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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony for Israelis killed on the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Will Netanyahu finally agree to Lebanon cease-fire after months of delays?

Barring any major surprises, Israel is expected to approve a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah Tuesday — something that will make delaying his graft trial even harder for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces fire a short-range missile during a military drill in the Gulf of Oman near Iranian southern port town of Bandar-e-Jask on Tuesday, April 4, 2006.

Iran and Azerbaijan hold joint military drills in sign of easing tensions

Iran and Azerbaijan are at odds over the planned Zangezur Corridor through Armenia, as well as Baku’s relations with Israel.

The influential head of Lebanon's General Security apparatus, Abbas Ibrahim, is pictured during an interview at his office in the capital Beirut on July 22, 2020.

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黎巴嫩前间谍头子称以色列与真主党停火已接近尾声

少将阿巴斯·易卜拉欣告诉《中东观察报》，以色列和伊朗支持的真主党之间可能即将达成协议，结束一年来的战斗。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Rabbi Levi Duchman performs morning prayers on the roof of the Jewish Community Center of the UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 22, 2021.

以色列拉比被杀案逮捕阿联酋犹太社区震惊

著名以色列摩尔多瓦拉比兹维·科根 (Zvi Kogan) 遇害后，阿拉伯联合酋长国的以色列犹太社区深感震惊。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C)

伊朗哈梅内伊称内塔尼亚胡必须面临死刑，国际刑事法院的逮捕令“不够”

伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉阿里哈梅内伊首次就国际刑事法院决定向以色列总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡及其前国防部长约阿夫加兰特发出逮捕令发表评论。他表示，必须对以色列领导人判处死刑，而不是发出逮捕令。

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NATO chief in Turkey as Russia-Ukraine war escalates

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at the press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not seen) at the Chancellery, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 4, 2024.

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从近东救济工程处到国际刑事法院，共和党国会将如何改变中东政策

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol, on July 24, 2024, in Washington.

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由 Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

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以色列的警告是否预示着特朗普政府将改变伊拉克政策？

Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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由 Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

巴克莱因未披露 2008 年卡塔尔融资被罚款 5000 万美元

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The funeral was held in Israel for Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Tzvi Kogan after he was killed in the United Arab Emirates

Israel bids emotional farewell to rabbi killed in UAE

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巴勒斯坦高级官员吉布里勒·拉朱布呼吁制定“元帅式计划”重建加沙

Secretary-General of Fatah’s Central Committee Jibril Rajoub looks on during an interview in Paris on July 27, 2024.

Jibril Rajoub

Jibril Rajoub

Fatah Central Committee Secretary-General

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叙利亚库尔德指挥官：土耳其与库尔德工人党的谈判若旨在瓦解叙利亚库尔德人的自治，将注定失败

Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi speaks during an interview with AFP in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on Oct. 26, 2024.

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Mazlum Kobane

SDF commander in chief

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美国准备撤军之际北约加深与伊拉克的接触

Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs of the Netherlands assumes command of the NATO Mission to Iraq (NMI) in Baghdad, May 24, 2024.

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Commander of NATO Mission Iraq

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欧盟特使称在海湾海上威胁下在红海护送了 200 多艘船只

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Luigi di Maio

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NUSA DUA, INDONESIA - JULY 08: The Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi (R) greets the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio (L) during arrival of the G20 Foreign Ministers and Head of Department at the Grand Ballroom Mulia Hotel on July 08, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. A massive strike that could shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts could begin at midnight as members of the International Longshoremen’s Association continue to make salary and other demands to the United States Maritime Alliance, which controls many of the ports across the country. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai, on February 18, 2023. - Home to towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxury villas, Dubai saw record real estate transactions in 2022, largely due to an influx of wealthy investors, especially from Russia. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE aims to attract family offices to boost stature as wealth hub

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Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Solar pannels cover the rooftops of the buildings of the Makhtar boarding school on September 29, 2022, in the Tunisian central-west region of the same name. - The Makthar boarding school, a unique business initiative is both generating income and opening pupils' minds to the outside world. Lotfi Hamadi, founder of the NGO "Wallah (Swear to God) We Can", is hoping that helping schools boost their resources through food and energy production can breathe new life into Tunisia's failing, cash-strapped educatio

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以色列的警告是否预示着特朗普政府将改变伊拉克政策？

Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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由 Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

Analysis

沙特与土耳其贸易额即将突破 80 亿美元，推动力何在？

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) gestures as he welcomes Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (R) during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on June 22, 2022. - Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler took a big step out of international isolation on June 22, 2022, paying his first visit to Sunni rival Turkey since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

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从近东救济工程处到国际刑事法院，共和党国会将如何改变中东政策

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol, on July 24, 2024, in Washington.

Megan Mineiro

由 Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

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经过数月的拖延，内塔尼亚胡最终会同意黎巴嫩停火吗？

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony for Israelis killed on the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2024.