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Fri, 06 May 2022 16:57:03 GMT Palestinians vow to stay on West Bank land despite defeat in decades-old legal battle |
The leader of a Palestinian village council in the West Bank vowed Friday to continue fighting eviction from land the Israeli military is claiming as a firing range, despite an Israeli Supreme Court decision against the Palestinians in a case that has been in court for more than two decades.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Canada |
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Mexico |
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 String of deadly earthquakes hit southern Iran |
At least three people were killed and eight others injured following a string of earthquakes that hit southern Iran Saturday, according to state-run IRIB news agency.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister |
Lapid has dabbled in acting, screenwriting, music and even amateur boxing, before becoming best known to the Israeli public as a journalist-turned-politician. Now, he will be entering his biggest spotlight yet.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve, triggering fifth election in four years |
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering new elections.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 How Erdogan's Turkey became NATO's wild card |
Turkey has become a headache for NATO. But recent geopolitical events have shown that it's one the alliance will have to tolerate. Experts say Erdogan knows that well and has used his country's place in the grouping to serve its national interests.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Oil producers usually tame soaring prices by turning on the taps. Here's why that may not work this time |
When oil exporters meet on Tuesday to decide on whether to raise output, they'll have to take into account a looming global recession that threatens to slash demand for their crude and diminish their ability to control its price.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Toxic gas leak in Jordan kills at least 12 people, injures hundreds |
A toxic gas that leaked out of a container in Jordan's port of Aqaba, killing at least 12 people and injuring 260 others, was chlorine, Jordan's emergency relief coordinating agency said late Monday.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner in the kingdom -- ESOHR |
Murtaja Qureiris, once considered by lawyers and activists as the youngest political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was released on Friday, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights told CNN.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 A woman's brutal killing shocks the Arab world |
The brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Saudi Crown Prince makes first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder |
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has landed in the Turkish capital for a first visit to the country since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Is there any way out of Israel's neverending election cycle? |
A fifth round of elections in less than four years will likely be held in Israel. And even though Netanyahu is facing ongoing corruption trial, he could be back in power in a matter of months.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Tzipi Livni Fast Facts |
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister of Israel.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Israel set for possible fifth election in four years as PM Bennett moves to dissolve parliament |
Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has effectively called time on his premiership after just a year in the job.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Rainbow-colored toys and clothing are seized in Saudi Arabia for indirectly 'promoting homosexuality' |
Saudi Arabian government officials have cracked down on rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country's capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, saying the items promote homosexuality, according to Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Why enemies Lebanon and Israel are talking now |
Lebanon and Israel, officially at a state of war, are holding indirect talks in an effort to settle a border dispute with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Israeli police conclude probe into conduct at Shireen Abu Akleh funeral, amid reports no officers will be punished |
Israeli police say they have concluded the investigation into police actions during the funeral procession of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem last month.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts |
Read Fast Facts from CNN about the life of the former Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Biden and Saudi have a lot to lose if talks are a bust |
Biden is doing what many expected him to do when he got into the White House: deal with the kingdom according to America's interests, not its ideals.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Iraq's most powerful politician has just caused a 'tectonic shift' |
After eight months of political paralysis, the kingmaker of Iraqi politics has ordered his bloc to withdraw from parliament, causing what analysts say is a tectonic shift in politics.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options |
Long-running tensions over Iran's nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the Middle East into uncharted waters.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering |
Efforts by Netanyahu and his allies to bring down Israel's governing coalition risk hurting the very cause the Israeli right has always championed: Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Mohamed ElBaradei Fast Facts |
Read Fast Facts about Mohamed ElBaradei on CNN and learn more about the former director general of the IAEA and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Shirin Ebadi Fast Facts |
View CNN's Fast Facts about the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Iranian passenger train derails, killing at least 17 |
At least 17 people were killed and 50 more injured after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday morning, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Twitter.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking 'complete control' |
An independent commission of inquiry set up by the UN Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Gupta brothers await extradition to South Africa after years of refuge in the UAE |
Rajesh and Atul Gupta, wanted in South Africa for their alleged involvement in a massive corruption scheme, are awaiting extradition after being arrested in the United Arab Emirates where they are believed to have sought refuge since 2018.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 04:39:54 +0200 Why India is in damage-control mode with Arab nations |
It took India less than 24 hours to discipline two politicians after a controversy that had been brewing at home for over a week caught the attention of its Arab trade partners.
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