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Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
Middle East

Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel’s Arab minority as…
Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength
Egypt

Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength

Egypt came in second place on Global Firepower’s 2021 Middle East Military Strength list, following Turkey and preceding Iran. Saudi…
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
Middle East

Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at…
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years
Middle East

Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas announced Friday the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. The territory would “launch a democratic…
The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak
World

The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak

BEIJING — A Chinese province grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and…
Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
Middle East

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

JERUSALEM (AP) — After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a…
Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work: official
Middle East

Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization…
AP Interview: Netanyahu challenger pledges change with Biden
Middle East

AP Interview: Netanyahu challenger pledges change with Biden

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top challenger in upcoming elections is promising a tough line…
UAE’s tourism sector gets a shot in the arm as Israelis flock to Dubai
Middle East

UAE’s tourism sector gets a shot in the arm as Israelis flock to Dubai

If there was any way that Dubai could be become even more international than it used to be, it did…
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