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A Jordanian specialist follows the process of printing posters with pictures of Crown Prince Hussein and his fiancee, Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif and reads “we celebrate Hussein,” at a print house in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Crown Prince Hussein and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif are to be married on Thursday at a palace wedding in Jordan, a Western-allied monarchy that has been a bastion of stability for decades as Middle East turmoil has lapped at its borders.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) NN104 NN104

May 31, 2023 at 12:46 pm

Here’s how Jordan’s royal wedding will reverberate across the region and beyond

The wedding is sure to provide plenty of fodder for tabloids and gossip columns, but it also is a test of sorts for Jordan’s ruling...

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May 17, 2023 at 10:17 pm

Israel deploys heavy police presence ahead of contentious Jerusalem march

Israel has deployed over 2,000 police for a parade by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City.

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May 13, 2023 at 1:08 am

Israel and Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting VIEW

Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire, ending five days of intense fighting that left...

April 22, 2023 at 11:19 pm

A deeply divided Israel limps toward its 75th birthday VIEW

Israel is turning 75 this week and has much to celebrate.

April 20, 2023 at 9:30 am

Israel aims to sell missile defense system to Germany

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has begun talks to sell an advanced missile defense system to Germany.

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April 8, 2023 at 1:06 pm

Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria VIEW

The Israeli military says three more rockets have been launched from Syria toward Israel, raising to six the number of missiles fired within hours in...

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A man inspects damage to a shopping center from an intercepted rocket fired from Lebanon in Shlomi, northern Israel Thursday, April 6, 2023. Israeli air defenses intercepted a rocket fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, the Israeli military said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the rare rocket fire from Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) XMA112 XMA112

April 5, 2023 at 11:45 pm

Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip VIEW

Militants have fired a barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb...

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April 4, 2023 at 11:08 pm

Israeli strikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran

Israel has intensified its airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, killing two Iranian military advisers and temporarily putting the country’s two largest international airports out...

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March 28, 2023 at 11:51 pm

Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul

Israel’s prime minister has brushed aside criticism of his judicial overhaul plan from President Joe Biden.

Anti-government protestors burn tires near Beit Yanai, Israel, Monday, March 27, 2023. Tens of thousands Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ASC102 ASC102

March 28, 2023 at 12:41 am

Israel’s Netanyahu may have tough time saving judicial plan VIEW

Political factions opposed to embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are setting up negotiating teams after he paused his controversial judicial overhaul.

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