July 5 (Reuters) – Afghanistan government forces plan a counteroffensive in the country’s northern provinces after losing ground to…
Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer who protested Abbas

Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer who protested Abbas

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian human rights lawyer was detained by Israeli forces early Sunday after taking part in a…
Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says

Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says

JERUSALEM, July 4 (Reuters) – Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of…
Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE- Israeli media

Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE- Israeli media

JERUSALEM/DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) – Israeli defense officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a…
Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads

Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Sunday it was reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities, as the spread of the…
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrate against Abbas

Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrate against Abbas

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday to…
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram

‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram

KABUL, July 3 (Reuters) – As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic…
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