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Tag: Middle East
In Reversal, Israel’s New Government Engages With Palestinian Authority
The government has held high-level meetings with Palestinian officials and aided the Palestinians economically, a sharp change from the previous government.
With Fuel from Iran, Hezbollah Steps In Where Lebanon Has Failed
The militant group trucked more than 1 million gallons of diesel into Lebanon, flouting U.S. sanctions and billing itself as savior to a suffering population.
Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees
The 18 passenger jets won’t fly into or out of Kabul but will help carry people fearing reprisals from Taliban fighters from bases in the Middle East to stops in Europe.
Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees
The 18 planes won’t fly into or out of Kabul but will help carry people from Middle East bases to stops in Europe.
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns
Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker
Drones carried out the attack on a tanker managed by an Israeli-led firm, killing two people, officials said — apparently the latest in a series of maritime clashes between Iran and Israel.
Tunisia’s Democracy Verges on Collapse as President Moves to Take Control
The effort by President Kais Saied threatened the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring protests a decade ago, and his opponents called it a coup.
Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, but a Prince at the Center of It Is Absent
Two prominent figures are on trial in Jordan accused of plotting to destabilize the kingdom. One is an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s leader, and the Saudis have been trying to disrupt the trial.
Departure of Netanyahu Provides Biden a Chance for Better Ties
The departure of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister is a relief for Democrats, but Iran and the Palestinians could test Mr. Biden’s relations with a fragile new Israeli government.