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13 Palestinians arrested in Israeli raids

Israeli forces rounded up 13 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Monday.  The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities”, the army said in a statement, without elaborating...

Israel police recommend PM Netanyahu be charged with bribery

The Israeli police have said their investigation has found sufficient evidence for bribery and fraud charges to be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, in a third corruption case against the leader. Authorities on Sunday alleged Netanyahu awarded regulatory...

Missile program defensive after US test allegation: Iran

Iran said Sunday its missile program is defensive and not in breach of U.N. resolutions, the state news agency IRNA reported, without confirming a U.S. allegation Tehran had carried out a new missile test. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Saturday condemned what he described as...

Palestinian FM says aborts US bid for OPCW exclusion

Palestinians have aborted U.S. attempts to exclude Palestine from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the foreign minister said Saturday.  Riyad al-Malki said the Palestinian delegation to the OPCW’s Fourth Review Conference has rejected “U.S....