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Israel detains foreign activists in occupied West Bank

The Israeli army on Friday detained 15 people, including both Palestinians and pro-Palestine foreign activists, in the West Bank city of Al-Khalil [Hebron], according to an Anadolu Agency photojournalist. An Israeli military force detained the 15 as they attempted to fix a road that runs...

Kushner: Mideast plan won't say 'two states'

Jared Kushner revealed new contours Thursday on the upcoming US peace plan for the Middle East, indicating that it will pull back from longstanding mentions of a two-state solution with the Palestinians and accept Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Kushner, the son-in-law and senior adviser to...

Iran oil tanker forced to seek repairs in Saudi port

An Iranian tanker was forced to seek repairs at a Saudi port after suffering "engine failure and loss of control", the Iranian oil ministry's SHANA news agency reported Thursday. The rare docking in Iran's regional arch-foe, came as Washington was poised to end all remaining exemptions to...