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That single line of blood: Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah

October 16th, 20180 As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al-Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday, September 28, history was repeating itself in a most tragic way. Little Nassir was...

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Looking for Oum Kulthum: An Iranian take on the Arab experience

October 16th, 20180 Shirin Neshat’s “Looking for Oum Kulthum” tells of an Iranian artist’s effort at making a film on the life and career of the late Egyptian legendary singer....

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Trump won’t halt Saudi arms sales over journalist disappearance

October 16th, 20180 President Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly...

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Turkish daily: Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist’s purported killing

October 13th, 20180 ISTANBUL - Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly...

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Israeli court upholds entry ban on U.S. student over her BDS activities

October 13th, 20180 An Israeli court on Friday upheld the barring of an American student from the country over her activities in support of an international boycott campaign by...

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife goes on trial for fraud

October 8th, 20180 TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday for the first hearing in the fraud trial against her, in which she is...

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Israel, U.S. express concerns over Russian-supplied S-300 air shield in Syria

October 7th, 20180 On Wednesday, an Israeli official played down the Russian upgrading of Syria’s air defenses, saying the newly supplied S-300 missile system could be defeated by...

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Reuters: Turkish authorities believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate

October 6th, 20180 ANKARA - Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in...

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Trump: I told Saudi king he wouldn’t last without U.S. support

October 6th, 20180 President Trump said on Tuesday that he warned Saudi Arabia’s King Salman he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the backing of the U.S....

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Saudi crown prince praises Trump after he insulted his kingdom

October 5th, 20180 Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman praised his relationship with Donald Trump after the U.S. president told supporters he had warned the king he would not...

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U.S. seeks to negotiate a treaty with Iran

September 23rd, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its regional behavior, the U.S....

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Car plows into crowd outside London Muslim center in possible hate crime

September 21st, 20180 LONDON — On September 19, two people were hospitalized after a car reportedly hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center in northwest London in an incident police...

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Nasrallah: Hezbollah has precision rockets despite Israeli efforts in Syria

September 21st, 20180 BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday, Sept. 20, that his group had obtained precision rockets despite Israeli strikes in recent years aimed at...

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Nasrallah: Hezbollah will stay in Syria for now

September 19th, 20180 BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday that his group will keep its military presence in Syria until further...

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Amid rising tension with Russia, U.S. Marines conduct major exercises with rebels in Syria

September 17th, 20180 AMMAN — A Syrian rebel commander said on Thursday rare military exercises with U.S. Marines in southern Syria sent a strong message to Russia and Iran that the...

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UNICEF: War a ‘living hell’ for Yemeni children

September 16th, 20180 SANAA — In the malnutrition ward of a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, doctors weigh toddlers with protruding rib cages and skeletal limbs. Twenty children,...

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U.S. envoy expects criticism to anticipated ‘peace plan’ from both Palestinians and Israelis

September 16th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is prepared for Israeli criticism of elements of its coming Middle East peace plan, the U.S. envoy to the region said, even...

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Oslo Accords 25 years later, peace hopes a fading memory

September 14th, 20180 The Oslo Accords 25 years later. As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they'll return to the...

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Protesters torch political party offices in Basra’s continued violence

September 9th, 20180 BASRA, Iraq — On Thursday, hundreds of people took to the streets of Iraq’s southern oil city Basra for a fourth day of violent protests, where residents, angry over...

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Syrian prime minister: Idlib will soon be under state control

September 9th, 20180 BEIRUT — On Thursday, Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said in Damascus that opposition-controlled Idlib province will soon be restored to Syrian state sovereignty,...

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Parliament speaker Berri: Lebanon in ‘intensive care’ and economy ‘very dangerous’

September 5th, 20180 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday the country was in “intensive care” and the economic situation was “very dangerous”,...

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IAEA report: Iran is complying with nuclear deal restrictions

September 2nd, 20180 VIENNA — Iran has remained within the main restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with major powers, a confidential report by the U.N. atomic...

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Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms

September 1st, 20180 MOSCOW — Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense announced, a move the Kremlin said was justified by a...

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U.N.: Some Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen may amount to war crimes

August 28th, 20180 Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in the war in Yemen have caused heavy civilian casualties and some may amount to war crimes, U.N. human rights experts said on...

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Russia warns U.S. against ‘reckless steps’ in Syria

August 26th, 20180 MOSCOW - A senior Russian official warned the U.S. on Saturday against making any “reckless” moves in Syria, the RIA news agency reported. Reacting to comments by...

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Yemen: Houthis fire two missiles at Saudi Arabia

August 26th, 20180 Yemen’s Houthi group fired two Zelzal-1 missiles in the direction of Saudi Arabian provinces alongside the joint border, the Houthis’ Masirah TV said in a tweet on...

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British and French airlines halting flights to Iran next month

August 26th, 20180 British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for business reasons, months after President Trump announced he would...

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