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Herzog steps into the ring as Israel’s honest broker

Israel

Herzog steps into the ring as Israel’s honest broker

In a country where politics has become a bare-knuckled brawl, Isaac Herzog, the mild-mannered president now tasked with persuading Israel's party leaders to lower their fists and form a government, is a throwback to a gentler era.

On the ridge: Abdullah’s delicate balance

Jordan

On the ridge: Abdullah’s delicate balance

King Abdullah II of Jordan delivered a sharp warning to Israel on Monday, telling parliament that there can be no security in the region without respect for Palestinian rights. 

Peacekeepers pack up, refugees stay stuck

Morocco

Peacekeepers pack up, refugees stay stuck

At 51, Binina Mohamed is as old as the conflict that drove her from the Western Sahara region into a refugee camp in southern Algeria, where she has spent her life among tens of thousands of others facing a similar fate. 

Gulf allies fear paying the price for renewed Iran war

Iran

Gulf allies fear paying the price for renewed Iran war

US President Donald Trump’s threat to strike Iran again confronts America’s Gulf allies with a stark prospect: another war decided in Washington in which the US bases built to protect them could instead make them targets for harsh Iranian reprisal.

Iran exits Doha talks, draft deal with US being shared

Qatar

Iran exits Doha talks, draft deal with US being shared

Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States, and a draft proposal is being circulated with a follow-up meeting possible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.

China rolls out red carpet for Oman’s sultan

Oman

China rolls out red carpet for Oman’s sultan

The Middle East and Gulf region should not become a battleground for great-power rivalry and China is willing to work with Arab nations to achieve lasting peace, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Oman's sultan on Monday.

Marathon talks in search of a US-Iran deal

Qatar

Marathon talks in search of a US-Iran deal

Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators aimed at pushing for a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, an official briefed on the discussions told Reuters.

Beirut airport makes its biggest-ever cocaine seizure

Lebanon

Beirut airport makes its biggest-ever cocaine seizure

Lebanese customs, working with General Security, foiled a major smuggling attempt on Saturday at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport, seizing 46.7 kilos of cocaine, the largest drug bust in the airport’s history, French-language daily L’Orient-Le Jour reported.

Markets punish Israel’s election deadlock

Israel

Markets punish Israel’s election deadlock

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange suffered one of its worst sessions in months after the election produced no clear winner, wiping out all its October gains. The shekel tumbled, long-term government bonds fell and the local volatility index jumped 30%.

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