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UN rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank
The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday warned of worsening violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, and urged international action against the killing of Palesti...
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New Jewish-Arab party may complicate bid to oust Netanyahu
A new Jewish-Arab political party is courting young voters ahead of Israel's October election. But critics say it risks weakening the bid by the already underrepresented Arab mino...
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SABIC posts narrower quarterly loss, revenue falls 18% as Iran war disrupts supply chains
Saudi chemicals giant SABIC on Wednesday reported a sharply narrower second-quarter net loss due mostly to the absence of the previous year's large one-off charges, while revenue...
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Yemen's Houthis considering fees for ships sailing through Red Sea, sources say
Yemen's Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, regional sourc...
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Explainer: Who are Iraq's Iranian-backed armed groups?
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have struck Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq, which the allies said were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
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Guterres plans Cyprus meeting to define way forward
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he planned to convene a multi-party meeting on the division of Cyprus to define the way forward on resolvi...
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Israeli elections: how they work and who is in the race
Israelis are due to hold a national election on October 27. It will be the first since the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that shook the country and plunged the Middle East in...
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Iran rules out regional management of Hormuz Strait, hitting hopes for breakthrough
Iran has ruled out Oman's proposal for regional joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, hitting hopes of a swift diplomatic breakthr...
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Turkey detains another opposition district mayor, others as crackdown expands
Turkish authorities detained an opposition Istanbul district mayor and five others on Wednesday over alleged irregularities in building and occupancy permits, broadcaster NTV rep...
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Ships transiting via Bab el-Mandeb strait at highest in a week, data shows
Thirty-seven commodity ships passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, the highest number since July 19, preliminary shipping data showed, with only a few transiting thr...
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US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it conducted strikes with Saudi Arabia's armed forces in Iraq against militant groups aligned with Iran.
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US military says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards US forces in Middle East
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards U.S. forces in the Middle East, adding American forces remained "vigilant."
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Top US oil trade group opposes Hormuz tolls after Gulf-backed voluntary fee proposal
The American Petroleum Institute opposes tolls or transit fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the top U.S. oil industry trade group's chief executive Mike Sommers tol...
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Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles at Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis said they fired ballistic missiles at a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, stepping up enforcement of a newly declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed takes 5% stake in EV maker Lucid
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud has taken a 5% stake in Lucid , according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones launched from Iraq targeting oil facilities
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraqi territory that attempted to target oil facilities in the kingdom's...
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Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday he called his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi, following Iran's denunciation of a Ukrainian drone attack on one of its...
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Iran proposes temporary Hormuz plan giving itself greater control over transit lines
Iran has proposed to Oman a temporary arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under which one direction of traffic would pass through Iranian waters and part of the opposite r...
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