Middle East News Headlines
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A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years
Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades and advanced plans to build thousands of new settlement homes
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Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
An Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group says the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank
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Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful
Behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One or in meetings around the world, many people describe President Joe Biden in the same dual way
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Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
Egypt’s new Cabinet has been sworn in and features major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy portfolios as the country faces mounting public discontent and conflicts in neighboring nations
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US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe
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France is facing an election like no other. Here's how it works and what comes next
French voters are called to the polls this weekend for an exceptional moment in their political history
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US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months
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Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions rise
Iranians have voted in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi
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US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East