Archives for September, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) attend a signing ceremony in the pavilion of honor at Algiers airport, in Algiers, on Aug. 27, 2022.

Things to remember from Macron’s Algeria visit

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Iran navy attempts to capture US drones in Red Sea

A US military official rejected Iran's claims that the unmanned sea drones pose a hazard to commercial shipping in the region.

Israeli security forces stand guard at the scene of a stabbing attack in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Palestinian killed in West Bank after stabbing Israeli soldier

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With warming of diplomatic ties, Israel, Turkey expect bilateral trade boom

Now that diplomatic relations have improved, Israel hopes to increase and expand its exportations to Turkey in fields such as water treatment, smart agriculture and energy.

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Archaeologist claims Prophet Muhammad had Egyptian roots

Egyptologist Wissam al-Sisi sparked controversy with claims that the Prophet Muhammad was of Egyptian, not Arab, origins.

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Israeli archeologists find 4,000-year-old village in Ramallah

The excavation of the ancient village by an Israeli team of archeologists has raised the ire of Palestinians, who believe that Israel is working to appropriate their history and antiquities.

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US calls Iran’s latest nuclear deal offer 'not constructive'

Iran insisted it put forward “a constructive approach aimed at finalizing the negotiations.”

In this file US Air Force photo taken on October 19, 2015 a Boeing KC-46A(L) conducts tests of aircraft acceleration and vibration exposure while flying in receiver formation at various speeds and altitudes over Edwards Air Force Base, California

Israel to get Boeings as part of US military aid: company

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Egypt to adopt Russian Mir payment system to encourage tourism, trade exchange

Russian tourists and companies will be allowed to pay through the Russian Mir system in Egypt ahead of the winter season, which Cairo is hoping will boost its tourism sector.

The attack left permanent scars on the city of Nice, a byword for urban seaside glamour on France's Cote d'Azur

Trial opens in France over 2016 Nice truck massacre

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Christians in Syria's Idlib hold major Mass

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has allowed the reopening of a church in Idlib countryside months after HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani met with the Christian community in the area — in what many see as a bid to brand himself a moderate and gain outside support.

A picture shows on Feb. 11, 2020, a general view of al-Atba district of Cairo, Egypt.

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Egypt seeks two-child policy amid deteriorating economic conditions

The Egyptian government renewed its call for the necessity of having two children only in order to confront overpopulation amid the harsh economic conditions plaguing Egypt.

This photo shows election campaign posters of (L to R) Israel's Yisrael Beitenu party bearing a portrait of its leader Avigdor Liberman and the Likud party showing its leader and incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bnei Brak, Israel, March 14, 2021.

Netanyahu, Liberman locked in conspiracy battle

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, the longstanding nemesis of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, has been accused on social media of a conspiracy to kill a police officer.

Six of the 11 Israeli Olympic team members who were killed in the attack in Munich, Germany on 1972, (top L-R) trainer Moshe Weinberg and officials Kehat Schur and Yakov Springer, (bottom (L-R) official Yosef Gottfreund, wrestler Eliezaar Halfen, and official Amitzur Shapira

'Wrath of God': Israel's response to 1972 Munich massacre

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Muslim Palestinian workers of Israel's Antiquities Authority pray amid the remains of a recently discovered ancient mosque.

Culture

Two of world's oldest mosques discovered in Israel’s Negev desert

The Israel Antiquities Authority discovered ruins of ancient mosques and rural properties dating back about 1,200 years, which sheds light on the area’s transition from Christianity to Islam during that era.

Suzanne Mohamed, an Egyptian female metro train driver, poses at the entrance of a life-size train simulator at Adly Mansour station, Cairo, Egypt, May 31, 2022.

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Meet Cairo’s first female metro train drivers

The Cairo Metro has recruited two female train drivers, a novelty in a country where similar jobs are rarely assumed by women.