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Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity
Middle East

Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s opposition leader on Thursday called for a unity government and vowed to find common ground among…
Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya
Egypt

Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt and Turkey on Thursday held talks on the conflict in Libya, where they back competing factions,…
US says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resume
Middle East

US says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resume

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is signaling that Iran shouldn’t expect major new concessions from the United States as…
Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf
Middle East

Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A female Palestinian reporter said Thursday that a member of the Hamas-run border patrol…
Qatar finance minister arrested over alleged embezzlement -statement
Middle East

Qatar finance minister arrested over alleged embezzlement -statement

Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power and crimes related…
Lebanon could gradually go dark as cash for electricity runs out
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Lebanon could gradually go dark as cash for electricity runs out

Lebanon could go dark as cash for electricity generation runs out this month, a government statement said on Thursday. “We…
Wall Street Journal features GCTP President as a ‘lifetime achiever’
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Wall Street Journal features GCTP President as a ‘lifetime achiever’

In its Wednesday print edition, newspaper staple The Wall Street Journal featured the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace President…
Israel’s president picks Netanyahu opponent Lapid to form government
Middle East

Israel’s president picks Netanyahu opponent Lapid to form government

JERUSALEM (REUTERS) – Israel’s president on Wednesday (May 5) chose Yair Lapid, a centrist politician and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’
Middle East

French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’

BEIRUT (AP) — France’s foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of “great firmness” to its…
Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic
Middle East

Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city’s…
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