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Arab League says Israel plan ‘aggression’
Arab foreign ministers have condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as “aggression” undermining any chances of a peace settlement with the Palestinians. Netanyahu said on Tuesday he planned to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he wins…
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Israel prepares for historic election re-run
As Israel prepares for an historic re-run of its national elections, a key question is whether the country’s sizeable Arab minority will turn out to help unseat sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Arab voters make up almost one fifth of Israel’s electorate, but less than half of them voted in the last election, citing perceived…
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Report: Trace Amounts Of Uranium Found By Inspectors At Iranian Site
Diplomats who have closely observed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) work in Iran said that investigators discovered traces of uranium at a Tehran-based storage facility, Reuters reported on Monday, and that Iran has yet to issue any explanation why. According to Reuters, vague reports that radioactive material had been detected at the site have been…
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Iran’s latest move confirms failure of Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy
On Saturday, Iran announced that it had begun feeding uranium gas into a cascade of 20 IR-6 centrifuges and a second cascade of 20 IR-4 centrifuges, both of which provide Tehran with a significantly faster enrichment capability than its older IR-1 model. This move came less than a week after the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran had…
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Archaeologists May Have Uncovered Emmaus
Archaeologists have uncovered what could be the location of the Biblical town of Emmaus. According to the Gospel, the town of Emmaus was one of the places where Jesus appeared after being crucified and resurrected. In Luke 24, he appears to two believers on the road to Emmaus as an unknown man, recounting His mission and prompting…
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Thousands of Hezbollah supporters march in the streets of Beirut
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters have hit the streets in south Beirut, as the militant group trades barbs with Israel just days out from the rerun of Israeli elections. It’s also one week since Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on Lebanon’s southern border, and Hezbollah’s leader says the group will fight back if necessary. Correspondent Adam…
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Jewish man fears anti-Semitism behind neighbour’s pork-throwing antics
A Jewish resident fears his religion has made him a target for “anti-Semitic” attacks after a neighbour threw chunks of pork across the yard of his Armstrong Creek property. A JEWISH resident fears his religion has made him a target for “anti-Semitic” attacks after a neighbour threw chunks of pork across the yard of his…
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‘Israel knows what you’re doing’: Netanyahu claims to find new Iranian nuke site
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister has unveiled what he said was a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons site, further escalating a showdown between the two enemy countries. Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday, local time, came as the UN nuclear watchdog held a meeting in Vienna, where he’s hoping the agency will take tougher action against Iran. It…
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Blacklisted tanker spotted near Syrian port
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, blacklisted by Washington, has arrived in the Syrian port of Tartus. Separately, Iran acknowledged on Sunday it had seized another ship and detained 12 Filipino crew. Iranian state TV said the tugboat was seized on suspicion of smuggling diesel fuel near the Strait of Hormuz. Images from Maxar…
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Iran threat to boost enriched uranium stockpile
Iran says it has accelerated its nuclear research work and threatened to take fresh steps within a month that could allow it to expand its stockpile of enriched uranium, a material that can be used to fuel a nuclear weapon. The move comes after Europe failed to meet a deadline Iran set in July to…