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Netanyahu defiant despite Jewish state law protests

Israel’s new Jewish nation-state law has drawn tens of thousands of protesters onto the streets, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains defiant over the legislation which could still bring political benefits. Saturday night’s protest in Tel Aviv organized by Israel’s Druze minority,...

Palestinian teens reach finals of U.S. app pitch

Four Palestinian high-school friends are heading to California this week to pitch their mobile app about fire prevention to Silicon Valley’s tech leaders, after winning a slot in the finals of a worldwide competition among more than 19,000 teenage girls. For the 11th graders from the...

Hamas, Palestinian factions meet to discuss Gaza Strip

The Hamas resistance movement and Palestinian factions convened on Sunday in the blockaded Gaza Strip to discuss the current situation and issues in the enclave. “We now have a strategic goal and I think that the factions share with us that the blockade must stop and that the time has...

Militants repeatedly hit power line: Iraq

 Militants have attacked a high voltage power line serving several Iraqi provinces for the eighth time in two months, the government said Sunday. The electricity ministry said it had to once again repair the 400 kilovolt line between Kirkuk and Diyala after "terrorist attacks of...