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Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East

Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan

MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
Middle East

Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
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Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a gold-trimmed sign naming a proposed new community on the disputed Golan Heights…
In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity
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In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity

KHUBBAYZA, Israel (Reuters) – Loudspeakers blared nationalist Arabic music across hillsides in northern Israel on Thursday as children ran across…
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
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Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Dozens of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags and pictures of Syrian President Bashar…
Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
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Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria

Who controls the Golan? The Golan was Syrian territory until 1967, when Israel occupied it in the Six-day War and later annexed it. The…
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
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Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament

DALIYAT AL-KARMEL, Israel (Reuters) – With Israel’s election just over a month away, a Druze former television news anchor is…
Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals
Middle East

Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A stand-off between Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a pro-Syrian politician escalated on Saturday when shots…
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
Middle East

Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire

  A Syrian woman captured by Islamic State militants said her 8-year-old son died in her lap when the extremists…
Druze on Golan Heights protest against Israeli municipal election
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Druze on Golan Heights protest against Israeli municipal election

  MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Hundreds of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags, gathered outside the gates of…
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