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Israel signs historic trade deal with UAE, its biggest with any Arab country
Israeli national flags fly alongside United Arab Emirates national flags on the side of a road in Netanya, Israel, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Kobi Wolf | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday penned a multi-billion dollar free trade agreement, the latest product of […]
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Slain Al Jazeera journalist laid to rest in Jerusalem
Thousands of mourners, some hoisting Palestinian flags and chanting “Palestine, Palestine,” on Friday attended the funeral in Jerusalem for veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who witnesses say was shot and killed by Israeli forces earlier this week while covering a military raid in the occupied West Bank. Earlier on, ahead of the church […]
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Al Jazeera journalist killed by gunfire in the West Bank
Israeli security forces in the village of Romana near the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 8, 2022. An Al-Jazeera journalist was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Nidal Eshtayeh | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images […]
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Russia’s Nazi claims provoke outrage in Israel: Here’s what you need to know
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference following talks of representatives of the Arab League states with Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow on April 4, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko | AFP | Getty Images A rift between Russia and Israel deepened further on Tuesday, with Moscow claiming that the Israeli government is supporting what […]
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Time for a fourth Covid vaccine dose? Here’s why medical professionals are skeptical
There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Countries are beginning to offer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable groups, but medical professionals are undecided on whether it would benefit the wider population. The U.S. Food and […]
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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
Israeli police officers stand on a roof top near Al-Aqsa Mosque following clashes with Muslim prayers during the second Friday prayer of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on April 15, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. Amir Levy | Getty Images At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa […]
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