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Palestinians seek Israeli citizenship in Jerusalem (Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor)

A number of Palestinians in Jerusalem are seeking to obtain Israeli citizenship, in the hope of living in stability amid the prevalent difficult economic...

Iran, Iraq draw up plans for railway connection from Basra to Shalamcheh (Muhammad Jawad Adib, Al Monitor)

The transportation ministers of Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to build the Shalamcheh-Basra railway and Shatt al-Arab bridge. Iran, Iraq draw up...

Israel’s Gantz, Jordanian king hold rare meeting in Amman (Al Monitor)

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a rare public meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday. The pair discussed bilateral ties...

Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of diverting fuel ship (Al Monitor)

Yemen’s Houthis accused the Saudi-led military coalition on Wednesday of diverting a fuel ship bound for the rebel-held port of Hodeidah as the coalition...

Defense minister sets tone for Israeli diplomacy (Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor)

Almost a week has passed since the Dec. 28 surprising meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Still, the face-to-face session between...

Israeli ultra-Orthodox society breaks silence on sexual abuse (Israel Hershkovitz, Al Monitor)

Ultra-Orthodox author Chaim Walder was found dead Dec. 27 in a cemetery in the city of Petah Tikva, an apparent suicide. His death came after several...

Turkey’s opposition faces Erdogan’s ire as economic crisis muddles election timetable (Andrew Wilks, Al Monitor)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week raised the pressure on the opposition with veiled threats of clashes in the streets in response to...

Uranium price up 8% amid protests in Kazakhstan – Bloomberg (TASS)

Uranium prices gained almost 8% on international trading platforms on the back of continuing protests in Kazakhstan, Bloomberg said, citing data of UxC, a leading nuclear...

Bitcoin down 4.66% to $44,300 on the back of protests in Kazakhstan — Coindesk (TASS)

Bitcoin lost 4.66% to $44,337 during the trading session on Wednesday, according to Coindesk data. Bitcoin continued falling further on to $44,230 (-4.58%). According to statistical...

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