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Iran blasts Europe over opposing end to arms embargo

Iran on Friday blasted Britain, France, and Germany for their opposition to lifting a UN arms embargo set to expire in October.  “E3 must stop public face-saving & muster the courage to state publicly what they admit privately: their failure to fulfill even own JCPOA [2015...

Cyprus president postpones Israel visit over virus

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has postponed a planned visit to Jerusalem next Tuesday because of concerns over the worsening coronavirus situation in Israel, officials said. Anastasiades had been due to hold high-level discussions on energy, tourism and defence but both sides agreed...

Palestinian woman draws surfers to her fishing village

Standing barefoot on an Israeli beach, Hamama Jarban blew her whistle and watched her students race towards the water clutching their colorful surfboards. Each weekend she welcomes enthusiastic would-be surfers to the shore, teaching them how to lie and then stand on their boards. "I am...