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Egypt impounds ship that got stuck in Suez Canal, wants $900 million in compensation
April 14th, 20210 EGYPT — An Egyptian court has ordered the Japanese owner of the massive "Ever Given" cargo ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal last month to pay $900 million in...
Ship owned by Israeli firm attacked off UAE coast, media reports
April 13th, 20210 DUBAI — A commercial vessel owned by an Israeli firm was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in Gulf waters, pro-Iran media and an Israeli television...
Israel pledges to work with U.S. on Iran
April 11th, 20210 JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister pledged on Sunday to cooperate with the U.S. on Iran, voicing hope that Israeli security would be safeguarded under any......
U.S. restores assistance for Palestinians, to provide $235 million in aid
April 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C./WEST BANK — On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced it would provide $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for...
From his solitary confinement, Marwan Barghouti holds the key to Fatah’s Future
April 8th, 20210 If imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti becomes the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well......
Royal rift, economic hardship shake Jordan’s stability
April 8th, 20210 AMMAN — Unprecedented public criticism of Jordan’s monarchy by a senior royal who has been placed under house arrest has shaken the country’s image as an island...
Netanyahu’s favours were ‘currency’, prosecutor says as corruption trial starts
April 5th, 20210 JERUSALEM - An Israeli prosecutor told a court on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had helped a business couple to clinch deals worth hundred of millions of......
Kafkaesque politics: The missing lessons from Israel’s latest elections
April 3rd, 20210 A “major setback” was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s general elections of March 23. While this depiction...
Iran, world powers to discuss U.S. return to nuclear deal, compliance
April 3rd, 20210 PARIS – Officials from Iran, China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain met virtually on Friday to discuss a possible return of the United States to the 2015 nuclear......
Yemen receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
April 2nd, 20210 Yemen received a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, after the country’s internationally recognized government declared a national health emergency. Though the...
Lebanese president Aoun fears chaos as crisis bites
April 2nd, 20210 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the country could face chaos before it can recover from a financial meltdown. Crushed under a mountain......
Stuck ship partially freed in the Suez Canal
March 29th, 20210 EGYPT — Ever Given, the 224,000-ton container ship that has captured the world's attention in recent days as it remained stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week,...
Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president
March 27th, 20210 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), warned prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Saturday against sidelining......
U.S. special envoy for Yemen travels to Middle East, Houthis agree to continued talks
March 26th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Special Envoy Tim Lenderking was scheduled to travel to the Middle East on Thursday, to press a plan for a ceasefire in Yemen, talks on...
Netanyahu’s future uncertain amid Israeli election stalemate
March 24th, 20210 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects for another term looked uncertain on Wednesday after partial results from a national election projected no clear......
Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Iran
March 21st, 20210 TEHRAN — Iran does not trust U.S. promises on lifting sanctions and will only return to its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal once Washington fully removes the...
Biden’s China policy likely to be doomed from the start
March 21st, 20210 A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden administration on how to counter China’s unhindered economic growth and political ambitions came in the......
Palestinian killed by Israeli troops during clashes – witness
March 19th, 20210 BEIT DAJAN - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian on Friday as demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hurled rocks at...
U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended through April 21
March 19th, 20210 DETROIT — Travel restrictions across the U.S. and Canada border will remain in place through at least April 21 due to the COVID pandemic. The U.S. Department of......
Born into conflict, 10-year old Syrian child is family’s breadwinner
March 15th, 20210 ALEPPO — Mohammed Abu Rdan has known nothing but conflict throughout his short life. Born in rural Aleppo in 2011 when peaceful protests against President...
Roadblocks cleared in Lebanon after week of protests
March 12th, 20210 BEIRUT — Growing resentment and outrage among the Lebanese led to eight days of protests this week, with protesters using burnt tires to block roadways across the......
“Is this who we are?”: Gitmo is America’s enduring shame
March 10th, 20210 “That’s certainly our goal and our intention.” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when, on February 12, she was asked...
Syria’s President Assad and his wife test positive for COVID-19
March 8th, 20210 SYRIA — Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms, his office said on Monday. The Syrian......
