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Blinken stresses US push for Gaza ceasefire in call with Palestinian President Abbas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for further Palestinian reforms after the naming of a government in a…
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Russia condemns Israeli attack on Iranian consulate in Damascus
Moscow on Monday accused Israel of carrying out an “unacceptable” attack on a diplomatic building in Syria, after air strikes…
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Sisi to be sworn in Tuesday for third term as Egypt’s president
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in on Tuesday for a third consecutive term in the new capital being built…
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US, Israeli officials hold virtual meeting on Rafah invasion alternative
Senior US and Israeli officials held a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion…
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Senior US diplomat going to Saudi Arabia, Oman to talk Houthi attacks in Red Sea
US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is going to Saudi Arabia and Oman this week to discuss the need…
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Palestinian Authority seeks April vote for full United Nations membership
The Palestinian Authority wants the United Nations Security Council to vote this month to make it a full member of the world body,…
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IRGC says seven members killed in Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed on Monday that seven of its members, including two senior commanders, were killed…
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Israel’s Netanyahu doing ‘very well,’ to be released from hospital on Tuesday: Office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon following a hernia procedure, his office said, citing…
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32,782 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since oct.7, health ministry says
At least 32,782 Palestinians have been killed and 75,298 injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, the…
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Israel central bank chief says more clarity needed on future defense spending
Israel’s central bank chief on Sunday called on the government to enact responsible fiscal policy by reining in non-defense spending…
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