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Iraqi intel service, tribal fighters kill Islamic State commanders (Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor)

A man driving a car loaded with explosives who was thought to have been about to attack a police station detonated himself in the...

Russia ramps up strikes on Islamic State in Syrian desert (Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor)

Islamic State attacks in the Syrian desert have escalated over the past two weeks, causing heavy losses among the Syrian government forces and their allied militias. Russia has intensified airstrikes on...

Egypt strengthens influence in Africa through church (George Mikhail, Al-Monitor)

Egypt is taking advantage of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church's charitable and development projects in Africa to boost its influence on the continent, especially...

At OECD, Israel joins global battle against climate change (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, Energy Minister Karin Elharar and Israel’s ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Haim Assaraf met today with US climate...

Israel willing to give maritime talks with Lebanon another try (Rita Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Israel welcomes the new mediator to the US-sponsored talks with Lebanon over their mutual maritime border in the Mediterranean Sea. Energy Minister Karine Elharar spoke to Al-Monitor...

Russian FM, Blinken discuss reviving Iran deal (Al-Monitor)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed ways to salvage the Iranian nuclear agreement during a phone call Wednesday,...

Arab-Israelis split on Shin Bet’s role in fighting surging violence (Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened the first meeting of the ministerial team for combating crime in Arab society on Oct. 3. This team, formed in response to an alarming...

Tensions between Erdogan and opposition-run Istanbul municipality turn violent (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

A violent standoff between Istanbul’s opposition-run municipality and the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — which erupted today over property on Buyukada, the largest...

Hamas grows bolder in West Bank (Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor)

Hamas operatives seem to have renewed their activity in the West Bank in response to Israeli raids in the wake of the recapturing of six Palestinians who escaped an Israeli prison in...

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