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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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Netanyahu’s ‘Abraham Alliance’ depends on path to Palestinian state

UAE raises the stakes for PA reform for postwar Gaza

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Italy appoints ambassador to Syria in latest sign of European thaw

Syria’s relations with the international community are gradually improving amid the ongoing civil war.

An animal activist pats a stray during a rally to protest against a bill drafted by the government that aims to remove stray dogs off the country's streets, in Istanbul on July 23, 2024.

Activists warn of tourism boycott as Turkey pushes through controversial stray dog bill

A government-led parliamentary committee this week approved a bill that could result in the mass culling of millions of street dogs, and fury at the legislation has spread beyond Turkey’s borders.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden (L) and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William J. Burns, wait for a briefing on Ukraine in the Oval Office of the White House October 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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CIA, Mossad chiefs head to Rome to discuss Gaza cease-fire

Mossad chief David Barnea, CIA chief William Burns, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel — the four figures leading the talks for a potential deal between Israel and Hamas — are set to meet on Sunday in Rome to continue negotiations.

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Russia, Turkey FMs meet in Laos, discuss Syria reconciliation efforts

The two top diplomats’ talks come after the Russian and Syrian presidents discussed the Turkish president’s invitation to hold a three-country leaders' summit with his Syrian counterpart after more than a decade of hostilities.

Ezgi Akin

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

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Kamala Harris tells Netanyahu ‘time to get deal done,’ highlights Palestinian suffering

Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, disembarks Air Force Two at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on July 23, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

By Bryant Harris

In Washington, reporting on Congress

UAE, China, Russia, Turkey violating Sudan arms embargo: Amnesty

A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, holds a weapon during a graduation ceremony in Gedaref state, May 27, 2024.

Beatrice Farhat

By Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Hamas calls for avenging death of West Bank leader in Israel jail

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Beatrice Farhat

By Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

From Egypt to Saudi: Meet Middle East's athletes at Paris Olympics

This photograph shows Paris 2024 Olympics Games banner in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, on July 18, 2024.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Biden presses Netanyahu to close gap with Hamas on cease-fire talks

Meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024.

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Police provide security at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with former US resident Donald Trump, on July 26, 2024

Trump slams rivals as he meets Netanyahu in Florida

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The Saint Hilarion complex dates back to the fourth century

UN puts 4th-century Gaza monastery on endangered site list

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Donald Trump discussed the US wiping Iran from 'the face of the Earth'

Trump discusses US wiping Iran 'off the face of the Earth'

AFP

Barak, whose leg was shredded by a grenade during a hostage rescue mission in Gaza, draws as he sits on his bed at the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv

'War wounds the soul': Israeli soldiers recount trauma of Gaza war

AFP

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Lebanon FM warns of 'devastating’ regional war if Israel escalates campaign against Hezbollah

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 15: Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib speaks to the media following talks with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on December 15, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The two diplomats discussed mutual measures to prevent the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict from expanding to other regions, among other issues. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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G42-Microsoft partnership in Kenya 'just the beginning,' says UAE trade minister

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) listens to a speech by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi (R) during the inauguration of the newly built floating solar power plant on the water that can generate 192 mega watts of peak electricity in cooperation between the Indonesian government and Masdar from the UAE, at Cirata Reservoir, West Java, on November 9, 2023. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)

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NATO's deputy chief says Iran helping Russian 'threat to European security'

NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, chairs a session of North Atlantic Council (NAC) with Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo, on February 1, 2024. (Photo by Elvis BARUKCIC / AFP) (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

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Archbishop seeking Armenian PM’s ouster over concessions to Turkey, Azerbaijan down but not out

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The protest movement leader Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan participates during the rally demanding the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over land transfer to neighboring Azerbaijan, outside the government building in central Yerevan on May 30, 2024.

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Media film and photograph the Abdulhamid Han drill ship, the fourth built by Turkey, in Mersin on August 9, 2022 before it leaves for gas exploration to an undisputed area in the Mediterranean Sea, in south of the city of Gazipasa. - Turkey on August 9, 2022 sent its newest drill ship on the first eastern Mediterranean energy exploration mission in nearly two years. The search for natural gas in energy-rich waters around the divided island of Cyprus has turned into an irritant in Turkey's ties with the Euro

Turkey’s natural gas hub: the end of a dream?

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In Washington, DC, reporting on regional energy trends

In this picture taken on May 10, 2023, people attend the UAE Climate Tech Forum in Abu Dhabi. Faced with mounting pressure over planet-heating pollution, the Arab Gulf's energy giants are turning to humble tech start-ups as they search for ways to remove emissions while keeping oil flowing. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Tech investment slump reaching critical stage for cash strapped Middle East startups

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In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Women queue to fill containers with water from a private irrigation well provided by a farmer in Sbikha town, which has been having drinking water problems for years, near Tunisia's central city of Kairouan on June 25, 2024. Like its neighbour Algeria and large areas of the Mediterranean region, Tunisia suffers from "alert drought conditions", according to the European Drought Observatory. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria’s desalination ambitions to come with heavy financial burden

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Kamala Harris tells Netanyahu ‘time to get deal done,’ highlights Palestinian suffering

Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, disembarks Air Force Two at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on July 23, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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In Washington, reporting on Congress

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Turkey’s opposition fears political motives behind stray dog bill

A stray dog sits in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Aug. 23, 2022.

Ezgi Akin

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

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Netanyahu delivers defiant speech, remains weak leader as Israel struggles in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to address a joint gathering of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol, Washington, DC, July 24, 2024.

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Netanyahu’s ‘Abraham Alliance’ depends on path to Palestinian state

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC.