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2 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on west coast

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Israel has carried out airstrikes against Syria’s west coast, near the ancestral home region of President Bashar al-Assad, killing two Syrian soldiers and wounding six others, state media have reported.
Middle East

Blast kills 5 at Gaza rally marking 2005 Israel pullout

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At least five Palestinians have been killed and 25 others wounded in an explosion next to the separation fence along the Israeli frontier with the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave has confirmed. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.
Americas

US plans to withhold $85m in aid to Egypt due to political detentions

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The United States plans to withhold $85 million in military aid to Egypt because of Cairo's failure to meet Washington's conditions on freeing political prisoners and other issues, a US senator has confirmed, calling for withholding $235 million more.
Middle East

Israel deprived life-saving healthcare to ‘two Palestinian children a day’ in 2023: Report

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Israeli authorities have denied life-saving healthcare to almost 400 Palestinian children in Gaza during the first half of 2023, according to a new report by the humanitarian organization, Save the Children.
Middle East

Biden to meet Netanyahu at UN but not at White House: Report

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US President Joe Biden will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations headquarters next week, after pushing back efforts by the Israeli prime minister to score an Oval Office meeting, according to a new report.
Middle East

Israeli Supreme Court holds 1st hearing challenging judicial overhaul

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Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put it on the brink of a constitutional crisis.
Middle East

Egypt ‘second most at risk of debt crisis after Ukraine’: Report

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Egypt is the country second most at risk of a debt crisis, coming just after war-torn Ukraine, according to an analysis by Bloomberg.
Middle East

Hopes fade for survivors as Morocco earthquake toll tops 2,800

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Rescuers are racing against time to find survivors in the remote areas hit hardest by Morocco’s deadliest quake in more than six decades, with the death toll climbing to more than 2,800 people.
Middle East

Egypt bans wearing of niqab in schools

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The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools as of the beginning of the next term in late September.
Middle East

Israeli delegation attends UNESCO meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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An Israeli delegation on Monday attended a gathering by the United Nations' cultural agency in Riyadh, in another sign that Saudi Arabia is opening up to Tel Aviv with Washington pressing for a full normalisation of relations.
Middle East

Ten killed, dozens injured as clashes resume in Palestinian camp in Lebanon

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Ten people have been killed and dozens more wounded in renewed violence between rival groups in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

Death toll from Morocco earthquake nears 2,500

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The death toll from Friday’s quake in Morocco has climbed to 2,497, with 2,476 people injured, Morocco’s state news agency reported on Monday.
Europe

UK foreign minister to visit occupied territories

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British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will hold separated meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials this week. Regarding the Middle East crisis, he will press for renewed dialogue on a two-state solution and commit to tackling "threats to regional security and stability, including from Iran."
Foreign Policy

Iranian envoy: Tehran views Riyadh as strategic partner

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Iran considers Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner with a special significance and that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi seeks to push “neighborly ties” with the kingdom after years of frozen ties, the Islamic Republic’s newly-appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia says.
Middle East

Over 300,000 people affected by Morocco earthquake: WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that more than 300,000 people have been affected by the devastating quake that struck Morocco Friday night. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake has claimed 2,122 lives so far— making it the deadliest the country has seen in decades.
Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan, Egypt’s Sisi meet in person, 1st in decade

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held face-to-face talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India's capital New Delhi on Sunday, following a decade-long rift between Ankara and Cairo.
Middle East

Mass protests held in Israel against Netanyahu’s judicial reforms for 36th straight week

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held huge rallies across the occupied Palestinian territories for the 36th straight week in protest against Israeli far-right cabinet's extremist policies, including the judicial overhaul scheme.
Middle East

Four killed in Palestinian clashes in Lebanon refugee camp

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Four people were killed as clashes between Palestinian groups returned to a Lebanon refugee camp on Saturday, the official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) has reported.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in raid on West Bank refugee camp

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Israeli soldiers have fatally shot a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the al-Arroub refugee camp, near the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil, also known as Hebron.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM condoles with Morocco over deadly quake

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The Iranian foreign minister has extended his sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Morocco over the recent quake that has left hundreds of people dead and many others injured in the country.
Security

Iraq vows commitment to implementation of security deal with Iran

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has affirmed Baghdad's unwavering dedication to fully executing the country’s security agreement with Tehran.
Middle East

Gaza exports to resume after Israel agrees to reopen key crossing

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Israel will reopen the main commercial crossing to Gaza on Sunday after a few days of closure that was imposed earlier this week.
Middle East

Number of executions by Saudi Arabia in 2023 topped 100: Report

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The number of executions conducted by Saudi Arabia this year has surpassed 100, according to the rights group Amnesty International, which raised concerns that the death penalty is being used in the kingdom in violation of international law.
Middle East

Hundreds killed in Morocco earthquake

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More than 1,000 people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck and area southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh in Morocco on Friday night, according to state TV.
Middle East

US, Arab states, India, EU to unveil rail, ports agreement on G20 sidelines: White House

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A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official has confirmed.
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