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April 4, 2021 at 5:38 pm

Divided Kingdom: Jordan Shaken by Split Between King and Ex-Crown Prince

AMMAN, Jordan — The kingdom of Jordan has long been considered an oasis of relative stability in the Middle East. While wars and insurgencies flared...

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March 25, 2021 at 4:03 pm

Israel’s election ends in a stalemate, final results show

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s fourth election in two years has ended in another stalemate, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents able...

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March 24, 2021 at 4:20 pm

After 4th vote in 2 years, Israelis wonder: When will the political mayhem end?

JERUSALEM — When Israelis woke Wednesday, the day after their fourth election in two years, it felt nothing like a new dawn. With more than...

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Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, center, whose pronouncements have made him one of the most controversial figures in Israel today, with his grandson Yaakov Kanievsky, at the rabbi’s home in Bnei Brak, Israel, Jan. 24, 2021. Kanievsky is the spiritual authority for hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews, but his pronouncements on the coronavirus have made him a villain to many. (Dan Balilty/The New York Times)

January 29, 2021 at 3:29 pm

He Is Israel’s ‘Prince of Torah.’ But to Some, He Is the King of COVID.

Throughout the pandemic, authorities have clashed with the ultra-Orthodox over their resistance to antivirus protocols, particularly their early refusal to close schools or limit crowds...

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April 17, 2020 at 4:17 pm

In Denmark, a rare sight in the coronavirus era: Classrooms full of students VIEW

LOGUMKLOSTER, Denmark — The cluster of red brick buildings in a remote part of southern Denmark looks unremarkable from the outside, but this week, its...

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April 14, 2020 at 5:19 pm

Some European nations ease coronavirus rules, but move warily

BERLIN — Slowly, tentatively, a handful of European countries began lifting constraints on daily life this week for the first time since the start of...

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March 2, 2020 at 4:43 pm

Israeli election gives edge to Netanyahu, exit polls show

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held a significant lead in his third electoral showdown with former army chief Benny Gantz, and was close to...

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March 2, 2020 at 12:44 pm

Israeli Election Gives Edge to Netanyahu, Exit Polls Show

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held a significant lead in his third electoral showdown with former army chief Benny Gantz, and was...

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February 28, 2020 at 8:04 pm

Turkey, Pressing EU for Help in Syria, Threatens to Open Borders to Refugees

ATHENS, Greece — Time and again, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey wants something from the Europeans, he has reminded them that he is...

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October 17, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Turkey Agrees to Pause Fighting, but Not to Withdraw Forces From Northern Syria

ANKARA, Turkey — Vice President Mike Pence agreed Thursday to a deal with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that accepted a Turkish military presence in a...

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