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Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack, state media says al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack, state media says

By Yomna EhabOct 26 (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces arrested three armed suspects after a shootout on Monday in connection with an attack on a church in the US-allied country that killed nine...

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Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday

By Andrew Mills and Ariba ShahidOct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are to meet Iran's leaders in Tehran on Monday in their first high-level...

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Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil pumping stations, Riyadh airport as fighting intensifies al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil pumping stations, Riyadh airport as fighting intensifies

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, as rising hostilities choke oil supplies...

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NEW: What’s at stake for Turkey as Israel heads to the polls? By @amberinzaman al-monitor.com/originals/202…

What’s at stake for Turkey as Israel heads to the polls?

Israel’s Oct. 27 election could offer a chance to ease tensions with Ankara, but competing ambitions in Syria and beyond threaten to push the two US allies toward a dangerous confrontation.

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NEW: Netanyahu victory or another vote? 5 scenarios for Israel’s election By @RinaBassist al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Netanyahu victory or another vote? 5 scenarios for Israel’s election

Arab turnout could prove decisive as polls project 13 to 15 seats for the two Arab parties, up from nine Arab lawmakers in the current Knesset.

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Libya summons US envoy to protest at Trump remarks al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Libya summons US envoy to protest at Trump remarks

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Libya's foreign ministry summoned the US chargé d'affaires on Sunday to protest against rally statements by President Donald Trump it described as "offensive", after he called the...

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Israel's Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Israel's Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran

Israeli election contender Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday vowed to unite the country as he held his final major rally before the vote, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to tar his main rival as...

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Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday even as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, which they called a...

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Corruption trial, ICC warrant: Why Netanyahu will stay in politics even if he loses al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Corruption trial, ICC warrant: Why Netanyahu will stay in politics even if he loses

Netanyahu stands to lose more than the premiership. His criminal corruption trial and the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against him are also at stake.

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NEW: How Israel’s elections could bring thaw with Syria al-monitor.com/originals/202… with insights from @aronlund @GabiAMitchell @ItamarRabinovi

How Israel’s elections could bring thaw with Syria

The next Israeli government could have an opportunity to secure several diplomatic wins involving the United States and Iran by improving relations with Syria.

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How Israel’s elections could bring thaw with Syria The next Israeli government could have an opportunity to secure several diplomatic wins involving the United States and Iran by improving relations with Syria. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

How Israel’s elections could bring thaw with Syria

The next Israeli government could have an opportunity to secure several diplomatic wins involving the United States and Iran by improving relations with Syria.

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Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions

By Steven ScheerJERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel...

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ANALYSIS | As US ties fray, Canada turns to Turkey for defense, nuclear cooperation Canada and Turkey aim to expand bilateral trade from $3 billion to $5 billion within five years, targeting an eventual $10 billion. Via @barinkayaoglu al-monitor.com/originals/202…

As US ties fray, Canada turns to Turkey for defense, nuclear cooperation

Canada and Turkey aim to expand bilateral trade from $3 billion to $5 billion within five years, targeting an eventual $10 billion.

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ANALYSIS | Corruption trial, ICC warrant: Why Netanyahu will stay in politics even if he loses Netanyahu stands to lose more than the premiership. His criminal corruption trial and the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against him are also at stake. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Corruption trial, ICC warrant: Why Netanyahu will stay in politics even if he loses

Netanyahu stands to lose more than the premiership. His criminal corruption trial and the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against him are also at stake.

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Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks

Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to...

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Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns

By Humeyra Pamuk and Enas AlashrayOct 24 (Reuters) - Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached "advanced stages", a senior...

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Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day

Israel said Sunday all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of next week's election, as it p

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Week in Review by @ATParasiliti: Putin puts Trump ahead of Iran in bid to mediate war Anton Mardosov, reporting from Moscow, and our correspondent in Tehran assess the limits of Russian influence in Iran; Ben Caspit reports that Netanyahu could force a unity government with an attack on Iran after the elections. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Putin puts Trump ahead of Iran in bid to mediate war

Anton Mardosov, reporting from Moscow, and our correspondent in Tehran assess the limits of Russian influence in Iran; Ben Caspit reports that Netanyahu could force a unity government with an attack...

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Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Sunday renewed their warning against using Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, hours after the airport announced it will designate two...

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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote

Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The...

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