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2/14/2023 10:22:50 AM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday criticized Israel's moves to advance settlements, warning that the US ally was aggravating tensions with the Palestinians following recent violence.
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International
2/13/2023 12:24:00 PM
China on Monday said more than 10 U.S. high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission, following Washington's accusation that Beijing operates a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/13/2023 10:27:00 AM
Despite rising tensions, internal troubles and a drone attack on one of its military facilities, there is still a window for a deal with Iran — or at least many in the Gulf hope so.
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International
2/12/2023 8:00:54 PM
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
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International
2/12/2023 9:58:50 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a US fighter jet shot down an "unidentified object'' that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the US took similar action over Alaska.
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World
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Africa
2/11/2023 9:56:59 PM
Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram.
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World
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Region
2/11/2023 9:22:39 PM
Iran on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.
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Region
2/11/2023 2:09:27 PM
Iran on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.
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World
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Africa
2/8/2023 7:35:55 PM
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Wednesday that elections would go ahead as scheduled this month despite growing tensions around currency and fuel shortages.
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World
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International
2/4/2023 10:06:33 PM
The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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World
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Africa
2/4/2023 9:15:10 PM
Regional heads of state have called for an immediate cease-fire by all parties in eastern Congo, where tensions have grown amid talk of war as DR Congo and neighboring Rwanda trade allegations of backing armed rebels.
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Region
2/2/2023 10:13:17 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet France's president, business leaders and members of France's Jewish community during a trip to Paris starting Thursday that has angered Palestinian supporters amid a new spasm of violence in the Mideast.
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World
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Africa
2/2/2023 7:45:34 PM
Ethiopia's ancient Orthodox Church has accused the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of interfering in its affairs as tensions mount over a breakaway group of bishops.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/2/2023 11:10:00 AM
Tensions are increasing in the Middle East with the return of the “shadow war” between Iran and Israel and no progress on the nuclear talks with Tehran.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/2/2023 9:09:00 AM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Egypt, Palestine and Israel this week was mainly aimed at “de-escalating tensions” and to “restore calm” following one of the deadliest weeks in recent years, in which more a dozen Palestinians and seven Israelis were killed.
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Region
2/1/2023 9:15:44 PM
Militants fired a rocket into Israel's south on Wednesday, the occupation army said, setting off sirens and raising already heightened tensions under the country's new ultranationalist government.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/31/2023 10:14:28 PM
As tensions rise in Palestine, Washington attempts to contain the escalation, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/31/2023 8:21:37 PM
Lithuania's foreign minister on Tuesday urged European Union countries not to host Russian ambassadors, as diplomatic tensions between the Baltics and Moscow rise following the invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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Region
1/29/2023 5:31:38 PM
Iran on Sunday condemned a "cowardly" night-time drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site, at a time of high tensions over its nuclear programme and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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World
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Region
1/29/2023 3:43:24 PM
Israeli guards killed a Palestinian near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said Sunday, with the Israeli military alleging he was armed.
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