US shifts command plan to reflect warming Israeli-Arab tiesWith a nod to Israel's increasingly normalized relations with the Arab world, the Pentagon is reorganizing its global command structure to include the Jewish state in the military sphere managed by the head of U.....
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Govt allows PDM to stage protest outside ECP officeISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday finally decided to allow the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to stage a protest outside the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) next week, but warned the 10-party opposition alliance not to take the law into its own hands.
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'No Man's Land,' 'Fauda' Producer Tackles Palestine-Israeli Conflict in New Project (EXCLUSIVE)"No Man's Land," "Fauda" and "False Flag" producer Maria Feldman is teaming with "Tel Aviv on Fire" writer-director Sameh Zoabi on a new identity crisis series "Inheritance," which offers a fresh, comedic take on the Israel-Palestine conflict, breaking new ground for scripted TV. Created by Zoabi, A....
Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military options, newspaper saysIsrael is revising military options for a possible clash with Iran, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government braces for differences with the incoming U.S. administration on Iranian nuclear policy.....
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The crisis in Yemen is largely America's making — and America must fix it nowYemen's war has entered its sixth year with no ceasefire in sight. In March of 2015, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and a dozen other countries launched Operation Decisive Storm (later changed to Restoring Hope) in Yemen. According to Saudi Arabia and its allies the operation aimed to restor....
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Israel launches major air strikes on Iran-linked targets in SyriaIsrael launched an air attack against Iranian-linked targets in Syria near the main border crossing to Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, one of the biggest strikes yet in a campaign that has escalated in the Trump administration's final weeks.....
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Moderna just made an amazing announcement about its coronavirus vaccineModerna has reported some promising news about its coronavirus vaccine, which is one of two along with the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech to have been given emergency use authorization in the US -- and more vaccines are coming soon.
The biotech company says its coronavirus vaccine should ....
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How Israel launched a world-leading Covid-19 vaccination campaign: lessons from the groundIsrael has vaccinated a vastly greater percentage of people against the coronavirus than any other country so far. In this edition of The Promotion Fix, newly immunised columnist Samuel Scott interviews a top health official there and shows what marketers can learn from the successes.
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PDM drive against govt termed 'jihad'MALAKAND: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has declared the opposition's struggle against the government a jihad, claiming that the nation is ready to offer any sacrifice for this cause. He pledged that the jihad would continue till "rulers stopped oppressing the poor".....
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden's angerJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the move, saying it would include 100 home....
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Egypt, Germany, France, Jordan meet to revive Mideast talksEgypt on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Jordan to discuss ways to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.....
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Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challengerTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For years, Gideon Saar was one of Israeli Prime Minister's Benjamin Netanyahu's most loyal and vocal supporters, serving as Cabinet secretary and government minister.
Now, the telegenic Saar, armed with extraordinary political savvy and a searing grudge against his forme....
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US launches work on consulate in disputed Western SaharaThe United States on Sunday started the "process of establishing" a consulate in contested Western Sahara, after Washington recognised Morocco's sovereignty there in exchange for Rabat normalising ties with Israel.....
Countries That Most Vaccinate Against Covid-19RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The monitoring of vaccination rates against Covid-19 allows to understand the scale of protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is being developed in the world while facilitating the monitoring of how vaccines are distributed among populations, regions and each particula....
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Netanyahu court date postponed amid virus lockdownA planned court appearance next week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his long-waited trial for corruption has been indefinitely delayed in the face of Israel's freshly tightened coronavirus lockdown, the judges announced on Friday.....
Airlines 'Rush' to Secure Morocco-Israel RouteAgadir – On December 22, 2020, Morocco and Israel officialized their agreement to establish diplomatic relations. Since then there has been a flurry of activity: exchange of diplomatic delegations, establishment of new flight routes, as well as plans for a friendly match between the two nation....
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Sudan says it signed 'Abraham Accords' with USSudan on Wednesday said it signed the "Abraham Accords" with the U.S., paving the way for the African country to normalize ties with Israel.....
'Medical apartheid': Israeli vaccine drive excludes millions of Palestinians in occupied territoriesIsrael has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel's decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where ....
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Geagea slams remarks by Iranian GeneralLebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea slammed the remarks made by top Iranian official, asking why doesn’t Iran "strike Israel directly,"....
Focused on ending Qatar row, Gulf leaders head to Saudi Arabia summitGulf Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit that is expected to see a formal agreement towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar that shattered Gulf unity at a time of heightened regional tensions with Iran.
Riyadh, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-Gulf Egypt ....
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Iran confirms it is enriching uranium to 20pc at FordowIran confirmed on Tuesday it is now enriching uranium to 20 per cent purity, well beyond the threshold set by its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, sparking international concern.
The move at its underground Fordow facility was also confirmed by UN watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agen....
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Malware Merchant NSO Group Caught Leaving Harvested Location Data ExposedIsraeli surveillance tech firm NSO Group is something else. (Pejorative, yo.) It set up shop in a contested country where it's not all that paranoid to say everyone is out to get them. (But it's still a little paranoid, if not a lot racist.) That being said, Israel doesn't have a lot of nearby all....
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Inside a makeshift Israeli vaccination centerIsrael is making steady progress vaccinating its citizens against Covid-19. Journalist Elliott Gotkine reports from inside a makeshift vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, and speaks to experts about how the country prepared for its mass inoculation campaign.....
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Israel's defense minister favors buying one more F-35 squadron for nowIsrael's defense minister said on Monday that he wants the country to buy a third squadron of stealth F-35 warplanes from the United States, and that he hoped a deal could be clinched before President Donald Trump steps down on Jan.....
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No stepping back, will show cards at right time: PDMRAHIM YAR KHAN / MULTAN: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in an impressive Bahawalpur show on Sunday evening called the opposition's drive against Imran Khan-led PTI government 'jihad' and announced that stepping back from it would be a 'major sin'.
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Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed manRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday a youth is suffering from paralysis a day after he was shot in the neck by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
The man, Haron Abu Aram, 24, was left quadriplegic, the ministry said.
Witnesses said the incident was....
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why is Australia lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccine raceAs the UK, US and countries like Israel, Bahrain, Denmark and China are swiftly implementing immunisation programmes against coronavirus, Australians are wondering about their delay for the Covid-19 jab.As 2020 ended, and the new.......
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How Israel became a world leader in vaccinating against COVID-19More than 10% of Israel's population has received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a rate that has far outstripped the rest of the world and buoyed the battered domestic image of the country's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, at a critical juncture.....
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Dec 31 has passed, but opposition lawmakers yet to hand over resignations: FM QureshiForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that December 31 had passed but lawmakers from the opposition were yet to hand in their resignations.
His remarks came prior to a Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) meeting scheduled for today at Raiwind to decide on the issue of en masse resig....
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US votes against UN budget over anti-Israel measure, lack of Iran actionThe Trump administration on Thursday voted against the United Nations' 2021 program budget, citing its continued support of an anti-Israel event and the failure to implement a mechanism to monitor Iran's weapon use.....
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Israel says it hit 50 Syria targets in 2020Israel's military, which rarely comments on individual strikes in Syria blamed on its forces, said Thursday it had hit about 50 targets in the neighbouring country in 2020.....
Rouhani: US, Israel murdered Gen. Soleimani to avenge defeat in regionPresident Hassan Rouhani has described the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as “an act of revenge” by the US and Israel against the Islamic Republic and other independent nations that foiled the pair’s sinister plots to destabilize the regi....
