Mideast Headlines

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts
Wed Dec 03 5:43 pm
Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.
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After two years of war, Israeli weapons makers showcase their new tech
Wed Dec 03 4:29 pm
Israel has revealed new technology it deployed in Gaza and other battlefields in the last two years of war, and a laser it will begin to deploy to intercept missiles.
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A Palestinian imprisoned for planning a bombing is now a prized novelist, and free
Wed Dec 03 6:00 am
Bassem Khandaqji entered prison 21 years ago for plotting a deadly bombing in Israel. He left prison as an award-winning novelist.
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Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut's port blast
Tue Dec 02 9:37 am
Pope Leo XIV ended his first overseas papal trip with prayers at Beirut's devastated port and a Mass attended by 150,000 worshippers in a country desperate for signs of hope amid fear of renewed war.
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Pope Leo visits a wounded Lebanon in his first trip to the Middle East
Mon Dec 01 7:15 am
Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
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Netanyahu makes a high-stakes bid to end his corruption trial
Sun Nov 30 5:13 pm
Israeli PM Netanyahu seeks to end his corruption trial through a presidential pardon while facing new political and public pressure.
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Netanyahu seeks pardon from corruption charges he faces in Israel
Sun Nov 30 8:14 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a pardon of the breach of trust, bribery and fraud charges he's been facing for the past several years.
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During the war in Gaza, Israel drastically changed the map of the West Bank
Sun Nov 30 8:00 am
During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.
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Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
Sun Nov 30 6:27 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.
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A Palestinian-American teen freed from Israeli prison comes home needing urgent care
Sat Nov 29 5:00 pm
For Mohammed Ibrahim's family, this Thanksgiving was the moment they had been waiting for.
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