White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
Washington (Reuters) – A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government
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Turkey withdraws from base in northwest Syria, sources say
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey is withdrawing troops from a military post in northwest Syria that was surrounded by Syrian government
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Saudi Arabia restructures top religious and advisory bodies
Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a series of orders on Sunday restructuring the kingdom’s advisory Shura Council,
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Iran sees no arms buying spree as it expects U.N. embargo to end
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran said it was self-reliant in its defense and had no need to go on a weapons
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First Emirati passenger plane lands in Israel from UAE
Tel Aviv (AFP) – The first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel landed near Tel Aviv
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Israel, Bahrain formalise ties at ceremony attended by U.S. officials
Manama (Reuters) – Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli
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Muslim World League chief says ‘Extremists harmed Islam’s reputation’, over Macron’s ‘Islamist Separatism’ speech
Riyadh – Extremists have harmed Islam’s reputation, said Muslim World League’s chief Mohammed Al-Issa on a TV show while responding
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Palestine’s senior PLO official Erekat taken to Israeli hospital for COVID-19 treatment
West Bank (Reuters) – Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday
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Egypt and GCC condemn Israeli approval of new settlements in West Bank
Cairo – Egyptian government and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday condemned Israel’s plan to build nearly 5,000 new settlements
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Israel, UAE to sign agreement for 28 flights per week, ministry says
Abu Dhabi (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates will a sign a deal on Tuesday to allow 28
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