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Israeli security forces deploy next to the Dome of the Rock mosque amid clashes with Palestinian protesters at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday.

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Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Escalate In Ramadan Night Violence At Al-Aqsa Mosque

10:08pm May 07, 2021

Palestinian medics said more than 20 Palestinians were hospitalized after Israeli police in riot gear confronted Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israel said six police officers were injured.

Israel Turns To A Centrist Politician To Try Building A New Coalition

4:29pm May 05, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

After a deadlocked election and a failed attempt to form a government by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has turned to a centrist politician to try building a coalition.

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Diplomacy Centers On Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal, U.S. Prisoner Releases

6:18am May 05, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. and Iran appear to be inching back into the nuclear deal that the Trump administration abandoned. There is hope that Iran will release some foreign nationals it has been holding.

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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Iraq's capital Baghdad on April 26.

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Iran's Foreign Minister Apologizes For Leaked Comments

4:11pm May 02, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared to chastise the foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a speech Sunday. Zarif had criticized the influence of the Revolutionary Guards.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday.

Dozens Crushed To Death, Scores Injured In Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival

11:01am April 30, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

At least 45 people were killed and some 150 injured in a crush at the gathering of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel, where tens of thousands had convened.

Dozens Killed, Injured In Stampede At Religious Festival In Northern Israel

6:21am April 30, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The stampede broke out at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people. Videos on social media showed large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed together in tight spaces.

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News Brief: India's COVID-19 Surge, Religious Stampede, Kamala Harris' Role

5:18am April 30, 2021

The death toll in the pandemic continues to rise in India. Dozens of people have died in a stampede in Israel. Examining Kamala Harris's role in these first 100 days of the Biden administration.

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Grim Picture Emerges After Stampede At Religious Festival In Israel

3:06am April 30, 2021

A stampede broke out at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "great tragedy."

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Gen. Sami Sadat salutes Afghani troops in April 2021. "The Afghan military is one of the more advanced militaries that learned from the best, from the U.S. forces," he tells NPR's All Things Considered. "To be honest, for the past one year, the Afghan for

Afghan General Says Army Will Survive U.S. Troop Withdrawal

10:51am April 29, 2021

Gen. Sami Sadat spoke with NPR about day-to-day life in Afghanistan, how the army will operate without U.S. support and what he's learned over the years during the war.

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Palestinian President May Postpone Election

6:52pm April 28, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called long overdue elections to unite Palestinians and renew his legitimacy internationally. But he faces challengers from his own party and may postpone the vote.

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