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Airbnb ends West Bank listings, upsetting Israel

Airbnb ends West Bank listings, upsetting Israel

Most of the world considers the settlements, built on land Israel captured in the 1967 war, to be a violation of international law.

  • by Isabel Kershner

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Yemeni rebels say they will halt rocket fire at Saudi Arabia
Yemen

Yemeni rebels say they will halt rocket fire at Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Shiite rebels said on Monday that they will halt rocket fire into Saudi Arabia for the sake of peace efforts, answering a key Saudi demand in the latest push to stop the civil war in the Arab world's poorest country.

Netanyahu pleads with partners to salvage his government
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Netanyahu pleads with partners to salvage his government

The Israel PM warned his teetering coalition partners that toppling the government at such a complex time for national security would be 'irresponsible'.

  • by Isabel Kershner
Yemen’s Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition
War

Yemen’s Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition

International pressure has mounted on Yemen's warring parties to end the war that has killed more than 10,000 people and pushed the country to starvation

  • by Aziz El Yaakoubi
Netanyahu's turmoil a threat for Trump's Middle East peace plan
World Politics

Netanyahu's turmoil a threat for Trump's Middle East peace plan

Israeli officials had been urging the Trump administration not to release its plan too close to the elections, which could be sooner than previously thought.

  • by David Wainer
US-led airstrikes kill dozens in Syria

US-led airstrikes kill dozens in Syria

At least 40 people, mostly women and children, were killed on Saturday by US-led airstrikes on the last pocket held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported.

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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's assassination
Khashoggi case

CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's assassination

The CIA concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

  • by Shane Harris, Greg Miller & Josh Dawsey
Woman says she was quietly married to Khashoggi
Khashoggi case

Woman says she was quietly married to Khashoggi

An Egyptian woman says she married Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a religious ceremony in the United States this year.

  • by Greg Miller & Souad Mekhennet
Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's assassination: CIA
Khashoggi case

Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's assassination: CIA

But Donald Trump has said he wants the Crown prince to remain in power and does not want the controversy to impede oil production by the kingdom.

  • by Shane Harris & Greg Miller
US eyes ways to remove Erdogan foe to appease Turkey: NBC
Turkey

US eyes ways to remove Erdogan foe to appease Turkey: NBC

The Trump administration is exploring possible ways to remove US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a foe of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi's killing
Khashoggi case

Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi's killing

The announcement appears aimed at distancing the killers and their operation from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.