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A federal jury in Michigan awarded a former Ford engineer nearly $17 million based on his claims that supervisors harassed him because he is of Arab descent, according to reports.
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Bahrain’s Largest Oil Find Estimated at 80 Billion Barrels
The small island-nation of Bahrain says its largest ever discovery of oil amounts to an estimated 80 billion barrels.
Read more6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Fire on Gaza Border
Large crowds of flag-waving Palestinian protesters marched toward the Gaza border fence with Israel on Friday, some of them throwing stones and drawing Israeli fire that officials said killed at least five people.
Read moreGulf Arabs Relish Tillerson Firing; Iran Weighs Nuclear Deal
Reactions in the Middle East on Wednesday to the firing of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reflect the volatile divide between Iran, where many fear his departure heralds the demise of the 2015 nuclear deal, and Gulf Arab nations hoping for a more hawkish U.S. stance toward Tehran and Qatar.
Read moreSaudi Military Leaders Replaced Amid Stalemate in Yemen
Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently aimed at overhauling its Defense Ministry during the stalemated and ruinous war in Yemen.
Read moreBahrain Sentences Prominent Activist to 5 Years in Prison
A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison over tweets alleging prison torture in his country and misconduct in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, despite wide international criticism of his trial.
Read morePoll Finds Americans’ Divide on Israel-Palestine Widening
Americans are more divided today than at any point in the last four decades on where their sympathies lie in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the Pew Research Center reported Tuesday.
Read moreTrump Warns Palestinian Authority It May Lose US Aid Money
Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to cut off U.S. aid money to the Palestinian Authority, asking why the U.S. should make “any of these massive future payments” when the Palestinians are “no longer willing to talk peace.”
Read morePence to Delay Trip to Mideast Over Tax Bill
Vice President Mike Pence plans to delay his weekend departure for the Middle East as Congress nears completion of a tax overhaul, White House officials said Thursday.
Read moreWhite House Says It’s Still Seeking Mideast Deal
The White House says President Donald Trump “remains as committed to peace as ever” after the Palestinians said they would no longer accept a U.S. role in the peace process with Israel.
Read moreFirm Denies Flynn Texted Its Director on US Sanctions
An investment firm that once hired Michael Flynn has denied he sent text messages during President Donald Trump’s inauguration indicating U.S. sanctions would be “ripped up” so a nuclear reactor project in the Middle East involving Russian interests could proceed.
Read moreProtests Across Palestinian Areas, Mideast after Trump Move
Clashes between hundreds of Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops erupted across the West Bank on Thursday while demonstrators in Gaza burned posters of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli and U.S. flags.
Read moreMilitants Attack Convoy in Egypt’s Sinai, Kill 18 Police
Islamic State militants ambushed a police convoy in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Monday, killing 18 police and wounding seven others in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the restive region bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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White House Envoy Jared Kushner Begins Mideast Peace Push
White House adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday kicked off a renewed push by the Trump administration to restart Mideast peace talks amid signs of growing Palestinian impatience with a lack of progress so far.
Read moreTrump Adviser Kushner Leading US Delegation to Middle East
White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a delegation to the Middle East on behalf of President Donald Trump to discuss the possibility of resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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DNA Samples Show Biblical Canaanites Escaped Extermination
DNA samples have shed light on the Canaanites, a mysterious and diverse group that created the first alphabet and who escaped extermination though God ordered it in the Old Testament.
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Despite Arab Anger, Qatar to Continue Support for Gaza
Qatar will continue to support development projects in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a Qatari envoy said Tuesday, defying a boycott by powerful Arab neighbors imposed in part over its support for the Islamic militant group.
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Anti-Qatar Bloc Threatens Further Steps Against Gulf State
Four Arab countries isolating Qatar vowed Friday to take additional steps against the energy rich Gulf state after it refused to accept their demands over allegations that it supports extremist ideology.
Read moreHouse Committee Votes to Unwind President’s Power to Wage War
The House Appropriations Committee Thursday approved an amendment that would repeal a 2001 authorization that has given presidents a free hand in waging wars in the Middle East without congressional approval.
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