As the diplomatic row with Turkey grows Germany is threatening to hinder investment with its NATO ally and fellow G20 member state. Germany’s chambers of commerce say that in the current environment investing in Turkey is hard to contemplate. Trade between the two amounted to around 37 billion euros in 2016 and Germany remains Turkey’s […]
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International, Middle EastTurkey’s state news agency on Tuesday published the locations of secret US military bases in Syria as well as details on the numbers of US and French troops stationed there, sparking the ire of fellow NATO member states. In the latest display of tensions between Turkey and other NATO member nations, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news
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International, Middle East, USALegendary indie band plays 27 tunes from its 25-year history, reminisces about its first Tel Aviv gig in 1993, briefly addresses boycott controversy By Judah Ari Gross Thom Yorke, lead singer of British rock band Radiohead, performs in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on July 19, 2017. (Courtesy) Forty-seven thousand creeps and weirdos flocked to Tel
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBreaking silence on stance over Taylor Force Act, Trump official stops short of endorsing legislation, but says administration supports objective By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — The White House said on Wednesday it supports the objective of a bill working its way through the Senate that would cut US funding to the Palestinians over salaries paid
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It was best not to write about this right away. Needed to see how it would percolate. It could have been massive or a momentary blip testing the level of accommodation between Israel, the Palestinians, and other Muslims. Truth is, that it is still tense, with Friday prayers posing a challenge
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBarkat denies deal, which specifies the religious character of individual neighborhoods, is aimed at ensiring Haredi support when he runs for reelection; deputy mayor calls it ‘unethical, illegal’ By Sue Surkes Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, visits the the Bukharan neighborhood during elections for the community administration, December 10, 2011. Photo by (Uri Lenz/Flash90) Jerusalem’s Mayor
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Middle EastA van carrying 9 Palestinian workers collides with an Israeli truck outside the Shaked settlement in the northern West Bank By Jacob Magid The scene of car crash on Route 6235, near the settlement of Shaked in the northern West Bank on July 19, 2017. (Magen David Adom) Five people were killed on Wednesday when
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Middle EastWomen in the Middle East have always been conditioned to believe that they have to be the victims of violence and abuse – but not anymore. That’s because SheFighter, an exclusively female martial arts studio in Jordan, is the first Middle Eastern organization that teaches women how to defend themselves. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> Lina Khalifeh
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsEurope should better appreciate Israel’s key role in Middle Eastern stability, leaders of four central European nations said on Wednesday in a joint attack with Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Brussels’ current policy towards the state. The comments were the latest example of divergence between west and east Europe, where questions of national sovereignty, migration
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International, Middle EastHistory buffs may have a reason to rejoice after a team of archeologists found evidence of a tomb, which they believe to be that of King Tutankhamun’s wife Ankhesenamun. A group, led by renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass, is sure there is a tomb located near the tomb of pharaoh Ay (1327-1323 B.C.) — Ankhesenamun’s second
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Middle EastExpanded panel of seven Supreme Court justices rules that existing law discriminates against men By Sue Surkes Divorced men protesting for men’s rights in divorce during a lecture series called “Judges on the Bar” at the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, June 5, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled on
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Middle EastAuthorities blame bureaucratic mixup for neglecting to cancel directive that had been part of Holyland conviction By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves Ramle’s Ma’asiyahu prison on July 2, 2017, following his release. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Former prime minister Ehud Olmert was briefly prevented from boarding a plane at Ben Gurion Airport
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — A day after certifying that Iran is obeying international restrictions on its nuclear program, the Trump administration went in the opposite direction Tuesday and slapped new sanctions on Tehran for unrelated alleged transgressions. The Treasury Department blacklisted 18 people and entities for supporting Iran’s military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard, which it said harassed
Chabad emissary on board plane says she ‘had to do something because no one was going to’ By Josefin Dolsten Rochel Groner comforting a child with autism on a flight from Europe to the United States. (Bentzion Groner/Facebook) A Jewish woman comforting a distressed child was captured in heartwarming photos that quickly gained traction on
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