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Israeli TV host calls Arabs ‘savages’ on air, apologizes later

September 13th, 20190 TEL AVIV — A veteran Israeli television personality apologized on Tuesday for saying on the air that “Arabs are savages.” Yaron London, 79, had made the remarks...

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Syrian bakery, restaurant opens its doors to refugees in search of a better life

September 8th, 20190 OTTAWA, CANADA ⁠— Nearly a decade of war, conflict and foreign intervention in Syria has led to a full blown crisis in the once-thriving Middle Eastern nation, as...

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U.N. report finds Saudi Arabia, UAE and Western allies complicit in war crimes in Yemen

September 8th, 20190 CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and its Western allies, including the United States, may be complicit in potential war crimes, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday that...

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Syrian army makes new gains as Russia brings reinforcements

August 31st, 20190 BEIRUT — Russia and its Syrian army ally stepped up aerial raids on northwest Syria as they sent reinforcements from elite army units and Iranian-backed militias to...

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Netanyahu’s ban on Omar, Tlaib backfires, plays right into the hands of BDS movement

August 31st, 20191 A group of more than 70 Republican and Democratic members of Congress traveled to Israel on a delegation sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee...

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UAE carries out air strikes against Yemen’s government forces to support separatists

August 31st, 20190 ADEN – The United Arab Emirates carried out air strikes against government forces in South Yemen on Thursday in support of southern separatists who have deployed...

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Hezbollah says it will hit back at Israel as Lebanese army fires at Israeli drones

August 31st, 20190 BEIRUT — Hezbollah said it would respond with a “surprise” strike against Israel after drones crashed in Lebanon at the weekend, but it also said a new full-out...

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Lebanese defiant after drone strikes

August 26th, 20190 BEIRUT - Lebanese farmers and residents of Beirut suburbs hit by drones at the weekend vowed on Monday to stand their ground in the event of any Israeli attack, amid...

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Asylum applications from Saudis up 106 percent this year alone, European Union says

August 26th, 20190 VALETTA, MALTA — The number of Saudi Arabian nationals applying for asylum in the European Union has increased by 106 percent in the first six months of 2019 alone,...

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Macron to propose an initiative to de-escalate tension between Washington and Tehran

August 26th, 20190 TEHRAN — If Iran’s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday...

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Syrian army gains ground in Idlib, opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion

August 26th, 20190 BEIRUT - Syrian government forces opened a corridor on Thursday for people who want to leave insurgent territory in northwest Syria, where an army offensive has gained...

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Tlaib and Omar hold press conference about Netanyahu’s travel ban

August 19th, 20190 Minnesota – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) held a press conference today at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St Paul to discuss recent...

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Egyptian player (and 7-foot-7 “Giant”) turning heads in African Basketball League

August 19th, 20190 While the African Basketball League doesn't get nearly the same attention as major leagues worldwide like the NBA, the popularity of one of its players, Egyptian center...

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2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker says he went to Senate to defend Israel

August 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to a recent question inquiring whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, New Jersey Senator and presidential...

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Islamophobia in the motherland: Local family speaks out about experiencing discrimination while visiting Lebanon

August 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — While Muslims are demanding respect and fighting for their rights in the West, especially in the United States, Arab American Muslim families who visit...

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Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: Evict Islah and give us governing power or lose the war

August 17th, 20190 ADEN — Yemen’s southern separatists vowed on Wednesday to keep control over Aden, warning the only way out of the impasse that has fractured a Saudi-led military...

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Arab man gets rejected by Upper Nazareth country club; his lawyer then poses as a Jewish man and gets in

August 13th, 20190 NAZARETH —A class action lawsuit has been filed by an Arab resident named Jihad Abu Ahmed of a country club in Upper Nazareth (recently renamed Nof Hagalil) after he...

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Saudi Arabia blocks Palestinians fleeing Syria’s war from Hajj

August 10th, 20190 BEIRUT - On top of being refugees who have been displaced twice, Palestinian refugees who previously resided in Syria and fled the war to Lebanon have been rejected...

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The war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military court

August 10th, 20191 On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported...

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Rouhani to Trump: Lift sanctions first

August 9th, 20190 TEHRAN — Iranian president Hassan Rouhani denounced "economic terrorism" and stated that the U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign through sanctions will not change...

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Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS

August 3rd, 20190 Israel is at it again. It remains consistent in engaging in one of its favorite activities: Stealing Palestinian land and tormenting Palestinians. On Monday, Israeli...

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How Biden’s secret 2002 meetings led to war in Iraq

August 3rd, 20190 Even though former Vice President Joe Biden’s favorability has declined following the first Democratic debate, he remains largely considered the frontrunner for the...

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Canadian Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh killed in terror attack

July 22nd, 20190 KISMAYO, SOMALIA - A prominent Canadian Somali journalist who was among 27 people killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo Saturday is...

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Netanyahu and Nasrallah exchange threats amid rising tensions in the region

July 22nd, 20190 BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah spoke during the annual commemoration of the 2006 victory of Lebanon's second war with Israel, addressing his support for...

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Iran: From strategic patience to mutual action

July 20th, 20190 TEHRAN - After a pressure campaign from the U.S. and its allies on the Iranian economy, followed by a few threat exchanges, Iran has seized an oil tanker it claimed was...

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Netanyahu could deny Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib entrance into Israel

July 20th, 20190 TEL AVIV - Since condemning freedom of expression with regard to the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions) movement has been prevalent in the U.S., and with...

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Trump cancelled Iran deal to spite Obama, leaked memo says

July 17th, 20190 LONDON — A newspaper in the UK published additional leaked memos from Great Britain's ambassador in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, despite a warning from police that...

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