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Telephone service begins between UAE, Israel

Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has begun as the two countries open diplomatic ties. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones Sunday. Officials in Israel and the UAE did not...

Trump vows to force return of Iran sanctions

US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. His declaration came a day after the UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend an...

New Israeli strikes on Gaza over balloon bombs, rockets

Israel's army launched new air strikes Sunday against Hamas positions in Gaza and closed the fishing zone around the Palestinian enclave in response to rockets and firebombs sent into Israeli territory. The measures came after a week of heightened tensions, including clashes on Saturday...

UAE-backed Yemeni leader intends to visit Israel

The deputy leader of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen, Hani bin Breik, said he intends to visit Israel after the signing of a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize their relations. "If visits are open to the southerners [in Yemen] to Tel Aviv,...