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Palestinians Announce First Elections in 15 Years on Eve of Biden Era
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree setting parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year
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Casino Mogul and GOP Megadonor Sheldon Adelson Dies at 87
Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands, had been among the most-watched donors supporting President Trump’s reelection effort.
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Israel's Covid Vaccine Rollout Is the Fastest in the World — Here Are Some Lessons for the Rest of Us
From logistics to public information campaigns, there are a number of lessons that other countries could learn from Israel as they try to ramp up their own vaccination drives.
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‘I Love Life': Oldest Living Olympic Champion Turns 100
The oldest living Olympic champion turns 100 and says the fondest memory of her remarkable life is simply that she has lived through it all
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Israel Heads to New Elections as Government Collapses
Israel’s divided government has collapsed, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years.
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Israel, Morocco to Normalize Ties; US Shifts W Sahara Policy
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, has announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months
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Israeli Start-Up Entrepreneur Says Middle East's Next Unicorn ‘Very Likely' to Come Out of UAE
The next billion dollar business in the Middle East will emerge from the United Arab Emirates, according to one of the region’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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First Vaccine Doses Arrive in Israel
Israel received their first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. The country is expecting 500,000 total doses this month.
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Middle East Facing ‘Cyber Pandemic' as Covid Exposes Security Vulnerabilities, Cyber Chief Says
The UAE has seen an “at least 250% increase” in cyberattacks this year, the UAE’s top cyber security chief told CNBC.
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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemned the killing and alleged “serious indications” of Israeli involvement.
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Singapore's Co-Developed Vaccine Candidate Is in ‘Good Shape' for Delivery in 2021
Positive results were announced by Singapore’s Covid vaccine candidate ARCT-021, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics together with Duke-NUS Medical School.
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Israel and the U.S. Among the Best Places to Be a Woman Entrepreneur
Israel has charged past the U.S. and New Zealand to emerge as the world’s best place to be a woman entrepreneur after Covid-19 shook up the annual rankings.
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Pompeo Is 1st Top US Diplomat to Visit an Israeli Settlement
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
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Salaries in Asia Pacific Projected to Grow the Most Globally in 2021
ECA International’s Lee Quane attributed this year’s gains to a “sustained increase in productivity in many Asian nations” despite the coronavirus crisis.
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US, Israel Worked Together to Track and Kill Al-Qaida No. 2
The United States and Israel tracked and killed a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, in a bold intelligence operation that came as the Trump administration was ramping up pressure on Tehran
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Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris Says Turkey's Erdogan Wants to Be ‘New Ottoman Emperor'
Naguib Sawiris leveled strong criticism at Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing the leader of making a “very big mess” in the Middle East.
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7 Killed, Including 5 Americans, in Peacekeeping Force Helicopter Crash in Egypt
The international force that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement said Thursday that seven peacekeepers, including five Americans, were killed when one of its helicopters crashed during a routine mission in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. One American peacekeeper was badly injured.
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UAE Set to Get Its First Reaper Drones, Clinch F-35 Deal as Trump Administration Pushes Through Final Arms Sales
The sale would be the first American transfer of lethal drones and stealth aircraft and to any Arab country.
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Saudis Worry, Iran and Palestinians Hope: What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Middle East
While the Biden victory elicited collective sighs of relief for many leaders in Europe, the reaction in the Middle East is far less uniform.
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Israel Criticized Over West Bank Home Demolitions
Israel has come under heavy criticism after the military demolished several homes and other structures in a Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank at a time when much of the world’s attention was focused on the U.S. election