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Israel To Reopen Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site After Attack

Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two...

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Row Over Netanyahu Invite To Paris Vel d’Hiv Ceremony

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Paris Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of a notorious roundup...

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Security Tight, Holy Site Shut After Jerusalem Attack

Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed...

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JPMorgan CEO Being American ‘almost An Embarassment’

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon ripped into the political gridlock in Washington and said Friday that they...

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Six Tourists Wounded In Egypt Beach Resort Stabbing

An assailant wounded six tourists in Egypt after attacking them with a knife on a beach in the Red Sea resort town of...

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UN Chief Fears Jerusalem Attack Could Ignite More Violence

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that an attack that killed two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem...

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Netanyahu, Abbas Speak By Phone After Attack

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone following Friday's...

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Two Israeli Police Shot In Jerusalem Attack Die

Two Israeli police officers shot when Arab assailants opened fire in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday have died from...

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Three Attackers Shoot At Police In Jerusalem Before Being Killed

Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly...

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Australia Cautiously Enters Medical Marijuana Market

At a secret location in Australia's southeast, Peter Crock delicately tends to a two-month-old cannabis cutting. Barely...

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Palestinian MP Gets Six Months In Israel Jail Without Trial

Prominent Palestinian politician and rights campaigner Khalida Jarrar has been ordered detained for six months without...

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Israel Freezes Palestinian Housing Plan After Settlers Object

Israeli ministers have frozen a plan to allow for the construction of thousands of Palestinian homes in a West Bank...

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EU Takes On Hungary Over NGO Law Seen As Targeting Soros

The EU launched legal action against Hungary on Thursday over a crackdown on foreign-backed civil society groups that...

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Trump Envoy Mediates Water Deal Between Israel, Palestinians

US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace envoy said Thursday Israel would supply the Palestinians with millions of...

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Prisoner Aid Cut Could Trigger Palestinian Crisis

International pressure on the Palestinian Authority to halt payments to the families of Palestinians held in Israeli...

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Turkey Energy Minister ‘to Visit Israel For Pipeline Deal’

Turkey's Energy Minister Berat Albayrak is set to visit Israel by the end of this year to conclude an agreement for the...

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Qatar Pledges Gaza Support Despite Saudi Pressure

Qatar's envoy to Gaza said Tuesday Doha was committed to funding projects in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, despite...

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Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’

The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...

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Israel’s Labour Hopes Fresh Face Can Topple Netanyahu

Israel's main opposition Labour party has taken a risk in electing as its new leader an ex-businessman who only joined...