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The earthquakes have prompted Arab states to re-engage with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

8:01am March 04, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

The earthquakes in western Asia are prompting Arab states to re-engage with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, despite the ruthlessness of his regime.

An Israeli and a Palestinian weigh in on the turmoil in Israel and the West Bank

8:04pm March 03, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

We hear from an Israeli and a Palestinian at the heart of the recent turmoil in Israel and the West Bank.

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A general view during MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM 2021 on December 18, 2021 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia's art scene is exploding, but who benefits?

1:41pm March 03, 2023

Saudi Arabia is making a major push to become an arts and entertainment destination, but is the effort succeeding in overcoming the kingdom's conservative image?

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Aid workers in Turkey are building new neighborhoods amid the wreckage of old ones

5:06am March 03, 2023

Nearly a month since the earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, thousands of displaced people are being moved into container housing — where they might be for a year or more.

Morning news brief

7:36am March 02, 2023

Israeli police use force against antigovernment protesters. U.S. Intelligence concludes foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome. Prosecution makes closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh murder trial.

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Protests against Israel's government took a turn when police used force

6:02am March 02, 2023

Israeli police broke up protests by Israelis who blocked roads to oppose government plans to weaken the judiciary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared the protesters to West Bank rioters.

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Israeli security forces examine the scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank on Monday.

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A U.S. citizen is one of the latest killed in West Bank violence

2:50pm February 28, 2023

Elan Ganeles of Connecticut was visiting Israel for a friend's wedding. The 27-year-old was shot on a road frequented by international tourists that passes through the West Bank toward the Dead Sea.

In a busy Turkish port city, a huge number of people are searching for homes

7:15am February 28, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

A visit to one Turkish town near the area devastated by this month's earthquakes finds hundreds of thousands of people who were evacuated and are now scrambling to find places to live.

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After a violent weekend, officials say they aim to deescalate tensions in West Bank

5:10pm February 27, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

As three Israelis are fatally shot and a Palestinian is killed during riots by Jewish settlers, the U.S. is pushing diplomacy to keep violence in the occupied West Bank from escalating more.

Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed to cool tensions but then: chaos

8:12am February 27, 2023

Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed on a plan to cool tensions, but then two Israeli settlers were killed in the occupied West Bank. That led hundreds of Israelis to go on a deadly rampage.

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