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The #Arab Kingmaker in #Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With #Jews nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world…

The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews

Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.

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America's politically divided #Jewish community braces for #Israel's elections apnews.com/article/israel-ne…

America's politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel's elections

Jewish Americans feel they have a lot at stake in the upcoming elections in Israel as three years of Mideast conflicts rile up emotions across the United States, from street protests to the midterm...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue20h

#Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu for reelection apnews.com/article/trump-isr…

Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

President Donald Trump has endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for late in his reelection campaign.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 18

#Israel-#Lebanon agreement shines light on long-lost #Jewish community apnews.com/article/lebanon-j…

Israel-Lebanon agreement shines light on long-lost Jewish community

Rabbi Elie Abadie, who left Lebanon over 50 years ago, remains deeply connected to his Lebanese roots.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 16

#Qatar pledges a lifeline for #Lebanon’s economy, power grid and reconstruction in the south apnews.com/article/lebanon-q…

Qatar pledges a lifeline for Lebanon’s economy, power grid and reconstruction in the south

Qatar is stepping in to help Lebanon revive its struggling economy. Qatar's prime minister announced plans to rehabilitate Lebanon's crumbling electricity sector and support future reconstruction in...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 14

#Israel’s Destruction of Southern #Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire

Much of Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon has been leveled, according to a Times analysis. The majority has been destroyed by Israel since the April truce.

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Hezbollah announces plans to compensate people displaced in Lebanon during its latest war with Israel, potentially bolstering support among its base while signaling defiance to the Lebanese government and the United States Via @bmroue apnews.com/article/lebanon-i…

Hezbollah to compensate owners of homes destroyed in Lebanon during war with Israel

Hezbollah plans to compensate Lebanese families whose homes were destroyed in recent wars with Israel, the head of its Executive Council, Ali Daamoush, announced.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 13

Fear strikes #Yemen's 3rd largest city #Taiz as #Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege @fatmakhaled46 apnews.com/article/yemen-tai…

Fear grips Taiz as Houthi rebels tighten siege of Yemen's 3rd largest city

Houthi rebels have encircled the city of Taiz, Yemen, causing fear among its more than 1 million residents.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 12

#Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint apnews.com/article/lebanon-i…

Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has vowed to pursue suspected Hezbollah members involved in transporting explosives to Beirut.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueOct 10

At Least 12 Killed in #Houthi Attack on Airport in #Saudi Capital nytimes.com/2026/10/10/world… via @NYTimes

At Least 12 Killed and 300 Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Airport

The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 23

#Yemen's #Houthi rebels shook up the #Mideast with a sudden blitz. #Iran helped, sources tell AP @sammymagdy apnews.com/article/yemen-hou…

Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP

The lightning advance of Yemen's Houthi rebels down the Red Sea coast was aided by Iranian advisers on the front lines. That's according to people familiar with the offensive who spoke to The...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 21

#Tyre’s ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater @malakharb apnews.com/article/lebanon-t…

Tyre’s ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater

Divers explore ancient ruins beneath the Mediterranean off Tyre, Lebanon. The city, known for its Roman and Phoenician history, is seeing a rise in visitors after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 16

Why #Yemen’s #Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war @josephkrauss apnews.com/article/iran-us-w…

Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who are now advancing on a key maritime checkpoint and striking Saudi oil facilities, have been at war for years.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 16

The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/busin…

The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.

America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 15

What the closure of #Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for #oil flows apnews.com/article/saudi-pip…

What the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows

The war with Iran has plunged the world into an energy crisis. That crisis could be aggravated by the closure of a Saudi Arabian oil pipeline after an attack.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 14

Longtime @AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84 apnews.com/article/victor-si…

Longtime AP Rome bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84

Victor L. Simpson, a longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died at 84. His family said Monday that he died of cancer at his home in Rome.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 14

#Saudi #oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks for repair @sammymagdy apnews.com/article/yemen-hou…

Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired. That's according to two regional officials.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 12

#Lebanese army detains Bashar #Assad’s relative on weapons and drugs charges apnews.com/article/lebanon-s…

Lebanese army detains Bashar Assad’s relative on weapons and drugs charges

Lebanese authorities have detained a relative of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with the son of a notorious drug dealer.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 9

#UN nuclear watchdog board reports #Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years apnews.com/article/un-iran-a…

UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroueSep 5

#Netanyahu's big reelection concern isn't his political rivals. It's some of his biggest supporters @joseffederman apnews.com/article/israel-ne…

Netanyahu's big reelection concern isn't his political rivals. It's some of his biggest supporters

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters. A series of small, pro-Netanyahu parties...

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