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9/22/2023 12:02:44 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday there could be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution.
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8/22/2023 10:00:00 AM
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis so far this year – already surpassing last year’s annual figures and the highest number since 2005, the U.N. Mideast envoy said Monday.
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8/2/2023 12:31:04 PM
Ahmed Salah grew anxious when he heard the news that Russia had suspended a crucial wartime grain deal. The bakery owner in Egypt's capital is concerned it could mean global food prices soar.
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6/24/2023 9:04:11 PM
The top military officer in the United States canceled a trip to the Middle East on Saturday as the crisis in Russia intensified, a spokesman said.
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6/13/2023 6:16:16 PM
Last year was the deadliest for migrants in the Middle East and North Africa since 2017, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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6/13/2023 10:17:48 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Middle East politics.
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5/27/2023 3:39:01 PM
Iraq on Saturday presented an ambitious plan to turn itself into a regional transportation hub by developing its road and rail infrastructure, linking Europe with the Gulf and other Middle East countries.
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5/19/2023 6:21:43 PM
The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American warship, a sign of their unified approach to keep the crucial waterway open after Iran seized two oil tankers.
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5/9/2023 3:10:00 PM
Tor Wennesland , the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip are "unacceptable", adding that he was "deeply alarmed by developments in the strip after Israel launched a military operation."
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4/19/2023 2:03:39 PM
The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies where American sailors often faces tense encounters with Iranian forces.
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4/7/2023 3:50:00 PM
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Friday appealed to "all parties" to de-escalate after Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in retaliation for several dozen rockets fired from both territories.
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3/28/2023 4:19:56 PM
A leading international rights group on Tuesday decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a “robust response” to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but remain “lukewarm" on issues of human rights violations in the Middle East.
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3/28/2023 3:03:02 PM
China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, President Xi Jinping said in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday.
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3/23/2023 10:22:26 AM
The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship.
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3/16/2023 10:02:50 AM
In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers — China and the United States.
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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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1/31/2023 5:11:39 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.
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1/3/2023 8:12:24 PM
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among nations to condemn a visit Tuesday by Israel's extreme-right new national security minister to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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12/20/2022 10:04:32 AM
Jordan hosts a Middle East summit Tuesday bringing together regional and international players hoping to help resolve regional crises, particularly in neighbouring Iraq.
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11/21/2022 11:54:59 AM
The first direct flight flying from Israel to Qatar took off from Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning carrying Israeli and Palestinian football fans eager to watch their favorite teams compete in Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first held in a Mideast country.
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