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Arab League slams Israeli ban on Jerusalem officials

The Arab League has strongly condemned a decision by Israeli authorities to bar the minister and governor of Jerusalem from travel.  “The travel ban amounts to a crime that is only being committed by occupation authorities,” Said Abu Ali, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab...

Iran ‘strongly rejects’ U.S. chemical arms accusations

Iran “strongly rejected” Friday U.S. accusations that it has a chemical weapons program and accused Washington of breaching its own commitments to the international watchdog. The U.S. allegations are the latest salvo against Iran from the administration of President Donald Trump, who earlier...

Hamas photos of alleged Israeli force spark censor warning

Israel's army censor warned Thursday against publishing photos released earlier in the day by Hamas, of eight people it claimed were part of a recent Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip that turned deadly. Hamas’ armed wing called for information on the people in the...

Iran failed to declare chemical weapons: US

The United States accused Iran Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. U.S. envoy Kenneth Ward told the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague that Tehran was...