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Israeli ministers accuse embattled security agency chief of waging political vendetta against government

Jerusalem CNN — Israeli ministers have redoubled their attacks on the embattled head of the country’s security agency, claiming he is undermining the government with a politically motivated investigation into a Shin Bet agent. The agent, who has not been named, was arrested last Wednesday on suspicion of committing security-related offenses. Police say he used …

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Egypt Independent April 17, 2025

Signal scandal: The risks of reducing US foreign policy to political messaging

Signal scandal: The risks of reducing US foreign policy to political messaging Submitted by Reza Nasri on Tue, 04/01/2025 –

Middle East Eye April 2, 2025

The politics of the Yemen chat scandal is obscuring key foreign policy shifts

CNN — The White House switched from stunned inertia over its Yemen group chat scandal to its regular truth-trashing, brutal attacks on its critics and a perennial defense – that President Donald Trump is the victim of a witch hunt. Its response to the embarrassing spectacle revealed by Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg gripped Washington on …

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Egypt Independent March 27, 2025

Israel’s justice minister moves to oust attorney general amid allegations of political bias, opposition decries move

CNN — Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin has initiated proceedings to dismiss the country’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, accusing her of abusing her authority to undermine the government’s policies and destabilize Israel’s rule of law. Right-wing Israeli politicians have long called for her dismissal. The controversial move, announced Wednesday, has prompted …

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Egypt Independent March 7, 2025

Post-Trump political climate fuels ‘alarming surge’ in online hate

Post-Trump political climate fuels ‘alarming surge’ in online hate Slurs and threats of violence have been directed primarily at South

Middle East Eye February 24, 2025

Holocaust becomes political bludgeon as Netanyahu returns to a country at crossroads

CNN — As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a week-long trip to Washington, toting a fantastical and radical Gaza plan from the American president, he finds a country at a crossroads. Will Israel return to war in Gaza? Or will the ceasefire hold, and more Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners see freedom? US …

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Egypt Independent February 11, 2025

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun elected as president after years of political vacuum

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun elected as president after years of political vacuum Aoun will oversee the country through numerous

Middle East Eye January 10, 2025

Musk plays politics abroad as world leaders brace for Trump’s return

CNN — Elon Musk’s personal foreign policy of promoting far-right parties is sparking outrage among leaders in Europe and handing them a dilemma: How do they rebuke the tech titan without angering his new patron — Donald Trump? Musk could easily be dismissed as a mischievous antagonist who simply loves to shock and is pursuing …

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Egypt Independent January 9, 2025

Political upheaval around the world could spell trouble for the global economy in 2025

London CNN — The sun is setting on 2024, but the consequences of its many events will be felt around the world well into next year and beyond. This year, Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza escalated and spilled over to Lebanon, where Israel waged a war on Hezbollah until a shaky ceasefire was agreed …

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Egypt Independent December 31, 2024

Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn’t coming back

CNN — For Ivanka Trump’s entire adult life, she worked for her father. When Donald Trump was a real estate mogul, she was designing his next hotel. When he was on a reality TV show, she was in his television boardroom. When he was running for office, she was on the campaign trail. When he …

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Egypt Independent December 23, 2024

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