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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:58:46 GMT Several dead after Israeli joint security forces raid in West Bank |
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Iran |
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet |
A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the Saudi war in Yemen may come to an end, after more than seven years of hostilities that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed or injured and the country left in ruins.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Israeli minister says there's 'no such thing as a Palestinian people,' inviting US rebuke |
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a rebuke from the United States just weeks after calling for a Palestinian town to be "erased."
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Two decades on, trauma from America's war continues to haunt Iraqis |
Two decades after the start of the US-led war in the country, Iraqis say that while some of the physical wounds may have healed over time, the psychological trauma from the conflict and its aftermath persists to this day.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Netanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel's judiciary |
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country's judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure, including from US President Joe Biden.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 |
By Christina Zdanowicz, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Will Lanzoni and Brett Roegiers, CNN
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Iran's Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts |
Read CNN's Fast Facts on Iran's nuclear capabilities.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Naftali Bennett Fast Facts |
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared |
For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country's south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city, pressure is mounting on authorities to prepare for the possibility of another natural disaster of unthinkable proportions.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Child detainees in Iran subjected to torture, says Amnesty |
Iranian authorities have used torture methods including sexual violence against imprisoned children as part of a crackdown on recent protests, according to rights group Amnesty International.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 At least 4 Palestinians killed in IDF operation in Jenin |
At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry. At least five of the injured are in critical condition, the health ministry added.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Anti-Black racism surfaces in an African country. Critics are blaming the president for it |
Critics say the president's actions have unleashed xenophobia and exposed the dark underbelly of anti-black racism in the country. The controversy also demonstrates the regression of democracy and human rights in the country that sparked the Arab Spring revolts over a decade ago.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may ripple across the region. Here's why |
Saudi Arabia and Iran have given each other just two months to prove they are serious about Friday's agreement to normalize ties. The two are likely to be discussing ways to end almost seven years of hostility, a large task given how far-reaching the implications could be.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Half a million Israelis protest Netanyahu's judicial overhaul, organizers say |
About 5% of the country's population took to the streets in the tenth consecutive week of protests against plans by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to overhaul the country's judicial system, organizers claimed.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Iran and Saudi Arabia signal the start of a new era, with China front and center |
When Saudi Arabia and Iran buried the hatchet in Beijing on Friday, it was a game-changing moment both for a Middle East shaped by their decades-old rivalry, and for China's growing influence in the oil-rich region.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to end years of hostilities in deal mediated by China |
Friday's announcement is also a diplomatic victory for China in a Gulf region that has long been considered part of the US' domain of influence. It comes as the Biden administration tries to notch its own win in the Middle East by trying to broker a normalization pact between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts |
Read Fast Facts from CNN about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Haditha Killings Fast Facts |
Read CNN's Haditha Killings Fast Facts and learn more about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Saudi Arabia looks for security assurances from US as condition for normalizing ties with Israel |
Saudi Arabia is looking to the United States for security guarantees and help with its civilian nuclear program as a condition for normalizing relations with Israel, according to people familiar with the matter, setting up a critical decision that could reshape the political situation in the Middle East.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 UN reveals plan to salvage oil from supertanker moored off the coast of Yemen |
The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Blast kills Taliban governor in his office in Afghanistan |
A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have told CNN.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious prison |
Iran's longest-held American prisoner has appealed to US President Joe Biden to ramp up efforts to secure his release, in a rare interview with CNN from inside Iran's notorious Evin prison.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 US defense chief jabs at Netanyahu's plan to weaken courts as protesters block Israeli airport |
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to weaken Israel's judicial system as protesters paralyzed two of Tel Aviv's main travel arteries on Thursday, intensifying a nationwide movement against the controversial proposals.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts |
Read CNN's Fast Facts about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Erdogan's 'polar opposite' wants to replace him as president of Turkey |
Turkey's opposition on Monday announced Kemal Kilicdaroglu as the presidential candidate to run against two-decade ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an upcoming election that could change the course of the country.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Two dead, 16 injured in Egypt train derailment |
At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt's Health Ministry.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:52:34 +0100 Six Palestinians, including suspected Hamas gunman, killed in Israeli raid |
Israeli forces staged a daylight raid into Jenin in the occupied West Bank targeting the suspect in the killing of two Jewish settlers, leaving the suspect and at least five other Palestinian men dead, officials on both sides said Tuesday.
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