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Iran agrees to resume nuclear talks before the end of November
Iran has agreed to resume crucial nuclear talks “before the end of November,” the country’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said in a tweet on Wednesday.
Israeli settlement plans in the West Bank draw condemnation from US, UK, Europe
Israel’s plan to greenlight thousands of new Israeli housing units in the West Bank is drawing outcry from the US, UK and a dozen European countries.
Missile attack on mosque and religious school kills and injures 29 Yemeni civilians, says minister
A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a mosque and a religious school killed and injured 29 civilians, including women and children, in the Yemeni province of Marib, the country’s information … Read More
Israel’s leader threatens no-show if COP26 officials fail to fix wheelchair access issue
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has told COP 26 organizers to fix an issue with wheelchair access to the main venue or he is cancelling his appearance at the event … Read More
Israeli court halts auction of tattoo kit said to have been used at Auschwitz
An Israeli court suspended on Wednesday the auction of a partial tattoo kit billed as having been used on inmates at the Auschwitz death camp, following an outcry from Holocaust … Read More
Yemen’s Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province
Expecting a possible siege, pro-government forces in central Yemen are preparing to defend Marib city, their last northern stronghold, against advancing Houthi fighters bent on taking full control of one … Read More
Sheikh Jarrah families facing threat of forced eviction reject Israeli high court proposal
Seven Palestinian families facing the threat of forced eviction from their homes in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have rejected a proposal from Israel’s High Court that justices … Read More
Iraqi Prime Minister survives assassination attempt
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence, the country’s military said.
Israel doubles down against US, saying there is no room in Jerusalem for an American Consulate for Palestinians
Sitting next to the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington this October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was clear: The Americans want to re-open their consulate in Jerusalem to serve Palestinians.