Archives for January, 2024

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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna out as France changes cabinet

With French President Emmanuel Macron still in charge of his country's foreign policies, Colonna's exit is unlikely to affect Paris' Middle East positions.

Moraes grabs first Dakar win as Sunderland retires

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Lebanon's Hezbollah says commander killed in Israeli strike

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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reps Saudi fitness brand Kayanee at Australian Open

Jabeur has expressed support for Saudi investment in tennis in the past as the kingdom seeks to boost its sports holdings.

Tunisia

What are the three files that Turkey pressed Blinken on during visit?

The Turkey leg of Blinken’s new regional tour landed him a meeting with Erdogan as Washington-Ankara ties see improvement.

Turkey

Germany reverses, to greenlight Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia

Germany stopped selling arms to Saudi Arabia following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018, but has since come under increasing pressure to allow the sale of the jets to the Gulf country.

Saudi Arabia

Journalist Wael Dahdouh 'the mountain' inspires Gaza through tragedy

Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza has lost most of his family members and relatives, but is determined to continue covering the Israeli bombardment of the enclave.

Palestine

Day 94 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Monday, Jan. 8

Israel

Day 93 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Sunday, Jan. 7

Israel

Day 92 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Saturday, Jan. 6

Israel

Blinken discusses Israel normalization in tented Saudi talks

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Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

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Israeli arts school battles for normality in wartime

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Analysis

How damaging was Hezbollah's rocket barrage on Israeli air base?

In a first since Oct. 7, Hezbollah hit and damaged infrastructure at an Israeli air base in the north of the country, not far from the border with Lebanon.

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

'Sleeping giant' India awakening, Stimac says ahead of Asian Cup

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Top US diplomat lands in Israel on regional tour as Gaza war rages

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