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Israel-Lebanon Maritime Dispute Explained

Earlier this month, the new Lebanese government, led by President Michel Aoun, published a tender to explore untapped...

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Hamas Mulls Revenge After Commander Killed

After openly accusing Israel of assassinating a key military commander near his Gaza home, experts agree that...

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Israel Blasted For Approving Emek Shilo Settlement

Israel's government has approved the building of the first new settlement in 20 years in the occupied West Bank - a...

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Iranian Women Players Snookered For ‘un-Islamic’ Acts

Iran has banned some of its women players from billiard sports competitions for a year for violating the Islamic codes...

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Palestinian, UN Alarm After Israel Backs New Settlement

The Palestinians and the United Nations on Friday condemned the Israeli cabinet's approval of the first officially...

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Israel Approves First New West Bank Settlement In 20 Years

Israel has approved the building of the first new settlement on the occupied West Bank in more than two decades. A...

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King Abdullah To Visit White House April 5

Jordan's King Abdullah will visit the White House next week for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US...

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Comedian Izzard ‘banned’ From Palestine Marathon Over Israel Show

British comedian Eddie Izzard on Thursday was banned from running in the Palestine Marathon, organisers said, after he...

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Trump ‘serious’ About Israel-Palestine Peace

President Donald Trump is "serious" about solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said...

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Thousands Commemorate Palestinian ‘Land Day’

Thousands of Arab Israelis and Palestinians gathered Thursday for annual demonstrations marking Land Day, which...

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Netanyahu Vows To Move Ahead On New Settlement Plan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday to move ahead on a plan to create Israel's first new settlement in the...

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Jewish Teen Arrested For US Bomb Threats ‘has Tumour’

An Israeli-American teenager accused of making dozens of anti-Semitic bomb threats that led to concern and a backlash...

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Iran Denies Meddling In Arab World

Iran strongly denied any meddling on Thursday after Arab leaders condemned "foreign interference" in their affairs in a...

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Will Iran’s Rouhani Survive the Bleak Economy?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is credited with pulling the economy back from the brink, but less than two months...

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Israel Minister Swims Against Tide With Gaza Island Plan

An Israeli minister has gone against the tide in proposing a way he says would alleviate conditions in the Gaza Strip...

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David Friedman Takes Oath As New US Ambassador To Israel

David Friedman, a Jewish American attorney close to President Donald Trump, and who is known for a hardline stand in...

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Nicaragua Restores Ties With Israel

A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in front of the US embassy in Managua to demand an end to the Israeli...

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Israel Cuts UN Contribution Due To ‘discrimination’

Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant...

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Israel Defence Exports Surge To $6.5 Bln

Israeli military exports surged last year to $6.5 billion, a rise of 14 percent buoyed by increased defence budgets,...